2.2 The Authority aims to clear the Sellafield site by 2120. This requires completion of:
• fuel reprocessing operations on the site;
• retrieval and packaging of waste from existing storage facilities;
• transfer of waste to the Low Level Waste Repository and the proposed geological disposal facility;
• vitrification of high-level radioactive waste;6
• transfer of high and intermediate level waste into safe containers and storage; and
• final site clearance.
The Authority's detailed work schedule for the site provides for decommissioning and clean-up work to be complete by 2135 but the Authorityexpects to be able to complete decommissioning by 2120.
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6 Vitrification is the process of turning waste into glass.