1. Office for Nuclear Regulation
2. Our work
3. Geological disposal and radioactive waste

• Office for Nuclear Regulation
• About ONR
  • Background
  • Changing ONR
  • Organisational structure
    • ONR Board
      • ONR Board Meetings
      • ONR Committees
    • Executive Management Team
    • Programme working
    • Working for ONR
• Our work
  • Regulation and licensing
    • Nuclear site licensing
    • Delicensing of nuclear sites
    • Sites that we regulate
    • Regulatory nuclear interface protocol
      • Protocol document
      • Participating organisations
      • RNIP Feedback
    • International Safety Standards (IAEA)
    • HASS regulations
  • Key operational programmes
    • Civil nuclear reactors
      • New build power stations
      • Hinkley Point C
    • Decommissioning, fuel and waste
      • Decommissioning
      • Radioactive contaminated land
      • Radioactive waste management
      • Geological disposal
    • Sellafield programme
    • Civil nuclear security
      • Import licensing
    • Defence
    • Radioactive materials transport
  • Cross-cutting topics
    • Nuclear emergency arrangements
      • DEPZ distances
      • Off-site emergency plans
      • Calendar of emergency exercises
    • International work
    • Safeguards
      • What are nuclear safeguards?
      • IAEA safeguards in the UK
      • Euratom safeguards in the UK
      • Nuclear material accountancy
      • Nuclear materials balance
      • Basic safeguards glossary
    • ONR Research
      • Current research activities
      • Nuclear Research Index (Safety of operating reactors)
    • Land use planning
• Nuclear Resources
  • Nuclear Guidance
    • Internal operational instructions and guidance
    • Technical Assessment Guides (TAGs)
    • Safety assessment principles
      • History sheet of changes in revision 1 of SAPS 06
      • Background to the 2006 revision including comments
      • Previous versions of the SAPs
      • Seminar details
      • Questions and comments
  • Nuclear Reports
    • Corporate publications
      • Quarterly news
      • Annual Reviews
      • NGO forum
    • Site specific reports
      • Intervention reports
      • Project Assessment Reports
      • Quarterly incident statements
      • Quarterly site reports
    • Fukushima
    • Freedom of Information releases
    • IRRS missions
    • Periodic Safety Reviews (PSRs)
  • Useful links
• Latest news and updates
  • News archive
  • What's new on the ONR website
  • eBulletin
  • Stakeholder newsletters
• Events
• Contact us

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