Sellafield
/ˈseləfiːld/
/ˈseləfiːld/
- a nuclear power station (= a building where electricity is produced) on the coast of north-west Britain, near the Lake District. It is the only centre in Britain for reprocessing the nuclear waste from other power stations (= making it into a form that can be used again).
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