Editing Sellafield (section)

===Royal Ordnance Factory===
The site was established with the creation of [[Royal Ordnance Factory]] '''ROF Sellafield''' by the Ministry of Supply in 1942; built by [[John Laing Group|John Laing & Son]]<ref>Ritchie, p. 102</ref> at the hamlet of Low Sellafield.<ref>{{PastScape |num=1075104 |desc=Royal Ordnance Factory Sellafield |access-date=21 August 2015}}</ref> The nearby sister factory, ROF Drigg, had been constructed in 1940, {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} to the south-east near the village of Drigg.<ref>{{PastScape |num=1075121 |desc=Royal Ordnance Factory Drigg |access-date=21 August 2015}}</ref> Both sites were classed as [[Explosive ROF]]s, producing high-explosive at ROF Drigg, and propellant at [[ROF Sellafield]]. They were built in this location to be remote from large centres of population because of the hazardous nature of the process, and to reduce the risk of [[World War II]] enemy air attack. There were also existing rail links, and a good supply of high quality water from [[Wastwater]]. Production ceased at both factories immediately following the defeat of Japan.
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{{#tag:ref|Drigg is now the site of the [[Low Level Waste Repository]] for nuclear waste. 70% of the waste received at Drigg originates from Sellafield.<ref name="auto">{{Cite journal |last=unattributed |date=25 January 1989 |title=BNF shows its rubbish dump |journal=The Journal |location=Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |publisher=Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Ltd |pages=18}}</ref>|group="nb"}} -->