About ONR
ONR is the UK’s independent nuclear regulator, with a mission to protect society by securing safe nuclear operations.
It has the legal authority to regulate nuclear safety, nuclear security and safeguards, and conventional health and safety at the 36 licensed nuclear sites in Great Britain (GB).This includes the existing fleet of operating reactors, fuel cycle facilities, waste management and decommissioning sites, as well as other licensed and, in part, authorised defence sites, together with the regulation of the design and construction of new nuclear facilities. It also regulates the transport of civil nuclear and radioactive materials by road, rail and inland waterways.
ONR’s nuclear security regulation covers approval of security arrangements within the civil nuclear industry and provides regulatory oversight for the security of transportation of civil nuclear materials and the management of effective arrangements for sensitive nuclear information.
It has the legal authority to regulate nuclear safety, nuclear security and safeguards, and conventional health and safety at the 36 licensed nuclear sites in Great Britain (GB).This includes the existing fleet of operating reactors, fuel cycle facilities, waste management and decommissioning sites, as well as other licensed and, in part, authorised defence sites, together with the regulation of the design and construction of new nuclear facilities. It also regulates the transport of civil nuclear and radioactive materials by road, rail and inland waterways.
Staff are drawn from a wide range of professional backgrounds, with specialist inspectors in civil engineering, radiological protection, human factors, chemical and mechanical engineering, protective security, emergency preparedness and cyber security.
Their responsibilities include assessing safety cases and security plans, inspecting nuclear sites, regulating transport, communicating our decisions, training new recruits and representing the UK and ONR within the wider international nuclear community.
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