UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency issues notice on nuclear ships

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UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued the Merchant Guidance Note (MGN) regarding nuclear ships.

This MGN is addressed to all shipowners, operators, masters, officers, maritime administrations, port authorities and recognised organisations.

It has been published on December 1st 2022, and should be read with the Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022.

This notice provides guidance on the application of the Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1169), which regulate UK commercial nuclear-powered ships and foreign commercial nuclear-powered ships visiting UK waters.  

The guidance covers the following aspects:

• Approvals and surveys  
• Reactor  Installation  
• Safety  Assessment  
• Quality Assurance  Programme  
• Operating  Manual  
• Radiation Safety  
• Manning  and Training  
• Ports
• Decommissioning  of  nuclear-powered  ships  
• Offences  and penalties  
• Detention

A nuclear-powered ship is constructed with a nuclear power plant to provide energy to the propulsion system which normally includes components such as a nuclear reactor, heat exchanger, steam generator feeding a steam turbine, and associated piping, pumps, and valves.

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