The Nuclear Generating Stations (Security) Regulations 1996
These Regulations impose certain requirements with respect to the security of generating stations which are nuclear installations requiring a licence under section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (“the 1965 Act”), and of laboratories which are such nuclear installations, and which are used for the examination of irradiated nuclear fuel by, or on behalf of, the operator of such a generating station for purposes connected with operating it. The Regulations cease to apply to such generating stations and laboratories when there ceases to be either any nuclear fuel kept on the site or any proposal to keep nuclear fuel on the site. They cease to apply in relation to any particular operator of a generating station or laboratory when that operator’s “period of responsibility” under the 1965 Act comes to an end (i.e. when the operator ceases to be subject to a duty under section 7(1) of the 1965 Act in respect of the consequences of any possible occurrence on the site); but they do not cease to apply merely by virtue of the surrender or revocation of a nuclear site licence.