Sellafield Ltd fined after contractors inhale radioactive contamination
Sellafield Ltd has been fined GBP75,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety law after two contractors inhaled radioactive contamination.
Sellafield is to face nine charges for dumping low-level radioactive waste at a landfill in Cumbria two years ago, following a decision to prosecute by the Environment Agency and the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation.