Regulation of non-licensed naval nuclear sites

The NII has always exercised a regulatory interest in non-licensed naval sites on which nuclear-related activity takes place. The NII also has regulatory duties in relation to operational submarine berths (Z berths). The development of greater joint working with the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR) and the emphasis on more effective NII regulation within the Defence Facilities Division have led the NII’s Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme IPG to agree in 2006 that it was appropriate to establish a clearer strategy for the development of intervention plans for these sites.

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