Thursday, 24 July 2014

Post from the Office for Nuclear Development

Please see below numerous updates from the Office for Nuclear Development, DECC:
1.      Today the UK Government has published a renewed process for siting a Geological Disposal Facility.
Implementing Geological Disposal outlines an approach based on working with interested communities, beginning with two years of actions overseen by Government and intended to address issues that the public and stakeholders have told us are important to them.
The UK Government remains committed to geological disposal as the right policy for the long-term, safe and secure management of higher activity radioactive waste.
Along with this we have also published the Implementing Geological Disposal: Annual Report for April 2013 – March 2014: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-geological-disposal-annual-report-april-2013-march-2014
2.      The Office for Nuclear Development has today published a consultation seeking views on the Secretary of State’s proposed decision to Justify the UK Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (UK ABWR) designed by Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.  The consultation has two volumes,  Volume 1 summarises the purpose of the consultation and provides guidance on how to respond. Volume 2 sets out the background to Regulatory Justification and the evidence the Secretary of State has taken into account in coming to his proposed decision.
3.      Today the Scottish Government, on behalf of DECC and the Devolved Administrations for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, is publishing the first UK strategy for Low Level Radioactive Waste from Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials. The strategy can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strategy-for-the-management-of-naturally-occurring-radioactive-material-norm-waste-in-the-united-kingdom
Kind regards,
The Office for Nuclear Development

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