there is increasing international pressure to shut down a controversial nuclear-reprocessing plant in London. According to reports in the Guardian , Denmark, Iceland and Ireland areplanning to invoke environmental treaties relating to radiation-emissions to compel suspension of all reprocessing activities at the Sellafield plant. The governments are reportedly worried about Sellafield's emissions into the North Sea. British Nuclear Fuels ( bnf ), which owns the plant, said there is no question of abandoning reprocessing work.

Meanwhile, bnf was dealt a blow when Germany's environment minister J