Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999

Information as to decisions

11.  Where an application for consent to carry out a project is determined by the Executive, the Executive shall—

(a) in writing, inform the licensee and the Secretary of State of the decision;

(b) inform the public of the decision by publishing a notice in a newspaper circulating in the locality of the site concerned, or by such other means as are reasonable in the circumstances; and

(c) make available for public inspection at all reasonable hours at an office of the Executive nearest to the place where the power station or reactor is situated, and free of charge, a statement containing—

(i) the content of the decision and any conditions attached thereto;

(ii) the main reasons and considerations on which the decision is based; and

(iii) a description, where necessary, of the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, offset the major adverse effects of the project.