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Sellafield Fined for Cybersecurity Failures at Nuclear Site

 Sellafield Ltd has been fined £332,500 ($437,440) for cybersecurity
failings running the Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria, North-West
England. The fine was issued by Westminster Magistrates Court following a
prosecution brought by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the UK’s
independent nuclear regulator.

Sellafield Ltd has also been ordered to pay
prosecution costs of £53,253.20 ($70,060). The offences relate to
Sellafield’s management of the security around its information technology
systems between 2019 to 2023 and breaches of the Nuclear Industries
Security Regulations 2003.

 Infosecurity 4th Oct 2024 https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sellafield-fined-cybersecurity/

October 7, 2024 Posted by | legal, UK | Leave a comment

Suffolk radiation emergency evacuation plans updated to include potential Sizewell C incidents

 Suffolk Resilience Forum’s (SRF) plans to evacuate
people in response to potential nuclear or radiological incidents have been
updated to include the planned Sizewell C power station.

 New Civil Engineer 4th Oct 2024

https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/suffolk-radiation-emergency-evacuation-plans-updated-to-include-potential-sizewell-c-incidents-04-10-2024/

October 7, 2024 Posted by | safety, UK | Leave a comment

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