NUCLEAR REGULATORS have published new guidance on arrangements to assess generic designs for any new nuclear power stations that may be built in the UK.

The coordinated guidance can be found at:  http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/reactors/index.htm

The guidance provides advice on the processes needed to be followed and information that will be required by the regulators – HSE, the Environment Agency (EA), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Office for Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS) – during the generic design assessment process.

The publication of the guidance is in response to the Government’s report, “The Energy Challenge” published last year as part of its Energy Review in which the regulators were asked to take forward this work.

The new process will ensure that generic reactor design assessments are not only rigorous and robust but also conducted in an open and transparent manner involving stakeholders, and the public.