UK Regulators and Regulations

Health & Safety Executive (HSE)

Health and Safety Executive Home Page

Reducing Risk Protecting People (R2P2)

Office for Nuclear Regulation

Office for Nuclear Regulation Home page

ONR independently regulates nuclear safety and security at 37 nuclear licensed sites in the UK. ONR also regulate transport and ensure that safeguards obligations for the UK are met.

To ensure the latest versions of documents go via the ONR web site

Nuclear Site Licence Conditions

Tolerability of Risk from Nuclear Power Stations

Safety Assessment Principles (SAPs) for Nuclear Facilities

ONR Technical Assessment Guides

ONR web page on Transport of Radioactive Material

IAEA Transport Regulations and Guidance

The transport of radioactive material, other than on nuclear licensed sites is subject to the IAEA Transport Regulations.

IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-6, Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, 2012 Edition

IAEA Safety Standard Series No. SS6-26, Advisory Material for the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (2012 Edition)

IAEA Safety Standards Series No. TS-R-1, Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, 2009 Edition Safety Series

IAEA Safety Guide TS-G-1.1 (Rev 1), Advisory Material for the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material. 2008 Edition

UK Regulations

Office of Public Sector Information Home Page

This contains links to a variety of information including Acts and Statutory Instruments. The following are relevant to criticality safety:

Health and Safety at Work Act etc 1974

The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999

The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001