Sellafield Nuclear Power Plant Safety Fears as 'Potentially Deadly Nitrogen Gas Leaks' - The Mirror

Sellafield nuclear power plant safety fears as 'potentially deadly nitrogen gas leaks' - The Mirror

One incident involved an 'elevated level' of nitrogen gas, which can cause asphyxiation, at the plant’s Magnox facility. The incident was played down, the source claimed.

Yet another potentially dangerous leak at Sellafield nuclear waste plant

The giant Sellafield site The Sunday Mirror reports today of yet another potentially serious leak affecting worker safety at Sellafield which was not publicly released two years ago. A whistleblower told the paper that an elevated level of nitrogen which can cause asphyxiation was released in the most dangerous building on the site – the Magnox nuclear storage facility which is also leaking contaminated water into the ground. As I reported in By…

Sellafield nuclear power plant safety fears as 'potentially deadly nitrogen gas leaks'

One incident involved an ‘elevated level’ of nitrogen gas, which can cause asphyxiation, at the plant’s Magnox facility. The incident was played down, the source claimed. Safety at the UK’s biggest nuclear site is under threat due to a culture of secrecy and ‘cover ups’, a whistle blower told the Mirror. The source described a potentially deadly incident in which nitrogen gas, which can cause asphyxiation, leaked at the Sellafield Magnox storage…