Elevated levels of radioactivity have been detected at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Britain and staffing there has been reduced, its operators said today.
The move to reduce staff at the plant in northern England was a "conservative" decision and only essential workers were being asked to report for their shifts, but the plant was otherwise operating "normally".
The levels of radioactivity were not high enough to necessitate any action outside the site in Cumbria, the operators Sellafield Ltd said.
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It said elevated levels of radioactivity had been detected at one of the on-site radiation monitors.