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==Activities on the site==

The site has been making [[nuclear fuel|nuclear fuels]]s since the mid-1940s. The site is notable for being the first nuclear plant in the world to produce fuel for a commercial power station connected to the national grid ([[Sellafield#Calder_Hall_nuclear_power_station|Calder Hall]]).<ref name="westinghouse>{{cite web|title=Westinghouse|url=http:"//www.nuclearsites.co.uk/page.php?pageID=85|work=Westinghouse website on nuclear sites|accessdate=16 December 2011}}</ref>

The four main activities carried out on the site are:

*Production of oxide fuels for [[Advanced gas-cooled reactor|advanced gas-cooled]] and [[Lightlight water reactor|light water reactors]]s, as well as intermediate fuel products ([[uranium dioxide]] powders, granules, and pellets)

*Production of [[uranium hexafluoride]], or "hex"

*Processing of [[Nuclear fuel cycle|fuel-cycle]] residues

*[[Nuclear decommissioning|Decommissioning]] and demolition of redundant plants and buildings<ref name="westinghouse>{{cite web|title=Westinghouse|url=http:"//www.nuclearsites.co.uk/page.php?pageID=85|work=Westinghouse website on nuclear sites|accessdate=16 December 2011}}</ref>

==Future of the plant==