Encapsulation Plant
Encapsulation Plant is a building in St. Bridget Beckermet, Cumberland, England. Encapsulation Plant is situated nearby to the warehouse Interim Storage Facility, as well as near the building Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sellafield railway station and Grey Croft stone circle.
Sellafield railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sellafield is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It serves Sellafield, in Cumbria, England; it is situated 35 miles north-west of Barrow-in-Furness. Sellafield railway station is situated 3,600 feet west of Encapsulation Plant.
Grey Croft stone circle
Archaeological site
Grey Croft stone circle is a restored stone circle near Seascale in Cumbria, England. It is situated near the site of the former nuclear-power stations at Sellafield. Grey Croft stone circle is situated 2,800 feet south of Encapsulation Plant.
Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant
Building
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant, or THORP, is a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Sellafield in Cumbria, England. THORP is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and operated by Sellafield Ltd, the site licensee. Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant is situated 1,500 feet west of Encapsulation Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seascale and Calder Bridge.
Seascale
Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. The parish had a population of 1,754 in 2011, barely decreasing by 0.4% in 2021.
Calder Bridge
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calder Bridge is a small village in Cumbria in England. It is located between the hamlets of Gosforth and Beckermet and lies on the River Calder. It is around 1 mile northeast from the Sellafield nuclear plant—Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station was the world's first major nuclear power station when it opened in 1956. Calder Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Encapsulation Plant.
Blackbeck
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbeck is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is northeast of Beckermet and Sellafield, along the A595 road. It contains properties such as the Blackbeck Inn, Blackbeck Farm and Brow House. Blackbeck is situated 2½ miles north of Encapsulation Plant.
Encapsulation Plant
Latitude
54.41507° or 54° 24′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.4938° or 3° 29′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C6RCG84+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 106994749OpenStreetMap feature
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Highlights include Interim Storage Facility and Open fuel storage pond.
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