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Future fusion energy facilities will continue to be regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) and Health & Safety Executive (HSE), the UK government has confirmed in its response to a consultation seeking views on the regulatory framework for ensuring the safe and effective rollout of fusion energy. Fission power plants are regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-developing-regulatory-framework-for-fusion
Net-zero needs nuclear, UK minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change Greg Hands told the country's industry at the Nuclear Industry Association's Nuclear2021 conference in London last week in a strong message of support. The following is the text of his speech.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 07 December 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Speech-UK-is-on-a-mission-for-fission
NNL, the UK’s national laboratory for nuclear fission, has today launched its new Strategic Plan: This is NNL. With legally binding targets in the UK to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and more than 120 other countries moving towards the same goal, it is "impossible to overestimate the scale of the challenge ahead", NNL said.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 09 June 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-s-National-Nuclear-Laboratory-hones-in-on-net-z