Bomb disposal team are called to Sellafield nuclear site after explosive chemical organic peroxide was discovered during routine inspection | dailymail.co.uk

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Bomb disposal experts have led evacuation of Sellafield nuclear site in CumbriaChemical organic peroxide found during a routine inspection of plant yesterdayThe sprawling site has been shut down until the chemical can be safely removed


A nuclear site has been evacuated after a dangerous chemical was discovered.

Bomb disposal experts cleared part of the Sellafield site in Cumbria after organic peroxide was found during a routine inspection yesterday.

The sprawling station has been shut down until the chemical can be safely removed from the Magnox Reprocessing Plant.

Bosses said the substance - used in plastics and rubber industries - is away from the nuclear operation and was being treated as a conventional safety issue.


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