HC Deb 05 May 2000 vol 349 c233W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what fines British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. has had to pay in each year since 1971, arising from safety and environmental breaches at Sellafield, Chapelcross, Springfields and the magnox nuclear stations. [120714]

Mrs. Liddell

The fines paid by BNFL for safety and environmental breaches since 1971 are as follows:

Year/prosecution Fine (£)
1978
Fatal accident, Chapelcross 200
1980
Accident to Radiographer, Sellafield 500
1983
Overladen motor vehicle, Springfields 200
1983
Beach discharge incident, Sellafield 10,000
1989
Site transfers of fuel without functioning instrumentation package and alarm system, Sellafield 1,000
1990
Accident resulting in injury to contractor, Chapenhurst 1,500
1990
Discharge of trade effluent into Black Beck, Sellafield 800
1990
Discharge of trade effluent into River Calder, Sellafield 1,200
1991
Disposal of radioactive waste from HMS Inskip, Springfields 7,500
1992
Breach of Site Licence Condition (Unauthorised Override Incident), Sellafield 6,000
1994
Breach of Site Licence condition (Internal Flask Movement), Sellafield 15,000
1996
Radiological contamination of contractor, Sellafield 25,000
1997
Non-radiological (Pipe Bridge) incident, Sellafield 20,000
1997
Caustic Soda release into Calder River, Sellafield 32,500
1998
Solvent release to trade drain to River Ribble, Springfields 20,000
2000
Failing to take proper care when working with asbestos—Oldbury 5,000

Note:

Chapelcross and Calder Hall magnox power stations have always been owned by BNFL and all their prosecutions are included. Prosecutions for the other magnox stations are only shown after 30 January 1998 when Magnox Electric plc (originally part of CEGB) was integrated into BNFL.