Last updated at 12:19, Saturday, 02 May 2009

TW0 cans of radioactive material have disappeared at Sellafield. The cans, about the size of Thermos flasks, contain old radioactive solid material from historic work.

TW0 cans of radioactive material have disappeared at Sellafield. The cans, about the size of Thermos flasks, contain old radioactive solid material from historic work. 

They are said to be "missing" from a sealed cave but might just have been moved to a different place. Operators Sellafield Ltd said there was "no cause for concern".

A route stock take showed the cans were not in their "expected location" but a search was taking place and it was still to be confirmed that they were missing from the cave system.

The cave is in the Windscale Active Handling Facility which examines and analyses old radioactive fuel.

First published at 10:49, Friday, 01 May 2009
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