November 27, 2023 - Executive summary Date(s) of inspection: August 2023 Aim of inspection This intervention will be undertaken alongside The Environment Agency. The purpose of this inspection is to form a view on the adequacy of AWE ventilation management arrangements. We will also seek the demonstrable achievement of a sampled set of safety and environmental related claims identified […]
November 7, 2023 - Executive summary Date(s) of inspection: June 2023 Aim of inspection The broad aims of this inspection are as follows:For ONR to gain confidence that: Suitable and sufficient management arrangements are in place to ensure that both full-time staff and contractors within MPF are adequately trained to safely perform the duties assigned to them by AWE. […]
October 17, 2023 - Executive summary Date(s) of inspection: June 2023 Aim of inspection To build ONRs regulatory confidence that the licensee is ready and able to resume operations on the A** Process Line 1 following installation and commissioning of the Thermal Watchdog. This will support ONRs permission decision for HPCP reference A**-HPX. As part of the inspection ONR […]
October 13, 2023 - Executive summary Date(s) of inspection: June 2023 Aim of inspection This inspection at AWE *F20 will be undertaken as part of a programme of planned inspections for 2023/24. The scope of the intervention was aligned to the ONR AWE Strategy. The key aim of the inspection is for ONR to gain regulatory confidence that: The […]
September 27, 2023 - Conventional health and safety and cyber security highlighted
August 14, 2023 - Executive summary Date(s) of inspection: May 2023 Aim of inspection To judge the adequacy of AWE’s implementation of its arrangements made under LC 26 from a control of contractors work perspective. Subject(s) of inspection LC 26 – Control and supervision of operations – Rating: GREEN Key findings, inspector’s opinions and reasons for judgement made This […]
July 17, 2023 - Executive summary Date(s) of inspection: April 2023 Aim of inspection The aim of the inspection was to undertake a regulatory compliance inspection against all duties imposed by the Fire Safety Order 2005, (Articles 8 to 22), or by regulations made under Article 24, to ensure that the licensee is compliant in respect of the premises: […]
July 10, 2023 - Construction incident at Berkshire nuclear licensed site
July 4, 2023 - Executive summary Date(s) of inspection: November 2022 Aim of inspection The purpose of this inspection was for ONR to assess the adequacy of AWE’s supply chain management (SCM), procurement and assurance arrangements, as applied to high-risk contracts for the acquisition (i.e., specifying, production and delivery) of nuclear safety related items or services. Subject(s) of inspection […]