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GMB union says urgent action needed to tackle safety concerns at Sellafield (www.theguardian.com)

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The GMB trade union has called on the government and nuclear authorities to take “urgent action” to address concerns over safety at Sellafield.

The union has written to the energy minister, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Sellafield’s chief executive to demand greater investment into keeping the 11,000 employees at the vast nuclear rubbish dump in Cumbria safe.

Earlier this month, the Guardian revealed a catalogue of concerns over safety at the sprawling 6 sq km (2 sq mile) site in north-west England.

Sources familiar with risk reports at the site have said they showed that more than 100 safety problems are a matter of serious regulatory concern. They include fire safety deficiencies such as a lack of functioning alarms in parts of the site that contain radioactive material. There have been work stoppages due to a lack of suitably qualified staff trained in nuclear safety and increasing numbers of contamination and radiation protection incidents

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

any chance the grown ups are listening? i find this horrifying

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The GMB trade union has called on the government and nuclear authorities to take “urgent action” to address concerns over safety at Sellafield.

There have been work stoppages due to a lack of suitably qualified staff trained in nuclear safety and increasing numbers of contamination and radiation protection incidents

GMB, which represents tens of thousands of workers across the energy industry, said it was “deeply concerned” by the reports of leaks and cybersecurity failings at the site.

“GMB has repeatedly raised concerns over safety and staffing levels, which are mainly due to turnover and the age and demographic of the workforce,” Prendergast wrote.

In response to the Guardian’s reports, Coutinho wrote to Peattie this month saying allegations about failings in cybersecurity, site safety and workplace culture at Sellafield were “serious and concerning” and needed “urgent attention”.

“Our chief executive officer Euan Hutton has worked closely and collaboratively with our site-based trades unions, including GMB, throughout his tenure.

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