Councils want curbs on work at Sellafield
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Some 117 councils throughout England and Wales are so concerned about the possibility of a nuclear accident at the Sellafield, that they are questioning the government's NII (Nuclear Installations Inspectorate) which licences the reprocessing site. Local authorities which could be affected by a nuclear accident want to see the data used to decide whether or not there are any risks posed by the plant from the NII. The NII is not responding to the demand though, citing the Health & Safety Executive of 1974 prohibiting the release of information by inspectors without prior permission from the site owner. The news is disappointing following the recent bedlam caused by the release of information about the Dounreay site. The UK Nuclear Free Local Authorities group is calling for an end to the reprocessing of reactor waste at the BNFL installation. If this was done the chances of an accident would be reduced drastically.
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UK: Some 117 councils are questioning government's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate which licences reprocessing site
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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UK: SELLAFIELD MANAGEMENT SACKINGS EXPECTED
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A management review of the British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) plant at Sellafield is expected to lead to the sacking of at least 45 supervisors. The intention of the government-ordered review is to demonstrate a thorough response by BNFL to criticisms of its operations. It is thought that a report into the falsification of data on reprocessed fuel for Japan and Germany will be published on 18 April 2000. Five shopfloor workers were dismissed immediately after the incident, and Trade and Industry Minister Helen Liddell stated that middle managers should also accept responsibility. The privatisation of BNFL will not now take place until 2002, while a government decision is shortly expected on whether the company may proceed with a GB[pound] 300mn mixed oxide plant at Sellafield.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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US: INTERTEK FLOTATION PLAN SUFFERS SETBACK
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Intertek Testing Services' planned flotation was dealt a blow on 21 September 2000 when the US Department of Justice started criminal charges against former staff at its US-based unit. The charges covering 13 people and relate to allegations that data was falsified during investigations of soil and air samples for toxic levels and undertaken on behalf of government agencies. London-based Intertek, in which management owns a 16% equity stake, is planning a GB[pound] 600mn flotation. Intertek chairman and chief executive, Richard Nelson, noted that the laboratories that had undertaken the work had since been shut down and that the firm had reprocessed the data.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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