The British government's inquiry into claims that body parts of deceased Sellafield workers were retained has been widened to include other nuclear sites in Britain.
It follows a revelation by the UK Atomic Energy Authority that body samples were also taken at a site in Oxfordshire up until the early 1980s.
Last week, the British Trade Secretary, Alistair Darling, announced an inquiry into claims that the tissue and organs of up to 65 Sellafield workers who died were removed without the knowledge of their families.
Since then the UKAEA has examined records dating back 45 years to see if such procedures were carried out at other nuclear sites.
This morning, it said it may have happened at a former nuclear research facility at Harwell in Oxfordshire until at least the 1980s and possibly at other facilities.
The UKAEA also believes it may have involved individuals who did not work at nuclear sites.
The inquiry under Michael Redfern QC will now be expanded beyond Sellafield and it is expected to report within a matter of months.
