Case Study
Sellafield
S e l l a ? e l d S e l l a ? e l d The slow strength gain and low exothermic properties of ggbs have led to its use in the decommissioning of Britain’s older nuclear power plants. Sellafield Ltd acts as a contractor to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, whose objective is to ensure that the 20 civil nuclear sites under its ownership are decommissioned and cleaned up safely. Sellafield first used ggbs for the encapsulation of medium-level rad