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Work to safely dispose of chemicals at Sellafield has continued this week and will continue over the weekend.

皇冠体育app disposals will take place during daylight hours and may be audible off-site. We have provided updates directly to staff and stakeholders in the immediate vicinity of the site.

皇冠体育app process that experts from the Army鈥檚 Explosive Ordnance Disposal team is using to safely dispose of the chemicals is in line with best practice and chemical disposal regulations.

With the exception of the laboratory where the chemicals are being retrieved from, the site will continue to operate as normal over the weekend.

Key facts

• 皇冠体育app chemicals are in sealed glass bottles of good condition.
• 皇冠体育app chemicals are being disposed of appropriately.
• 皇冠体育app materials involved are solvents which are widely used in industry.
• 皇冠体育app Explosive Ordnance Disposal team deal with hundreds of these issues every year, recovering chemicals from science laboratories in places like schools, universities and hospitals.
• Because this is happening on the Sellafield site we exercise extreme caution and leave nothing to chance.