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Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment to face prosecution by the UK HSE
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Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment to face prosecution by the UK HSE
The office of neclear regulation, (ONR) has notified AWE plc that it will face prosecution under section 3 of the UK Health and Safety at Work act 1974.
The charge relates to an incident on 20 June 2019, at the AWE Aldermaston site which resulted in a contractor narrowly avoiding injury when a flash over of electricity occurred from a 415V electrical source. The incident was a conventional health and safety matter and took place in a ‘non-nuclear’ building, so there was no radiological risk to workers or the public.
The decision to commence legal proceedings follows an investigation into the incident by ONR, the UK’s independent nuclear safety regulator.
The case is scheduled to be heard at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on 7 December 2020.
For legal reasons, ONR said it is unable to comment further on the details of this case which is now the subject of live court proceedings.
Aldermaston and AWE has a history of safety violations and being under special measures.
AWE Aldermaston was first placed under special measures by ONR in 2013, originally for two years, but this was extended for fours years, after AWE plc, the company operating the site on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, had not met the ONR’s requirements.
In 2013 AWE’s Aldermaston site was also the subject of an enforcement notice by ONR for failings over radioactive waste management.
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