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Friday 29 July 2005
Further update on the Thorp Feed Clarification Cell
British Nuclear Group has today published the full Board of Inquiry report into the fractured pipe in the Feed Clarification Cell in Thorp.

Friday 27 May 2005
Thorp Feed Clarification Cell Update
On 22 April, British Nuclear Group reported that a pipe had failed in one of the heavily shielded cells, known as the feed clarification cell, in the Thorp Head End plant at Sellafield resulting in a quantity of dissolved nuclear fuel being released into a sealed, contained area.

Tuesday 17 May 2005
THORP Feed Clarification Cell
The discovery was made after a camera inspection of the cell, which is a stainless steel totally secure environment and specifically designed to withstand such pipe failures. There is no risk to employees, the local community or the environment.