Ford Motor Company Fined £42K for Losing Radioactive Equipment

Essex-based Ford Motor Company Limited has been fined £42,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,995 following a prosecution by the Environment Agency Anglian Region under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993.

The company pleaded guilty to two offences relating to the loss of a radioactive source, a paint spray stat-attack gun containing polonium 210. The company also pleaded guilty to failing to report the loss of the radioactive source to either the Environment Agency or the Police and failin... (245 more words)

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