N-Base Briefing 495
6th May 2006
ISSN 1478-4661
Thorp prosecution
The British Nuclear Group is to face criminal charges following the
serious leak that has closed Sellafield's Thorp reprocessing plant.
In the iccident, that went undetected for months, 83,000 litres of
highly radioactive liquor leaked from a fractured pipe. (Financial
Times 04/05/06)
Dalgety concerns
Notices warning the public of radioactive hazards have been erected
at Dalgety Bay in Fife this week, which also saw the publication of a
risk assessment by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. The
report concludes that prolonged contact with contaminated material
can result in a skin burn. The report is available at
www.sepa.org.uk/radioactivity/publications.htm
New director
The director of human resources for the engineering company Smith
Group, Arnold Wagner, has been appointed a non-executive director of
the UK Atomic Energy Authority. (www.dti.gov.uk)
Photo alarms
Individuals taking photographs of the Torness nuclear power station
in south-east Scotland were two of the 18 security incidents there
over the past three years. Most of the other incidents concerned
technical faults with alarm systems. (Scotsman 01/05/06)
Irish opposition
The Irish Government will oppose any plans to build a new nuclear
reactor at Sellafield, the environment minister Dick Roche said this
week. He said the Government would use every diplomatic and legal
action possible. (Irish Post 03/05/06)
Hinkley levels
The Environment Agency has said radiation levels on beaches near the
Hinkley Point reactor are "within acceptable limits".
(Bridgwater
Mercury 06/05/06)
CoRWM updates
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management has published details
of its latest stakeholder meetings on its website. Internet users
will also be able to comment of the committee's draft report on the
management of radioactive waste from Monday. (www.corwm.org.uk)
Shutdown
Spain's oldest nuclear power reactor at Zorita was shutdown
permanently on Monday 1st May after 38 years of operation.
(www.greenpeace.org)
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