Date released
12 December 2023
Request number
202312054
Release of information under
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)
Information requested
Please can I have the following under the Freedom of Information Act or, if the ONR is not the relevant authority, can you confirm who is.
Between 2000 and 2010 the total amount paid to Specialist Group International/Peter Faulding for services relating to the monitoring of waters in/around Barrow-in-Furness in connection with International Nuclear Solutions' operations (or the name of the relevant subsidiary) regarding the transfer of nuclear waste from/to Sellafield in Cumbria.
Can the above be broken down by the total number of individual operations and also by year.
Information released
We confirm that under s.1 of the FOIA, we do not hold the information relevant to your request.
ONR is the UK’s independent nuclear regulator. We have the legal authority to regulate nuclear safety, civil nuclear security and safeguards, and conventional health and safety at the 35 licensed nuclear sites in Great Britain. For more information about us and our work , please see our website.
As your query relates to environmental monitoring beyond the Barrow and Sellafield licensed nuclear sites, we can confirm that this activity falls outside of our regulatory remit and powers.
However, as part of our duty to provide advice and assistance under s.16 of the FOIA, we suggest that you may wish to contact the Environment Agency via enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk who may be able to assist with your request.
Exemptions applied
N/A
PIT (Public Interest Test) if applicable
N/A