Ageing Nuclear Sites, including Aldermaston and Devonport

out by The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) during the last 12 months
focusing on the management of ageing facilities. It is the latest of our
thematic inspections, instigated by Chief Nuclear Inspector Mark Foy, this
time looking at how the industry manages ageing plants and facilities to
ensure the necessary standards of safety and security are maintained. One
of our key aims is to check that Britain has sustainable programmes for
managing ageing nuclear facilities and ensuring licensees plan and respond
to these inevitable changes. The final inspection report will identify
areas of common challenge, where improvements are required, while
establishing where good practice can be shared within the industry and any
opportunities to improve ONR’s own regulatory focus. In late 2020, ONR
selected five licensees to be the focus of our inspections, as a
representative sample of the industry. They are the Atomic Weapons
Establishment (AWE Plc), in Aldermaston and Burghfield, Berkshire, EDF
Energy Nuclear Generation Limited, at Sizewell B Power Station in Suffolk,
Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd (DRDL) in Plymouth, Magnox Limited, at Hinkley
Point A in Somerset, and Sellafield Ltd, in Cumbria.

 ONR 16th Dec 2021

 https://news.onr.org.uk/2021/12/ageing-facilities-scrutiny-nears-completion-in-chief-nuclear-inspectors-themed-inspection/