ONR programmes
ONR has reorganised into a new operational delivery programme structure to reflect nuclear industry sectors and is continuing with the reorganisation of cross-cutting and business support functions.
Civil Nuclear Reactor Programme
Director, Colin Patchett
Regulates the safety of operating and defueling nuclear power stations and licensing and permissioning of proposed new build nuclear power stations.
Sellafield Programme
Director, Mark Bassett
Regulates the safety of Sellafield and Windscale nuclear licensed sites in Cumbria.
Decommissioning, Fuel and Waste Programme
Director, David Senior
Regulates safety on a variety of nuclear fuel sites, including fuel cycle, nuclear research, waste management and decommissioning sites.
Defence Programme
Director, David Senior
Regulates safety at defence sector nuclear sites, including submarine and atomic weapons facilities, working closely with the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator.
Civil Nuclear Security
Director, Adrian Freer
Regulates security at civil licensed nuclear sites, and all other locations where sensitive nuclear information is held; and the movement by road and rail within the UK, and globally within UK flagged vessels of nuclear and other radioactive material.
Radioactive Materials Transport
Head, George Sallit
Regulates safety during the transport of radioactive material by road and rail in Great Britain, and advises on its transport by air and sea within the UK territorial waters.
Nuclear Reactor Generic Design Assessment
Directors - Kevin Allars
Responsible for the assessment of new nuclear reactor designs, working jointly with the Environment Agency.
Finance and Corporate Services
Director, Les Philpott
Supports the work of all of ONR by providing finance, HR, communications and internal security guidance.
Regulatory, Policy, Strategy and Assurance
Director, Derek Lacey
Responsible for overseeing and supporting the governance arrangements for ONR, regulatory policy, transition to a Statutory Corporation, and international strategy. Derek is also responsible for developing ONR's Regulatory Strategy, Assurance and Intelligence functions and leads on strategic programmes including the Security and Emergency Preparedness change programmes.
Safety Assessment Principles for Nuclear Facilities
Nuclear site licence conditions
The use of computers in safety-critical applications
The licensing of nuclear
installations
The tolerability of risk from nuclear power stations