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Sellafield contractor served with improvement notice after workers come close to hitting live electric cable
Sellafield
A leading Sellafield contractor has been given an improvement notice after its workers came close to striking a live electric cable during work at the nuclear complex.
While nobody was harmed in the incident in October, Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd has had the improvement notice served on it by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
The Office for Nuclear Regulation said: “The incident occurred in an area under the control of Morgan Sindall.
“Enquiries confirmed that there were shortfalls by the contractor in providing relevant information to the workers undertaking the excavation work, adherence to procedures and in supervision.
Improvement notice issued to Morgan Sindall after workers came close to striking high voltage cable at Sellafield
Sellafield A construction company has been served an improvement notice after workers came close to striking a high voltage cable during excavation work at Sellafield. The notice by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONS) was issued to contractors Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Limited following an incident in October 2020. The incident occurred in an area under the control of Morgan Sindall on October 7. Enquiries by ONR confirmed that there were shortfalls by the contractor in providing relevant information to the workers undertaking the excavation work, adherence to procedures and in supervision.
SELLAFIELD: a mainstay of industry in West Cumbria Sellafield Ltd is seeking full planning permission for land preparation works. The work would involve the bulk excavation and reprofiling of an area on the West Cumbrian site to create a serviced development platform for future development. The intention is to create a platform to allow future delivery of the Lightly Shielded Store 1 (LSS1). This will be the subject of a future planning application and judged on its own merits. It is Sellafield Ltd’s intention to submit a planning application for LSS1 in 2021. The application reads: “Sellafield Ltd’s purpose is to create a clean and safe environment for future generations.