What risks we cover: Nuclear accidents
Risks we cover: Overseas nuclear accidents
Defra is responsible for coordinating the United Kingdom response to overseas nuclear accidents (such as Chernobyl 1986), working with the relevant international authoritative bodies and UK partners and using its Radioactive Incident Monitoring Network (RIMNET), to monitor radiation levels.
- RIMNET information (on Defra website)
Risks we do not cover: Accidents in the UK
Domestic Nuclear Accidents
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is responsible for coordinating the response to accidents in the UK
Military Nuclear Accidents
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is responsible for coordinating the response to accidents in the UK involving military assets.
Defra is responsible for coordinating the response to the environmental pollution aspects - see environmental pollution (chemical, biological, radiological & nuclear)
Page last modified: 13 February 2008
Page published: 13 February 2008