UK nuclear regulator to prosecute EDF, Doosan over safety incident
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has notified EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd and Doosan Babcock of its intention to prosecute both companies over a conventional health and safety matter, the ONR said on Wednesday.
An entry sign is seen at Hinkley Point B nuclear power station near Bridgwater in Britain, August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples
The charge relates to an incident in April at the Hinkley Point B nuclear plant owned by France’s EDF, which resulted in injury to a Doosan Babcock employee.
There was no radiological risk to workers or the public, the ONR said, giving no further details as the case is now the subject of active court proceedings.
“We are reviewing the charges against us and considering our response. As we would in any industrial safety incident of this nature we have and will continue to cooperate fully with the ONR,” an EDF Energy spokeswoman said by email.
No one from Doosan Babcock, part of South Korea-based Doosan Group, was immediately available to comment.
Reporting by Susanna Twidale; Editing by Dale Hudson
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