Nuclear firm fined for radioactive waste leak: court

[Javaman]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090217/wl_uk_afp/britainnuclearwastecourt;_ylt=Au7vQxouJq3Opfg8gir.CUxpl88F

LONDON (AFP) – A court Tuesday ordered a company which managed a nuclear power plant to pay 400,000 pounds after it was convicted of allowing radioactive waste to leak into the ground over a 14-year period.

Magnox Electric Ltd was fined 250,000 pounds and ordered to pay 150,000 pounds in legal costs for breaching laws on the disposal of radioactive waste at Bradwell plant in Essex.

The firm, convicted of allowing waste to leak out of a decontamination unit into the ground between 1990 and 2004, said it was "deeply embarrassed" that it had failed to identify the problem but insisted it posed no health risk.

It was the second time in eight years that Magnox has been fined for breaching laws on nuclear waste disposal and plant maintenance.

[One_Life_To_Give]

1. A CEO can do 90Days for violating CE Directives

A CEO can do 90Days for violating European Normative (CE) Directives on products such as Electromagnetic Compatability or Low Voltage (Protection of people, property and domestic animals). And yet it doesn't appear this CEO was even given a pair of shiny bracelets?

Forget the fines. Grab the CEO as he/she is heading out to spend a weekend with the family, and slap their butt behind bars for a bit. This shit will stop happening right quick.

[madokie]

2. The nuclear power industry has shown many times that they cannot be trusted

This is but only one of the many reasons to shun them as a viable option to our energy needs. IMHO