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| − | The '''Office for Nuclear Regulation''' (ONR) is an agency of the [[Health and Safety Executive]] (HSE) launched in April 2011 pending planned legislation to establish it as | + | The '''Office for Nuclear Regulation''' (ONR) is an agency of the [[Health and Safety Executive]] (HSE) launched in April 2011 pending planned legislation to establish it as an independent statutory body. <ref> [http://www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/news/2011/feb-statement.htm Creation of the Office for Nuclear Regulation] |
| + | Written ministerial statement from the Department for Work and Pensions Minister for Employment, The Rt. Hon. Chris Grayling MP, 8 February 2011, accessed 22 June 2011 </ref> | ||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
The ONR brings together the safety and security functions of HSE’s [[Nuclear Directorate]] (incorporating the [[Nuclear Installations Inspectorate]], the [[Office for Civil Nuclear Security]] and the [[UK Safeguards Office]]) and, from summer 2011, the [[Department for Transport]]’s [[Radioactive Materials Transport Division]]. | The ONR brings together the safety and security functions of HSE’s [[Nuclear Directorate]] (incorporating the [[Nuclear Installations Inspectorate]], the [[Office for Civil Nuclear Security]] and the [[UK Safeguards Office]]) and, from summer 2011, the [[Department for Transport]]’s [[Radioactive Materials Transport Division]]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:03, 22 June 2011
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is an agency of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched in April 2011 pending planned legislation to establish it as an independent statutory body. [1]
Activities
The ONR brings together the safety and security functions of HSE’s Nuclear Directorate (incorporating the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, the Office for Civil Nuclear Security and the UK Safeguards Office) and, from summer 2011, the Department for Transport’s Radioactive Materials Transport Division.
People
- Nick Baldwin, former chief executive of Powergen is the ONR's interim Chair. The appointment is expected to be for 2-3 years, pending the successful passage of legislation to establish the ONR on a statutory basis.
Funding
Publications
Contact
- Address:
- Phone:
- Email:
- Website:
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Creation of the Office for Nuclear Regulation Written ministerial statement from the Department for Work and Pensions Minister for Employment, The Rt. Hon. Chris Grayling MP, 8 February 2011, accessed 22 June 2011
