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Overview about agreements, conventions and treaties which impact on the UK's strategic export control policy and legislation.
This page brings together policy documents, working papers and announcements about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the UK’s work on it.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Applying for government funding for UK civil nuclear fission innovation.
Guidance for exporting nuclear equipment, material and technology that appears on what is known as the 'Trigger List'.
Information on depleted uranium (DU) including what it is, its uses, health effects and protection from exposure.
How the new nuclear power station programme is supported through skills development, investment, regulatory justification and the work of the independent nuclear regulators.
The UK works within the NPT to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, promote cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and advance nuclear disarmament.
Information about the Nuclear Accident Response Organisation (NARO) and the UK atmospheric nuclear testing programme.
Actions companies need to take to export nuclear-related items.
The Integrated Review has generated some misconceptions about the UK’s nuclear deterrent. Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
The UK’s independent nuclear deterrent has existed for over 60 years to deter the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life.
Activities and progress in the UK contribution to the maintenance of the international nuclear safeguards regime.
NNL is the UK’s national laboratory responsible for nuclear fission research and development. NNL is a public corporation of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero .
Researchers around the world will soon be able to access millions of the natural, historic specimens found in UK museums at the click of a button as part of a £473 million UK fund to enhance key research infrastructure.
Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent as a National Endeavour.
For more than 70 years, AWE has supported the UK Government’s nuclear defence strategy and Continuous At Sea Deterrence (CASD). AWE is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence .
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
A Market Exploration to identify technological solutions to detect Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) Signals with atomic magnetometers (AM) and modelling/studies on radiation induced Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) measurements.
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