Bureau of Nuclear Science and Research

Bureau of Nuclear Science and Research
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Type	SIRC bureau
Formed	1 March 1972 (1972-03-01)
Parent body	SIRC
Central Office	1 Rutherford Parade Veness, DEVX
Employees	540
Annual budget	£10.6 million
Senior executive
Patron	Sir Jonathan Worboys
Executive director	Craig Speight

The Bureau of Nuclear Science and Research (BNS&R) is an entity of the Scientific and Industrial Research Council (SIRC) responsible for the development of New Ingrea's nuclear science and research programmes. The agency manages the Nuclear Research Laboratory, and along with the Electricity Authority, deals with materials of the nuclear fuel cycle coming from the research reactor and the Ōruawai Power Station.

History

The Bureau of Nuclear Science and Research was established by the passage of the Nuclear Energy Act and came into being on the 1 March 1972.

Governance

As a crown research bureau, the BNS&R is an independent subsidiary of the Scientific and Industrial Research Council. The bureau is led by a managing director, who reports to the chief executive of the SIRC. The bureau also has a patron, an honorary position, whose duties revolve around fund-raising and highlighting awareness of the work conducted by the BNS&R,

Function and purpose

Nuclear medicine

Nuclear medicine forms one of the core business functions of the BNS&R, with the commission producing over 90% of New Ingrea's nuclear medicine requirements, including radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of certain cancers.

Waste disposal

The BNS&R manages the Plum Pudding Mountain deep geological repository, which is a 900 feet (270 metres) deep facility that receives all of New Ingrea spent nuclear waste.