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World first for British Nuclear Group
British Nuclear Group Sellafield Ltd has become the first operator of a nuclear reprocessing facility to join the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), an organisation dedicated to improving the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants.
WANO agreed to British Nuclear Group becoming full members following four years of co-operation between both organisations, changing their articles of association to enable the membership to take place.
Speaking after the ceremony, Management Services, Sellafield’s Managing Director, Barry Snelson, who signed the WANO Charter on the company’s behalf, said: “WANO’s process for sharing world-wide best practise is widely recognised for its positive contribution to the safety and reliability of reactor operations.
Membership of WANO is not just about taking from others, but also giving back. It is a unique forum for co-operation, set up purely to help members achieve the highest possible levels of operational safety by giving members access to a wealth of operating experience from the worldwide nuclear community. By working with WANO we can build an unimpeachable safety culture and an ethos of continual improvement.”
WANO Managing Director, Lucas Mampaey, who welcomed British Nuclear Group Sellafield Limited to WANO, added: “The public doesn’t make any distinction between a nuclear power plant and a nuclear reprocessing plant and that is why we are happy to have Sellafield on board. To use a metaphor, we are roped together like climbers. If one is affected then we are all affected. On the other hand, if we all work together then we can climb to ever higher levels of nuclear safety.”
