Reveal full report on Thorp nuclear spill
News & Star: "Reveal full report on Thorp spill – demands Greenpeace
Published on 30/06/2005
By Andrea Thompson
GREENPEACE campaigners are calling for a full disclosure of the investigation report into last year’s nuclear leak at Sellafield’s Thorp plant.
BNFL has published the 34-page report into how 83 cubic metres of highly-radioactive acid liquid leaked and lay undetected for months – but parts of the report, including the identity of the inquiry panel, are blacked out on the company’s web site.
Greenpeace has now issued a Freedom of Information request for the full disclosure of the reports.
Spokeswoman and former Cumbrian anti-nuclear activist, Jean McSorley, said: “I have asked the NDA [Nuclear Decommissioning Authority] why the full report wasn't available. The NDA told me the report was accepted in confidence from British Nuclear Group.”
Yesterday BNFL published the full Board of Inquiry report into the fractured pipe which caused the leak into the Feed Clarification Cell.
Although it happened inside a secure, stainless steel tank designed to withstand such leaks, the incident caused the flagship £1.8 billion reprocessing plant to be shut down and it is not yet known when it will re-open.
Barry Snelson, managing director at Sellafield, said: “The report is written in a no-nonsense style, to ensure that we learn real lessons from whatever has happened. We will address and resolve every issue raised.”
The BNFL report says: “The event caused no harm to any individuals and did not release any radioactivity to the environment. We have successfully accounted for all of the material on the floor of the cell and have been able to focus our attention on finalising the best repair option and working to implement the recommendations of the Board of Inquiry report.”
BNFL is confident it has the capability to return Thorp to service and the NDA is said to be supportive of this.
A team has been established to address the 18 recommendations in the rep"
Published on 30/06/2005
By Andrea Thompson
GREENPEACE campaigners are calling for a full disclosure of the investigation report into last year’s nuclear leak at Sellafield’s Thorp plant.
BNFL has published the 34-page report into how 83 cubic metres of highly-radioactive acid liquid leaked and lay undetected for months – but parts of the report, including the identity of the inquiry panel, are blacked out on the company’s web site.
Greenpeace has now issued a Freedom of Information request for the full disclosure of the reports.
Spokeswoman and former Cumbrian anti-nuclear activist, Jean McSorley, said: “I have asked the NDA [Nuclear Decommissioning Authority] why the full report wasn't available. The NDA told me the report was accepted in confidence from British Nuclear Group.”
Yesterday BNFL published the full Board of Inquiry report into the fractured pipe which caused the leak into the Feed Clarification Cell.
Although it happened inside a secure, stainless steel tank designed to withstand such leaks, the incident caused the flagship £1.8 billion reprocessing plant to be shut down and it is not yet known when it will re-open.
Barry Snelson, managing director at Sellafield, said: “The report is written in a no-nonsense style, to ensure that we learn real lessons from whatever has happened. We will address and resolve every issue raised.”
The BNFL report says: “The event caused no harm to any individuals and did not release any radioactivity to the environment. We have successfully accounted for all of the material on the floor of the cell and have been able to focus our attention on finalising the best repair option and working to implement the recommendations of the Board of Inquiry report.”
BNFL is confident it has the capability to return Thorp to service and the NDA is said to be supportive of this.
A team has been established to address the 18 recommendations in the rep"
posted by Greta Jane at Thursday, June 30, 2005
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