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UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) to prosecute Sellafield over worker’s exposure to radiation

BBC 11th Dec 2018 , Representatives from the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant have
appeared in court after a worker was allegedly exposed to plutonium.

Sellafield Ltd was charged with a health and safety offence after an
incident at the West Cumbria site in February last year. The company
entered no plea at Carlisle Crown Court.

The prosecution relates to “risks arising from hand working within glove boxes”. The glove boxes are sealed
containers, with integral gloves, which allow someone to work on objects or
materials that need to be kept in a separate atmosphere. The company faces
one charge brought by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) under the
Health and Safety at Work Act. A trial has been provisionally earmarked for
April next year with another hearing listed for February.

This is the first
prosecution brought by the ONR since it was established in 2014.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-46528539

December 13, 2018 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Legal, UK