Regulatory Documents

Two new documents published in November 2018 Geological disposal of radioactive waste Pre-application advice and scrutiny of Radioactive Waste Management Limited Annual Report April 2017 to March 2018 Issue 1 November 2018  https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756212/Scrutiny_of_RWM_s_work_on_geological_disposal_-_annual_report_2017-18.pdf    Pre-application advice and scrutiny of Radioactive Waste … Continue reading →

This study reviewed how regulatory bodies in 5 countries have used geological information to make decisions on proposals for the geological disposal of higher activity radioactive waste. The report’s findings on the use of generic site safety assessments, site-specific investigations … Continue reading →

The Environment Agency and Office for Nuclear Regulation’s (the nuclear regulators) joint publication about their scrutiny of RWM’s work relating to geological disposal of radioactive waste. The nuclear regulators provide regulatory advice to RWM about implementing geological disposal. This report explains what … Continue reading →

It is the Environment Agency’s job to regulate discharges and waste disposals from nuclear power stations in England and Wales. The Agency has been working with the Office for Nuclear Regulation on a Generic Design Assessment (GDA) to assess the new … Continue reading →

Radiological Protection Objectives for the Land-based Disposal of Solid Radioactive Wastes (RCE 8). The purpose of this document is to provide advice, in particular to government departments, on the radiological protection objectives to be applied to the disposal of all … Continue reading →