Review of the Regulation of Nuclear Safety and the Management of Radioactive Materials and Radioactive Waste Within the United Kingdom ('The NuSAC/RWMAC Joint Regulatory Review')


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This report covers the first stage of work, which comprises a general review of the structure and of the principles behind the current UK regulatory arrangements. It focuses primarily on the regulation for nuclear safety and for environmenenvironmental protection, taken in this context to include radiation doses to members of the public, at civil nuclear licensed sites, with only limited reference to other sites where radioactive materials are handled. However, it is the view of the two committees that many of the principles and recommendations discussed in the report should equally apply to the totality of operations with radioactive materials, including transport, in the UK.










Triennial Report


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Nuclear Law


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This book is a practical guide to the international, EC and UK law applying to the various uses of nuclear energy and radioactive substances. The first edition was produced in 1997, and given the renaissance of interest in nuclear power in the UK and worldwide, this new, updated and much expanded edition is timely. It will cover the law relating to the permitting and operation of nuclear power stations, the decommissioning and clean-up of former nuclear facilities, radiological protection, the management of radioactive waste and spent fuel, liability and insurance, and the security and transport of radioactive materials. Readers will find a clear framework explaining the development and application of nuclear law, and how domestic law is based on and influenced by international and European requirements and by its historical context. In the commercial context, the chapters dealing specifically with new build and with decommissioning will be vital reading.




Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).


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Interpreting the Precautionary Principle


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Viewed from the perspective of environmental management, this study describes the implications and applications of the precautionary principle - a theory of avoiding risk even when its likelihood seems remote. This principle has been employed in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the North Atlantic Convention, yet it is not widely understood. This study examines the history and context of the principle, and its applications to law, governmental policies, business and investment, scientific research and international relations.




Reactors UK.


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The Tolerability of Risk from Nuclear Power Stations


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This document replaces the statement and proposals made in the discussion document Tolerability of Risk form Nuclear Power Stations published in 1988. It represents a revision of the earlier document in the light of comments received and of the discussion on the document during the Hinkley Point Inquiry and in the Inquiry report.




Meeting the energy challenge


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There are two main energy challenges: tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions; and ensuring clean and affordable energy as the country becomes increasingly dependent on imported fuel. These challenges have to be met against the backdrop of rising fossil fuel prices; slower than anticipated liberalisation of the EU energy markets; heightened awareness of the risk arising from remaining oil and gas reserves being concentrated in a few geographical regions; and a need for substantial new investment in power stations, the electricity grid and gas infrastructure. This White Paper sets out the Governments international and domestic strategy to address these challenges and ways to implement the Energy Review of 2006 and the 2006 Pre-Budget Report. There is a separate consultation document on nuclear power.