Office for Nuclear Regulation

Category: Nuclear waste

ONR’s Mark Foy appointed new WENRA Chair

November 17, 2023 - ONR renews information exchange agreement with Sweden


Regulators publish joint GDF scrutiny and engagement report

November 9, 2023 - Highlights of last year’s GDF regulatory activities


Eleven international bilateral meetings signal growing global nuclear regulatory collaboration

October 2, 2023 - ONR attends 11 bilateral meetings to strengthen global links


Major waste retrievals milestone at Sellafield

August 16, 2023 - ONR permissioned Pile Fuel Cladding Silo landmark retrievals


ONR experts represent UK at IAEA Safety Standards Committees

June 9, 2023 - ONR experts represent UK on transport and waste committees


ONR transport inspector joins Czech Republic IRRS mission

June 7, 2023 - UK one of 19 countries represented for IRRS visit


ONR-ASN cooperation arrangement extended until 2028

May 5, 2023 - Bilateral agreement signed by ONR and French regulator


Sellafield complies with fire enforcement notice at First-Generation Magnox Storage Pond

March 15, 2023 - New wireless alarm offers enhanced degree of protection


ONR speaks at international nuclear decommissioning summit

March 1, 2023 - ONR discusses challenges of decommissioning legacy plants


ONR attends Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s annual stakeholder summit

September 20, 2022 - Annual summit on clean up of civil nuclear sites