Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment (CORE) is a non-political, non-profit organisation, located in
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. In 2023 the ...
, which since 1980 has campaigned against all aspects of the operation of
Sellafield
Sellafield is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning. Former activities included nucle ...
, formerly Windscale, and the site of the
1957 reactor fire. Issues of current interest are radioactive air and sea discharges, resultant environmental contamination, and the health detriment to local communities and wildlife. As well as preparing compensation cases for Sellafield workers, CORE has taken part in many direct action campaigns which have resulted in a string of injunctions.
Nuclear veterans vow to fight on
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Political advocacy groups in England
Anti–nuclear power movement
Environmental organisations based in England
Anti-nuclear organizations
Radioactive waste
Environment of Cumbria
Anti-nuclear movement in England
Organisations based in Cumbria
1980 establishments in England
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