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Workers at a nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria fear the loss of up to 1,200 jobs if work is scaled back by Sellafield, which operates the plant. The company has begun a review that may lead to scaling back the amount of work at the plant. The GMB union, which represents the 10,000 workers at the plant said that it was concerned about the possibility and would resist any job cuts. Sellafield cited a bill for cleaning up areas that was causing them to review the amount of work at the plant, but also said that they would consult with the union on the action. A spokesman for GMB said that layoffs would reduce the skill base of the industry and undercut the effort to build new nuclear power plants for electricity in Britain.