The interim Chair of the new Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) was today confirmed as Nick Baldwin, former chief executive of Powergen. Read it all..

Mike Weightman, chief nuclear inspector and head (director) of the Health and Safety Executive’s Nuclear Directorate, the UK’s independent nuclear safety and security regulator, said:

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Kevin Allars, Director of New Build GDA at the HSE, and Joe McHugh, Head of Radioactive Substances Regulation at the Environment Agency, have today published the fourth Quarterly Report for 2009 (October – December).  This provides an update on our work to assess new nuclear power station designs.

In summary, good progress continues on the assessment, but many technical issues remain open and the successful clearance of these will require high quality and timely information from the Requesting Parties (RPs).

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IAEA Nuclear safety experts have concluded a 10-day mission to peer-review the UK Nuclear Regulator: Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Nuclear Directorate (ND). Read it all..

Magnox North and Trawsfynydd Strategic Integrated Framework (TSIF) have been shortlisted in 3 categories in the ‘Construction Excellence Wales’ awards 2009. Read it all..

Prosecution of Sellafield Ltd following contractors’ exposure to radioactive contamination. Read it all..

This document sets out proposed arrangements that will be applied by regulators for management of the end of the GDA assessment process, focusing in particular on the GDA Confirmation and related Exclusions and subsequent design changes. Read it all..

 In order to improve the service we provide to our stakeholders, we have revised our website; improving the layout, providing more information on how GDA links up with licensing and the Government’s wider nuclear programme, and making it easier for members of the public to understand.

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