Safety Directors Forum and sub-groups

WPC is a formal sub-group of the Safety Directors Forum.

The Nuclear Site Licensees/Site Authorisees/Safety Directors Forum meets to facilitate sharing and understanding of key environment, health and safety (EH&S) issues and the implications of recent experiences. It considers regulatory developments and responds to them and promotes co-operation across the nuclear industry on EH&S policy, standards and implementation, strategy and technical matters.

Links to some of the other Safety Directors Forum sub-groups are included below.

The Environment Agencies Requirements Working Group (EARWG)

UK Shielding Forum

The Shielding Forum is the independent UK authority for shielding principles, methodologies and core skill requirements for the nuclear industry, and is a recognised Centre of Excellence.

Radioactive Material Transport Users Committee (RAMTUC)

The Radioactive Material Transport Users Committee (RAMTUC) is an industry group formed in the 1960s to develop strategy and policy regarding the regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material, both for transporting materials involved in the nuclear fuel cycle and transporting materials outside the fuel cycle, such as radio-pharmaceutical products.

Industry Radiological Protection Co-ordination Group (IRPCG)

IRPCG is the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Industry forum that considers significant occupational radiological protection issues at a strategic level and provides a coherent approach as the industry develops.

Transport Container Standardisation Committee (TCSC)

The Transport Container Standardisation Committee (TCSC) is a UK nuclear industry club whose main function is to maintain and develop codes of practice relating to radioactive materials transport. The stated purpose of the TCSC is "to examine the requirements for the safe transport of radioactive material with a view to standardisation and, as appropriate, produce and maintain guidance in the form of standards documentation".

Clearance and Exemption Working Group

The Clearance and Exemption Working Group (CEWG) is a nuclear industry working group that aims to

1. provide and foster a safe, responsible and sustainable approach to clearance and exemption issues amongst the major nuclear organisations in the United Kingdom, and

2. contribute to the development of national and international legislation, standards and guidance as appropriate.