The new generation of reactors would recycle mixed plutonium and uranium oxide fuel (MOX).
The council said that the government should "consider the case for constructing one or more dedicated MOX burning reactors on available land beside the Sellafield and NuGeneration Ltd sites".
The Government's eventual decision on how plutonium stocks should be managed is a crucial one for Cumbria as most of the UK's plutonium is already stored at Sellafield, said the council. For West Cumbria a new MOX Plant at Sellafield would be a very significant investment providing around 5,000 construction jobs and ongoing plant employment.
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