Consultation outcome

Nuclear Safeguards Regulations

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Nuclear Safeguards Regulations: summary of feedback and government response

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Nuclear safeguards regulations: final stage Impact Assessment

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Draft SI: The nuclear safeguards (fissionable material and relevant international agreements) (EU exit) regulations 2018

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Explanatory memorandum: The nuclear safeguards (fissionable material and relevant international agreements) (EU Exit) regulations 2018

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Draft SI: The nuclear safeguards (EU exit) regulations 2018

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Explanatory memorandum: The nuclear safeguards (EU exit) regulations 2018

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Detail of outcome

The government response provides a full overview of the responses received to the consultation and sets out policy decisions and next steps.

Further detail is given on the main areas on which consultation responses focussed, and where further policy development relating to the regulations has taken place since we launched the consultation.

Detail of feedback received

We received 28 responses to the consultation from:

  • the nuclear industry
  • local government
  • representatives of the education sector
  • Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
  • private individuals

There was broad acceptance of the government proposals, together with valuable insights that have allowed us to make some changes to the regulations.


Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on the proposed regulations for a new domestic nuclear safeguards regime, following the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom.

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Consultation description

Following withdrawal from the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), the UK will be introducing new Nuclear Safeguards Regulations to enable a domestic nuclear safeguards regime to operate in the UK. This consultation seeks views on the operability and effectiveness of these draft Nuclear Safeguards Regulations.

The government has committed to establish a regime that will operate in a similar way to existing arrangements, but with changes made to the regulations to ensure they are appropriate for the domestic, legislative and operational landscape in which they operate.

If passed into law, these proposed Regulations will allow the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) to meet international obligations from day one of exit, and to build, over time, a safeguards regime equivalent in coverage and effectiveness to that currently provided by Euratom.

Documents

Nuclear Safeguards Regulations: consultation

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Draft text of Nuclear Safeguards Regulations

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Impact Assessment

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Crynodeb Gweithredol (Welsh language Executive summary)

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Updates to this page

Published 9 July 2018
Last updated 29 November 2018 + show all updates
  1. Government response published.

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