The European Commission has warned the UK government that its Sellafield nuclear plant is in breach of EU rules securing the peaceful use of nuclear fuel.
Brussels on Wednesday (15 February) told London that accounting standards at the plant do not meet the rules of the 1957 Euratom Treaty, which allows EU inspectors to check standards on the spot.
The Euratom rules are aimed at ensuring that nuclear materials in the EU "are not diverted from the peaceful uses for which they hav...
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