The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has today welcomed the interim report Japanese earthquake and Tsunami: Implications for the UK Nuclear Industry published by the Chief Nuclear Inspector, Dr. Mike Weightman. Read it all..

An interim assessment of the implications of the nuclear crisis in Japan concludes there is no need to curtail the operations of nuclear plants in the UK but lessons should be learnt.

The UK’s Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, Mike Weightman, today publishes a report, requested by the UK Government, in which he calls for action to be taken to learn from events at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. Read it all..

The Safety and Reliability Society recently celebrated thirty years as the professional institution for safety, reliability and engineering risk management practitioners in all industries. The Society also relocated offices during 2010 to new premises, and is now pleased to announce a change of logo. The new logo, presented above, will be used for all the Society’s business from 1^st March 2011. Read it all..

As part of ongoing research into the health effects of exposure to radiation, a new study is being carried out to investigate lung cancer risk and leukaemia risk among European Union nuclear workers exposed to internally deposited radionuclides. Read it all..