Office for Nuclear Regulation
An agency of HSE

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Key operational programmes

The changing environment of the national and international nuclear industry present a number of challenges for ONR.

To successfully meet these challenges and deliver its outcomes and activities, ONR has six operational programmes that reflect key nuclear industry sectors.

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Civil nuclear reactors

Regulates the safety of operating and defueling nuclear power stations and licensing and permissioning of proposed new nuclear power stations

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Sellafield

Regulates Sellafield and Windscale nuclear licensed sites in Cumbria

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Decommissioning, fuel and waste

Regulates safety on a variety of nuclear fuel sites, including fuel cycle, nuclear research, waste management and decommissioning sites.

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Transport

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 UK territorial waters.

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Civil nuclear security

Regulates security in the UK’s civil nuclear industry in order to prevent the theft or sabotage of nuclear material an/or the sabotage of nuclear facilities

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Defence

Regulates safety at defence sector nuclear sites, including submarine and atomic weapons facilities, working closely with the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator.

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Updated 2012-08-22