Sellafield | The Lakes with Simon Reeve

Duration: 16'40''

Synopsis

At a brand new training facility, Simon meets members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, an elite unit of armed police that is the UK's first line of defence against an attack at a nuclear site. He is also given rare access to Sellafield's aging facilities and some of the men and women tasked with clearing and securing over half a century of Britain's nuclear waste.

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