Geological disposal: scrutiny of Nuclear Waste Services' work
Reports about the regulatory scrutiny of Nuclear Waste Services' work on the geological disposal of radioactive waste.
Nuclear Waste Services is responsible for developing a geological disposal facility (GDF).
The Environment Agency will jointly regulate a GDF with the Office for Nuclear Regulation in England. Before formal regulation starts, the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and ONR are jointly scrutinising Nuclear Waste Services’ work to implement geological disposal. The work carried out under their joint scrutiny programme is summarised in a series of annual reports.
The regulators are also providing advice to Nuclear Waste Services to make sure that it:
- develops the organisational capabilities needed to hold a nuclear licence and environmental permits
- takes full account of permitting and licensing requirements when applying to develop and operate a GDF
- provides appropriate advice to waste producers about how they should package radioactive waste for future geological disposal
Regulatory scrutiny reports provide details of this work.
In addition, the regulators carry out technical reviews of research and development carried out by Nuclear Waste Services on topics related to their regulatory remits of:
- environmental protection
- safety and security
- radioactive materials transport and safeguards
Nuclear Waste Services launched on 31 January 2022. ‘Nuclear Waste Services’ is a trading name of LLW Repository Ltd and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd.
Contact us
For more information about scrutiny of Nuclear Waste Services’ work on geological disposal, email the Environment Agency at nuclear@environment-agency.gov.uk.