U.K. officials have slammed the management of the huge U.S.-led cleanup program at the Sellafield nuclear-waste site, located in northwest England, months after it was awarded a five-year contract extension.
The consortium, called Nuclear Management Partners Ltd. (NMP), "has failed to provide ... clear leadership, strong management and improved capabilities,” says Margaret Hodge, a member of Parliament who is chairwoman of its Public Accounts Committee, following an investigation into the estimated $115-billion Sellafield cleanup.