Following on from a seminar for potential operators, held on 26 February 2008, the HSE and the Environmental Agency held a second joint seminar at Aintree, Liverpool on 13 May 2009.

The aim of the seminar was to update potential nuclear power station operators on the joint HSE/Environment Agency Generic Design Assessment process, help them to understand the process for applying for site licences and environmental permits and, in particular, to understand the responsibilities of nuclear power station operators in the UK.  Representatives from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department of Communities and Local Government also attended the event and provided an update on wider initiatives relating to new nuclear build, for example work on the siting of new nuclear power stations and planning.

11 companies interested in either becoming nuclear operators in the UK, or forming business partnerships with potential operators attended the event, along with the 2 organisations whose reactor designs are currently being assessed by the UK nuclear regulators.

You can see the presentations by clicking here.