Sellafield

The nuclear family – a reflection on core concepts
Core concepts of social life are reinvented or reinforced during Covid-19.

Artistic exploration for Sellafield’s future
The Beam visits ‘x=2140’, a fascinating exhibition born from the Sellafield site futures project.

Exploring Sellafield’s limitless future
Petra reflects on the workshops held to invigorate the discussion of possible end-states for the Sellafield site by the year 2140.

Sellafield site futures
Led by The University of Manchester, this project considers Sellafield’s possible end states.

Innovating in the day-to-day
Ian draws fascinating comparisons between the decommissioning of Sellafield and the construction of great cathedrals.

Ethnography and energy
Petra Tjitske Kalshoven has just begun fieldwork for an ethnographic project on nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield in West Cumbria.

Holistic decommissioning in the nuclear industry
Led by The University of Manchester, this project addresses current debates in the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and storage of nuclear waste in the UK.

Adoption of novel technologies for nuclear decommissioning
Led by The University of Manchester, this project explores social and cultural processes of technological innovation in decommissioning the Sellafield nuclear site.