Companies plead not guilty over nuclear site death

Three companies have pleaded not guilty to health and safety offences over the death of a site supervisor at the new Hinkley Point C power station.

Jason Waring, 48, from Nottinghamshire, died in a construction incident at the plant in Bridgwater, Somerset, on 13 November 2022.

Mr Waring worked for one of the site's main contractors Bylor, a joint venture between two of the companies facing charges - Bouygues Travaux Publics SAS and Laing O'Rourke Delivery Limited.

NNB Generation Company (HPC) Ltd, a subsidiary created by EDF Energy to build Hinkley Point C, also pleaded not guilty at Bristol Magistrates' Court. The case is set for another hearing at Bristol Crown Court on 30 January.

The decision to bring legal proceedings followed an investigation by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

NNB Generation Company (HPC) Ltd, the principal contractor, is charged with failing to plan, manage and monitor the construction phase and co-ordinate matters relating to health and safety.

Contractors Bouygues Travaux Publics SAS and Laing O'Rourke Delivery Limited are both charged with failing to plan, manage and monitor to ensure that construction work was carried out without risks to health and safety.

Previously, Mr Waring's wife Sarah said her husband was the "life and soul of the party".

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