The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) announced that it has returned Sellafield Ltd to routine regulatory attention for ...

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston and Burghfield was first placed under 'enhanced regulatory action' in 2013 due to ...

Tim Allmark, ONR's Head of Regulation for Weapon's Sub-Directorate, said: "We are satisfied that the site has clearly demonstrated positive steps forward." Aldermaston, along with its neighbouring ...

The company also said its entry into licensing also "underscores the viability of privately-financed projects, and puts the UK on a near-term path toward its first ever commercial nuclear microreactor ...

It has now formally entered into a site licensing process with the UK’s nuclear regulator the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). The project now becomes the first new site for a commercial ...

A watchdog has dropped the requirement for extra security checks at the UK's largest nuclear ... was under "enhanced" scrutiny by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for its physical security ...

Improvements to the safety procedures at a nuclear weapons site have returned inspections to "routine", the regulator has said. The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston had been in ...

The ONR’s notice follows seven months of engagement and is a critical milestone in Last Energy’s bid to build the 20 MWe microreactors. A US start-up has formally entered the running to build ...

“This is another critical milestone necessary to unlock nuclear power at scale in the UK, which will help meet growing energy demand and alleviate grid restraints. “We appreciate ONR’s ...

The announcement follows several months of engagement with UK body the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). Last Energy’s South Wales development now becomes the first SMR project in the UK to enter ...