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Limited consultation on UK’s commercial nuclear ships’ safety regulations.

On 9 August 2021 the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Agency) published a Consultation (Consultation) on the draft merchant shipping (nuclear ships) regulations 2021 (Regulations). The Consultation seeks views from interested parties (Consultees) on the proposed Regulations which will transpose the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS Convention) into UK law.

The proposed Regulations only cover commercial ships with nuclear propulsion systems and do not cover barge-mounted reactors for power generation or floating nuclear plants. Responses to the Consultation will be accepted until the 5th of October 2021.

 JDSupra 13th Aug 2021

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/uk-issues-draft-regulations-governing-1636843/

August 16, 2021 - Posted by | safety, UK

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