Wednesday, December 26, 2012

United Kingdom: Nuclear safety watchdog criticises Sellafield's emergency readiness

Guardian: A damning report by safety experts has revealed that staff at Britain's most important nuclear site did "not have the level of capability required to respond to nuclear emergencies effectively". In response to a freedom of information request, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), an arm of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), said errors by senior fire officers in a preparedness exercise at Sellafield "could have led to delays in responding to the nuclear emergency and a prolonged release...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/dec/26/sellafield-emergency-readiness-nuclear-watchdog
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/12/26/1356547305166/Sellafield-nuclear-power--010.jpg

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