Sellafield faces huge fine over worker's exposure to radiation

Nuclear regulator prosecutes waste firm after injury leaves employee open to exposure

Britain's biggest nuclear waste storage and reprocessing site is facing a potential multimillion-pound fine after an employee was exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation.

The nuclear regulator said its investigation had led it to prosecute Cumbria-based Sellafield Ltd, which handles the waste from the UK's nuclear power stations as well as spent fuel from Japan and the US.