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News Release from: HSE Health and Safety Executive
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Team on 05 May 2006
HSE to prosecute British Nuclear Group
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is bringing a criminal prosecution against British Nuclear Group Sellafield (BNGSL) in connection with an incident at the Sellafield reprocessing site.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is bringing a criminal prosecution against British Nuclear Group Sellafield (BNGSL) in connection with an incident at the Sellafield reprocessing site The prosecution follows a detailed investigation by HSE's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate into a leak of radioactive liquor inside a heavily shielded facility at the THermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP)
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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HSE was notified of the incident on 20 April 2005.
HSE has applied to the courts for summonses alleging that BNGSL breached three conditions attached to the Sellafield site licence granted under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (as amended).
In summary these conditions require the licensee: to make, and comply with, written instructions; to ensure safety systems are in good working order; and to ensure radioactive material is contained and, if leaks occur, they are detected and reported.
An initial hearing is scheduled for 8 June 2006 at Whitehaven Magistrates Court, Cumbria.
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