Sellafield nuclear site to be prosecuted over employee contamination

Britain's Sellafield Ltd, which reprocesses nuclear fuel, is to be prosecuted after an employee was contaminated, the country's nuclear regulator said on Friday.The incident occurred in February at a facility handling special nuclear materials, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said."For legal reasons we are unable to comment further on the details of the case which is now the subject of active court proceedings," the ONR said in a statement.