Environmentalists say the material - the result of nuclear reprocessing - is proof that the industry's claims to be almost entirely "recyclable" are misleading.

环境保护者说，这种物质——核再处理后的存留物——是电力公司企图误导大众认为核废料可完全回收利用的有力证据。

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But there are remaining issues from that pact, including parameters for India's reprocessing of nuclear fuel that originates in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

The Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant has been shut down because of severe weather conditions.

BBC: Sellafield shutdown: Severe weather closes nuclear site

It follows a minor incident at France's Flamanville nuclear reprocessing plant, less than 30 miles (50km) away.

BBC: Jonathan Le Tocq

Safety would remain the company's number one priority at the nuclear reprocessing site during any industrial action, he added.

BBC: Nuclear walk-out talks break down