Cumbria
- Fuels British Industry
BNFL is Cumbria's largest employer with 7,000 employees
and an additional 2,000 under contract.
The company is involved in a
range of related activities,
including the manufacture of
fuel for power stations, the
reprocessing of spent fuel (97%
of which can be recycled), the
operation of two reactors and
the management of waste. BNFL
is the world leader in the decommissioning
of nuclear power plants.
Sellafield plays an important
social and economic role in the
area and has helped develop a
high level of specialist skills
in the region.
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