Sellafield Ltd reports progress on cleaning up the First Generation Magnox Storage Pond, a 1950s open‑air facility that stored about 27 tonnes of used Magnox fuel. The pond operated until 1992 when the Fuel Handling Plant opened. Over the decades, corrosion and sludge increased radiation levels, prompting the use of zeolite skips in 1976 and later the Site Ion Exchange Effluent Plant. Since 2024, 35 zeolite skips and 70 fuel skips have been shipped in Self‑Shielded Boxes to the Interim Storage Facility. A new high‑performance pump and a quadrupedal robot aid sludge removal and monitoring. Work will continue into the 2040s, with remaining waste destined for the Fuel Handling Plant or ISF.
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