Nuclear decommissioning—regulatory

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Practice notes

Nuclear decommissioning—regulatory

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Practice notes

Brexit impact—Euratom and the UK Nuclear Sector

As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK ceased to be an EU Member State. However, at this point in time, the UK entered a transition/implementation period during which it continued to be treated by the EU as a Member State for many purposes. The UK’s exit from the EU also meant the UK’s exit from the Euratom Community. 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period. At this point in time (referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’), key transitional arrangements came to an end and significant changes began to take effect across the UK’s legal regime. The UK’s exit from the EU also meant the UK’s exit from Euratom. Any changes relevant to this content will be set out below.

On 24 December 2020, the UK government announced it had agreed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which is supplemented by a number of associated declarations and agreements including a separate Nuclear Co-operation Agreement (NCA) with the EU/Euratom. It also contains

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United Kingdom

Key definition:

Nuclear decommissioning definition

What does Nuclear decommissioning mean?

decommissioning is the process of dealing with redundant nuclear facilities that have reached the end of their operational life. The objective of nuclear decommissioning is to either: • return the nuclear site in question to an unrestricted, de-licensed condition, or • return the site to a state so that the land can be used for suitable alternative uses

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