The page provides details of meeting that we have held with key stakeholder groups. We have provided a brief summary of the meeting below. Where we have produced a record of the meeting, and we are in a position to publish them, these have been attached. The list is not comprehensive, but we will aim to include all future events.
On 23 November, the UK Nuclear Regulators, HSE's Nuclear Directorate and the Environment Agency, met with the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) Requesting Parties (the companies developing civil nuclear reactor designs for the UK), and those companies planning to build and operate them. The purpose of the event was to provide an update on the GDA, to highlight areas where there are likely to be GDA Issues to address beyond June 2011 and to explain how these would be managed.
This seminar formed part of our consultations on the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of two new nuclear reactor designs (AP1000 submitted by Westinghouse and UK EPR submitted by EDF and AREVA). The consultations were launched on 28 June 2010 and will close on 18 October 2010.
The day - which was attended by a wide range of stakeholders - involved a mix of presentations and opportunities for participants to discuss, feedback opinion and ask questions in relation to the issues raised. The programme included a range of speakers from the Environment Agency and other organisations involved in new nuclear build (see below). It was independently facilitated by Icarus Collective.
The seminar was attended by representatives from Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Environment Agency and the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The purpose of the event was to:
A number of issues and questions were raised by the NGOs both during the meeting and in subsequent correspondence. These, along with the regulators' full response, and a list of actions will be published over the coming weeks and months.
Following on from a seminar for potential operators, held on 26 February 2008, the HSE and the Environment Agency held a second joint seminar at Aintree, Liverpool on 13 May 2009.
The aim of the seminar was to update potential nuclear power station operators on the joint HSE/Environment Agency Generic Design Assessment process, help them to understand the process for applying for site licences and environmental permits and, in particular, to understand the responsibilities of nuclear power station operators in the UK. Representatives from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Department of Communities and Local Government also attended the event and provided an update on wider initiatives relating to new nuclear build, for example work on the siting of new nuclear power stations and planning.
11 companies interested in either becoming nuclear operators in the UK, or forming business partnerships with potential operators attended the event, along with the 2 organisations whose reactor designs are currently being assessed by the UK nuclear regulators.
This seminar was attended by representatives from Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Environment Agency. The purpose of the event was to:
A note of the seminar was prepared by the regulators to record the main points of the discussions, and to confirm the actions agreed by participants. The note has been commented on by the NGOs who, although they have not accepted that it is a full and accurate record of the meeting, have agreed that it would be helpful to publish the note.
A number of issues and questions were raised by the NGOs both during the meeting and in subsequent correspondence. These, and the regulators full response, are also being published.
HSE and the Environment Agency held a joint seminar for potential operators of new nuclear power stations at Aintree, Liverpool on 26 February 2008. The aim of the seminar was to help potential new nuclear power station operators and their industrial supporters understand the UK's nuclear regulatory system, and in particular the responsibilities of operators under the safety, security and environmental legislation applicable to nuclear generation.
The event was attended by representatives of 11 companies interested in either becoming nuclear generators in the UK, or forming business partnerships with such operators, and the 4 four organisations who have submitted nuclear power station designs to be assessed by the UK nuclear regulators.
Designs for potential new nuclear power stations - MISC790