Four new reports are now available online, three for Capenhurst (Urenco UK Ltd) regarding construction requests and another for sub-underleasing at Harwell.
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 second Quarterly Report for 2010 (April–June).
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This document sets out guidance on safeguards and nuclear material accountancy systems for nuclear sites in the UK.
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This builds on a discussion paper published in May 2009 and takes into account the feedback received from stakeholders. It sets out the outcomes that can be expected in June 2011, when we complete our assessment of the safety case of the designs.
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HSE has advertised for a number of Nuclear Inspector roles in a range of disciplines.
In February 2010, ND launched a brand new regular external nuclear stakeholder newsletter to ensure that anyone with an interest in what we do can keep up-to-date with developments in the Nuclear Directorate.
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The Nuclear Local Liaison Committee (LLC) Quarterly reports for 2009 quarter 4 for Magnox North Limited Wylfa power station are now available.
‘Never allow short-term business pressures to blind you to the real and potentially devastating human and business consequences of neglecting process safety and asset integrity’, is the warning the Chair of the Health and Safety Executive gave to an international audience of oil and gas experts.
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HSE Press Release 2 Nov 09 The UK nuclear safety regulator (HSE’s ND), the French nuclear regulator (ASN), and the Finnish nuclear regulator (STUK) are currently working to assess the EPR Pressurised Water Reactor. In carrying out individual assessments, we have all raised issues regarding the EPR Control and Instrumentation (C&I) systems, which the proposed [...]