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Doosan Babcock and EDF Energy Nuclear Generation both face prosecution over an incident at Hinkley Point B nuclear power station in which a worker was injured in a fall from height.
The incident on 12 April 2017 was a conventional health and safety matter and there was no radiological risk to workers or members of the public.
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said EDF Energy Nuclear Generation would be prosecuted for offences under the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974, while Doosan Babcock would be prosecuted for offences under the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
The decision to prosecute follows an investigation into the incident by ONR, which is the UK’s independent nuclear safety regulator.
Proceedings are set to start at Bath Magistrates Court on 12 September.
An EDF Energy spokesperson said: "We are reviewing the charges against us and considering our response. As we would in any industrial safety incident of this nature we have and will continue to cooperate fully with the ONR."
In a statement, Doosan Babcock said: "Health and safety is our number one value at Doosan Babcock and we take our responsibilities with regards to this extremely seriously.
"Following an industrial safety incident, involving a fall from height of a Doosan Babcock colleague at Hinkley Point B in April 2017, we have cared for our employee and have co-operated fully with the ONR throughout the investigation and we now acknowledge their intention to prosecute. As legal proceedings are pending we will not make any further comment at this stage."
