Useful links

SD:SPUR learning network
A network for developing and disseminating good practice on the sustainable management of assets and decommissioning waste arising from nuclear sites

SAFESPUR Forum
The SAFESPUR Forum is a member-based network of commercial organisations interested in SAFEGROUNDS and SD:SPUR, and in sharing and supporting good practice.

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
UK Government department whose remit is the pursuit of sustainable development considering economic, social and environmental issues. Defra brings all aspects of the environment, rural matters, farming and food production together, and is a focal point for all rural policy, relating to people, the economy and the environment.

Department of the Environment Northern Ireland (DOENI)
The Department's aim is to improve the quality of life in Northern Ireland, now and for the future, by promoting a better and safer environment and supporting effective and efficient local government.

Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was created in October 2008, bringing together energy policy (previously with BERR - the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) with climate change mitigation policy (previously with Defra - the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

Environment Agency (EA)
Activities range from influencing Government policy and regulating major industries nationally, right through to day-to-day monitoring and clean up operations at a local level in England and Wales.

Environment and Heritage Service Northern Ireland (EHSNI)
Protect and conserve Northern Ireland’s natural heritage and built environment, to control and regulate pollution and to promote wider appreciation of the environment and best environmental practices.

Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
Look after health and safety in nuclear installations and mines, factories, farms, hospitals and schools, offshore gas and oil installations, the safety of the gas grid and the movement of dangerous goods and substances, railway safety, and many other aspects of the protection both of workers and the public.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
Purpose to oversee and manage the decommissioning and clean-up of the UK’s civil nuclear legacy.

Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
The DCLG was created on 5 May 2006 with a remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Protect the land, air and water - the core elements that form the fabric of our environment. We will do so in partnership with others, and in a way that enables Scotland to sustain a strong and diverse economy.

American Nuclear Society (ANS)
The ANS is a not-for-profit, international, scientific and educational organisation. It serves its members in their efforts to develop and safely apply nuclear science and technology for public benefit through knowledge exchange, professional development, and enhanced public understanding.

Nulear Institute (NI)

The NI aims are in the interests of public safety, the promotion of high standards of education and professional performance amongst those engineers, scientists and others working within the nuclear industry. They promote public understanding of nuclear sciences and the impact on society and the environment.

British Nuclear Industry Forum
A trade association & information body for the British civil nuclear industry.

The Clearance and Exemption Working Group (CEWG)
The CEWG is a nuclear industry working group which aims to provide and foster a safe, responsible and sustainable approach to clearance and exemption issues, and to contribute to the development of national and international legislation, standards and guidance as appropriate.

Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters (CERRIE)
Considering present risk models for radiation and health applying to exposure to radiation from internal radionuclides.

CIRIA
Company owned by other companies, universities, government departments and other public sector agencies, organisations and regulators. CIRIA’s owners include representatives from all parts of the supply chains of the modern built environment, covering building and civil engineering as well as transport and utilities infrastructure. CIRIA’s work is recognised as being independent, objective and authoritative.

Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM)
It is a new independent body that has been set up by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Margaret Beckett, along with Environment Ministers for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. CoRWM has been set up to review options for managing solid radioactive waste in the UK and to recommend the option, or combination of options, that can provide a long-term solution, providing protection for people and the environment.

Energy Institute
A forum for debate and opinion on energy and environmental matters and the focal point for the dissemination of scientific and engineering knowledge relating to these matters.

European approach to nuclear and radiological emergency management and rehabilitation strategies (EURANOS)
This is a 5-year European Commission funded research project that started in April 2004 with the overall goal to increase the coherence and effectiveness of nuclear and radiological off-site emergency management in Europe including the rehabilitation of contaminated areas.

European Nuclear Society
Aims to promote and to contribute to the advancement of science and engineering in the field of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy by all suitable means.

Health Protection Agency
On 1 April 2005, the Agency was established as a non-departmental public body, replacing the HPA SpHA and the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) and with radiation protection as part of health protection incorporated in its remit.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The IAEA is the world's centre of co-operation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organisation in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.

Institution of Chemical Engineers
Professional body representing chemical engineers.

Institution of Nuclear Engineers
Aims to encourage the peaceful use of nuclear energy and promote nuclear engineering.

Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment
(ILGRA)
An informal committee of senior policy makers on risk issues.

Low Level Radiation Campaign
Researching the effects of low level ionising radiation.

Sustainable Remediation Forum (SuRF-UK)
An initiative set up to progress the UK understanding of sustainable remediation and develop a framework in order to embed balanced decision making in the selection of the remediation strategy to address land contamination as an integral part of sustainable development