Nuclear safety: Ministerial accountabilities
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- Nuclear safety at licensed sites – regulated by the ONR
- Co-ordinating framework for nuclear emergency plans (in Great Britain)
- UK involvement in international work in the nuclear area
- Safe transport of nuclear material by road and rail (in Great Britain) – regulated by the ONR
Secretary of State for Transport
- Safe transport of nuclear material by sea and air (in Great Britain) – different regulatory bodies for different modes of transport
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Discharge, disposal and (except on licensed sites) storage and use of radioactive material (in England) – regulated by the Environment Agency
Secretary of State for Defence
- Safety at defence-related nuclear sites
Secretary of State for Health
- Safety of radiation levels in food – regulated by the FSA
National Assembly for Wales
- Discharge, disposal, and (except on licensed sites) storage and use of radioactive material – regulated by the Environment Agency
Scottish Executive
- Discharge, disposal, and except on licensed sites, storage and use of radioactive material – regulated by SEPA
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Co-ordination of nuclear emergency planning
- Safe transport of radioactive materials on land
Northern Ireland Executive Committee
- Discharge, disposal, storage and use of radioactive material