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Energy Sources
Nuclear Power -
Nuclear Websites
Related Nuclear Websites
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This page contains a number of links to websites that hold useful information on nuclear related issues, plus a brief description
of those sites:
Major UK based nuclear companies
British Energy is the UK’s largest producer of electricity, generating around one-fifth of the nation’s electricity. Through
its subsidiary companies British Energy Generation Ltd and British Energy Generation (UK) Ltd, British Energy owns and operates
the UK's 7 AGR and single PWR nuclear power stations. It has been wholly in the private sector since 1996. British Energy
has also diversified into non-nuclear energy activities in the UK.
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BNFL’s activities span the entire nuclear energy cycle, from reactor design and fuel manufacture to power station decommissioning
and clean-up. It is a public limited company managed on a fully commercial basis and wholly owned by the Government. It provides
services to UK and overseas customers and owns and operates the countries Magnox nuclear power stations.
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Nirex works to develop safe and environmentally responsible solutions for the management of radioactive waste.
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UKAEA’s core business is nuclear clean-up, managing the clean-up of former civil research sites at Dounreay, Harwell, Windscale
and Winfrith in the UK, and providing technical consultancy services to customers around the world. It also carries out research
into fusion power at Culham Science Centre – aiming to harness fusion’s potential as a clean and sustainable energy source
for the future.
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The Urenco Group is a collaboration of companies overseen by the UK/Dutch/German governments. The Group's main activities
are the enrichment of uranium for use in nuclear fuel and the development of centrifuge technology. Urenco Ltd is the UK registered
holding company for the Group, in which the UK shareholder is BNFL. Urenco (Capenhurst) Ltd is Urenco Ltd's UK operating subsidiary.
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Other Organisations in the UK
A Society, established in 1962, to provide information to members on nuclear energy issues and to provide information and
education on nuclear issues and contribute to the public debate on the use of nuclear energy.
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Cogent Sector Skills Council was licensed in February 2004 to cover the nuclear industry, both civil and military, as well
as chemical, offshore oil & gas, petroleum and polymers industries. Several of the recommendations of the Nuclear Skills Group
report were accepted for action by Cogent as part of its programme of work. DTI continues to maintain an overview of progress
with these actions through sponsorship with DfES of Cogent SSC.
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COMARE is an independent expert advisory committee with members chosen for their medical and scientific expertise and recruited
from Universities, Research and Medical Institutes. The Committee advises all Government Departments and members are not drawn
from the Nuclear or Electrical Power Supply Industries. The Committee offers Government independent (medical and scientific)
advice on the health effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in the environment, whether natural or man- made. The
independent members of COMARE are supported in their work by a Secretariat which, since 1996, has been provided by the National
Radiological Protection Board (NRPB).
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DEFRA leads on radioactive waste issues for the Government.
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The Health and Safety Executive regulates the nuclear industry through its Nuclear Safety Directorate (NSD) that has a primary
goal to ensure that those it regulates have no major nuclear accidents. The NSD includes the HSE’s nuclear safety support
staff as well as the NII’s inspectors.
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This Commitee advises the Health and Safety Commission and, when appropriate, Secretaries of State, on major issues affecting
the safety of nuclear installations including design, siting, operation, maintenance and decommissioning which are referred
to it or which it considers require attention. It also advises the Health and Safety Commission on the adequacy and balance
of its nuclear safety research programme. The NuSAC Sub Committee on Research provides independent advice, on behalf of NuSAC,
to the HSC on all aspects of research related to subjects within NuSAC's remit.
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The role of the Health Protection Agency is to provide an integrated approach to protecting UK public health through the provision
of support and advice to the NHS, local authorities, emergency services, and other bodies. In April 2005, the Agency was established
as a non-departmental public body, replacing the HPA SpHA and the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) and with radiation
protection as part of health protection incorporated in its remit.
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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is a non-departmental public body which takes strategic responsibility for the UK’s
nuclear legacy. Its core objective is to ensure that the 20 civil public sector nuclear sites are decommissioned and cleaned
up safely, securely, cost effectively and in ways that protect the environment for this and future generations.
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The NIA is the trade association and representative body for the British civil nuclear industry. It represents over 100 companies
including the operators of the nuclear power stations, those engaged in decommissioning, waste management, nuclear liabilities
management and all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle.
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The independent Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee (RWMAC) was set up in response to a recommendation of the
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's Sixth Report on Nuclear Power and the Environment. Its terms of reference are
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"To advise the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and, in relation to devolved matters, to
advise the Transport and Environment Minister in Scotland and the Assembly Secretary responsible for environmental policy
in Wales, on the technical and environmental implications of major issues concerning the development and implementation of
an overall policy for all aspects of the management of civil radioactive waste, including research and development; and on
any such matters referred to it by these persons."
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International Organisations
The trade association of the European nuclear industry, Foratom promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy by acting as the
voice of the nuclear industry in policy discussions involving the European Institution.
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The IAEA is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization
in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote
safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.
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The NEI is the trade association of the US nuclear industry. Its stated purposes are to foster and encourage the continued
safe utilization and development of nuclear energy to meet the USA's energy, environmental and economic goals and to support
the USA nuclear energy industry.
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The DTI participates in the work of, and is the UK's contact point for, the Paris based NEA. The NEA is a semi-autonomous
body within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The NEA's objective is to contribute to the
development of nuclear energy as a safe, environmentally acceptable and economical energy source through co-operation among
its membership, consisting of 27 countries from across Europe, America and Australasia. The Agency pursues its objectives
through seven technical committees, composed of qualified experts from Member states.
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The WNA is the global organisation that seeks to promote the peaceful worldwide use of nuclear power as a sustainable energy
resource for the coming centuries. Specifically, the WNA is concerned with nuclear power generation and all aspects of the
nuclear fuel cycle, including mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, plant manufacture, transport, and the safe
disposition of spent fuel.
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