Nuclear company Sellafield Limited will be prosecuted for alleged breaches of health and safety law after two site workers were exposed to airborne radioactive contamination.
The Health and Safety Executive said two employees of a site contractor had been exposed to the radiation during the decontamination of an area of concrete floor in July 2007.
It said: “As a result of this exposure the two contractor employees received an internal dose of radiation.”
Criminal proceedings have been commenced against Sellafield for failing to meet its duties under the Health & Safety at Work etc Act.
The case will be heard at Whitehaven Magistrates’ Court, in Cumbria, on 24 July.
The maximum penalty the magistrates’ court can impose is £20,000. The case can, however, be referred to a higher court for an unlimited fine.
The HSE said: “The prosecution of Sellafield in relation to this incident is now a matter for the court. HSE are unable to comment further on the decision to prosecute. “
It said: “As a result of this exposure the two contractor employees received an internal dose of radiation.”
Criminal proceedings have been commenced against Sellafield for failing to meet its duties under the Health & Safety at Work etc Act.
The case will be heard at Whitehaven Magistrates’ Court, in Cumbria, on 24 July.
The maximum penalty the magistrates’ court can impose is £20,000. The case can, however, be referred to a higher court for an unlimited fine.
The HSE said: “The prosecution of Sellafield in relation to this incident is now a matter for the court. HSE are unable to comment further on the decision to prosecute. “
Source: Construction News
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