Sentencing today for nuclear decommissioning company charged with safety breaches
UK trade magazine Construction News is reporting that the company that runs the Sellafield decommissioning site is facing an unlimited fine over health and safety breaches after two workers were exposed to radiation.
Representatives of the Sellafield Ltd will appear at Carlisle Crown Court for sentencing today after pleading guilty to failings under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
A Health and Safety Executive investigation found two contractor employees had been exposed to airborne radioactive contamination on 11 July 2007 at the nuclear reprocessing plant.
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