Previous Live issues

This page lists archived live issues published by the Nuclear Directorate

HSE decision on the adequacy of the Periodic Safety Review for continued operation of Dungeness B (January 2008)
NII statement regarding its enforcement action taken at UKAEA's Winfrith and Harwell sites under Licence Condition 35 - January 2008
Joint Guidance on Radioactive Waste Management - Part 1: The Management of Higher Activity Radioactive Waste on Nuclear Licensed Sites
Guidance from HSE, EA and SEPA to Nuclear Licensees - updated 14 December 2007.
Nuclear materials balance - 2006/07
The annual publication of figures which illustrate how civil nuclear materials (plutonium, uranium) are handled and accounted for at licensed sites in the UK.
The United Kingdom's fourth national report on compliance with the convention on nuclear safety obligations [640KB]
This report has been prepared by the United Kingdom (UK) to meet the requirement of Article 5 of the Convention on Nuclear Safety. It considers each of the Convention's obligations and explains how the UK addresses them. More information on the Convention of Nuclear Safety can be found at:
- Department for Business Enterprise Regulatory Reform (DBERR)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Annual Civil Plutonium and Uranium Figures as of 31 December 2006
The United Kingdom Safeguards Office (UKSO) have published figures on the amounts of Plutonium and Uranium held in civil locations
OCNS Annual Report 2006 / 2007 [213KB]
OCNS has produced an annual report entitled "The state of security in the civil nuclear industry and the effectiveness of security regulation". The document fulfils the requirements placed on the Director, Civil Nuclear Security to report on the state of the security in the civil nuclear industry and to provide an assessment of the effectiveness of regulation in the UK.
Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station periodic safety review
Statement of progress on follow-up work, June 2007
Managing Competence for Safety-related Systems

The Health and Safety Executive in partnership with the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) and the British Computer Society (BCS), have published guidance to help companies manage the competence of staff who are involved with electronic safety-related systems e.g. access protection for nuclear reprocessing, fly-by-wire in aircraft, shutdown systems in the petrochemical industry and offshore and safeguarding arrangements for machinery and industrial automation. The guidance is published in two parts and is available free via the links below.
- Part 1: Key Guidance [690KB]
- Part 2: Supplementary Material [1.1MB]
Environmental Impact Assessments for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors
New guidance on compliance with Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999 (as amended 2006).
Agreements to reactor start ups
In late May NII issued agreements to allow start up of reactors at three power stations: Hinkley Point B, Hunterston B and Oldbury.
The storage of high level liquid waste at BNFL Sellafield
HSE has published a series of reports on the key safety issues associated with Highly Active Liquor (HAL) storage and our regulatory approach to these.
HSE decision on the Periodic Safety Reviews for continued operation of Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B
The Licensing of nuclear installations [191KB]
This document describes how HSE regulates the design, construction, operation and decommissioning of any nuclear installation for which a nuclear site licence is required under the Nuclear Installations Act. It replaces the HSE publication 'Nuclear Site Licences under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (as amended) - Notes for Applicants [HSG120]' issued in 1994.
Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) leak investigation report now available
New nuclear reactors - guidance
Nuclear Safety Research FP7, Seventh Research Framework Programme
HSE stresses importance of nuclear industry safety standards following Sellafield sentencing

Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) final report and recommendations to Government on the long term management of the UK's higher activity radioactive waste

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