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What we're doing

Read about our role in regulating the nuclear industry.

New nuclear power stations

We will ensure that any nuclear power stations built in the UK meet high standards of safety, security, environmental protection and waste management.

New nuclear power stations

Regulating geological disposal

The Environment Agency, Office for Nuclear Regulation and Department for Transport (DfT) will regulate any future geological disposal facility for radioactive waste in England and Wales.

Regulating geological disposal

  • Monitoring radioactivity

    How we monitor radioactivity and regulate the nuclear industry and non-nuclear users of radioactive substances, plus information about radioactivity in food and the environment.