Health and Safety Executive

Category: New nuclear reactors

Level of design of waste plants for new build reactors in the GDA

Friday, June 26, 2009

This paper clarifies the minimum position for Generic Design Assessment (GDA) on the design of the fuel pond within the reactor building

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Three reports - HSE’s assessment of new nuclear power station designs

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Three reports have been published on HSE’s work to assess the new nuclear power stations designs that could be developed in the UK over the coming years:

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Audio interview with Kevin Allars

Thursday, May 7, 2009

 Kevin Allars - Director of the New Nuclear Build Generic Design Assessment - discusses process progress

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Discussion document - new nuclear power

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Discussion document on the management processes that we propose to apply at the end of Generic Design

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Latest new nuclear power stations e-Bulletin

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Sign up for your free e-Bulletin - This issue: list of potential host sites for new nuclear power stations in the Uk…

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Government invites views on potential sites for new nuclear power stations

Friday, April 17, 2009

The Government published a list of sites that have been accepted into the Strategic Siting Assessment process and that could be potential hosts to a new nuclear power station in the UK.

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Latest New reactors e-Bulletin

Monday, April 6, 2009

You can receive the latest updates on the assessment process straight to your desktop in a free e-mail bulletin.

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NII places new technical support contracts

Monday, March 23, 2009

As part of its drive to increase the pace of GDA, NII has started to place work packages with contractors

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Nuclear inspector vacancies

Monday, March 23, 2009

Details of 15 nuclear inspector job vacancies within the HSE Nuclear Directorate based in Bootle,

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New strategy for working with overseas regulators

Monday, March 23, 2009

The design and construction of new nuclear power stations is a global activity. Any nuclear power station built in the UK is likely to be similar to power stations being proposed or built in many countries around the world.

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New nuclear power stations website launched

Monday, March 23, 2009

The HSE and Environment Agency are working together to make sure that any nuclear power station built in the UK

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GE-Hitachi request suspension of GDA

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

On 11 September 2008, GE-Hitachi wrote to both HSE/NII and the Environment agency requesting that

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New nuclear power stations - Guide to regulatory processes

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Guidance on the overall assessment process issued jointly by HSE and the Environment Agency.

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New nuclear power stations - Guidance to requesting parties

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Guidance from HSE’s Nuclear Installations Inspectorate on how it will assess the safety of new nuclear power station designs.

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Step-by-step guide to applying for site licence published

Thursday, August 7, 2008

On 1 August 2008, HSE published ‘Applying for a nuclear site licence for new nuclear power stations:

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Nuclear - new reactors e-Bulletin

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Latest edition out now- covers a government nuclear power station siting consultation and HSE’s

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New build technical reports

Friday, April 11, 2008

A series of detailed technical reports  prepared as part of the initial assessment of the four nuclear power station designs

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AECL withdraw from GDA process

Friday, April 11, 2008

On 4 April 2008, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) announced that the company were withdrawing their ACR 1000

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Designs for new nuclear power stations clear first hurdle

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Nuclear regulators, the HSE and the Environment Agency, today announced that the first step of

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Potential nuclear power station operators

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

HSE and the Environment Agency held a joint seminar for potential new nuclear power station operators

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