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Spillages cost British nuclear plants €2.97m

THE operators of two nuclear facilities have each been fined £2 million (€2.97m) over radioactive spillages.

Spillages cost British nuclear plants €2.97m

Sat, 12 Aug, 2006 - 01:00

Matt Dickinson

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) was penalised over an incident at Dounreay in Caithness, Scotland.

And British Nuclear Group Sellafield was fined for a radioactive leak at its Thorp reprocessing plant in Cumbria.

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Courts Place: Dounreay Place: Caithness, Scotland Place: Thorp Place: Cumbria Place: Sellafield Event: Olympic Organisation: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Organisation: UKAEA Organisation: British Nuclear Group Organisation: Sellafield Organisation: Nuclear Decommission Authority Organisation: NDA Organisation: BNG Sellafield Ltd Organisation: Dounreay Organisation: Scottish Environment Protection Agency Organisation: Sepa

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