Radioactive waste

The Mid Copeland Community Partnership wants to set up a group of people aged 16 to 25.

The Nuclear Commissioning Authority says 400 cans of plutonium can now be processed at Sellafield.

Two decades of planning has gone into removing the waste, but there is still 10,000 tonnes left.

A government body is considering two sites in Cumbria for the waste site.

A Treasury report labels plans for nuclear waste disposal in Cumbria as potentially "unaffordable".

The government pledges the money to deal with Sellafield's stockpile of the hazardous material.

An environmental campaigner fears plans approved by the Environment Agency would harm rivers.