What ONR’s 2025 plan means for your nuclear projects

If you’re managing, designing, or maintaining infrastructure on a nuclear site, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of major change. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has recently released its 2025-26 Corporate Plan, which reinforces ONR’s oversight approach with greater emphasis on digital tools and transparency.

The plan focuses on digital compliance, audit-ready safety evidence, and supplier transparency. If you can demonstrate traceability, digital record-keeping, and proactive safety management, you’ll stand out as a partner of choice. If you can’t, you may find the regulatory process to be much slower and more complex.

At Ezi Klamp, we work alongside some of the UK’s most demanding safety-led sectors such as nuclear. Our access and edge protection solutions are designed, documented, and delivered with the compliance needs of nuclear environments in mind. Here’s how we can help you stay one step ahead of ONR’s 2025 plan…

Understanding the ONR’s 2025-26 Corporate Plan

ONR’s 2025-26 Corporate Plan sets a clear direction for how the UK’s nuclear safety regulator intends to oversee the sector. It provides a clear roadmap for how nuclear organisations must evolve to meet higher expectations around performance, transparency, and innovation. Here are the key takeaways from the plan:

Unwavering focus on safety and accountability

The Office for Nuclear Regulation is reinforcing its commitment to world-leading safety standards, with a much stronger focus on clear accountability and evidence-based assurance across every stage of a project.

Digitalisation of oversight and inspection

The ONR is embedding digital tools into its inspection and reporting processes. It will favour projects with robust, data-driven documentation and online audit capabilities.

Enabling regulation and efficiency

The ONR will work more collaboratively with licensees to help the UK expand its nuclear capability. This will support more efficient project delivery without compromising safety standards.

Investment in capability and innovation

The regulator is strengthening its digital systems and workforce expertise, creating a more informed environment that values innovation and best practice.

Transparency and stakeholder confidence

The ONR aims to improve its communication of risks and performance by encouraging all dutyholders to maintain clear audit trails and demonstrate compliance to both regulators and the public.

What this means for your nuclear project

ONR’s plan signals a clear shift away from paperwork-heavy oversight towards digital accountability. If you’re delivering new builds, refurbishments, or maintenance within the nuclear estate, your inspections may increasingly involve digital documentation and remote review. This means that your project data, documentation, and safety evidence must be accessible, verifiable, and ready for audit at any time.

You’ll need to demonstrate:

Complete documentation that can be accessed and reviewed digitally
Transparent records of material origin, installation, and inspection
Evidence of safety compliance across all your structural and access systems

For suppliers of nuclear projects, you won’t be assessed solely on the performance of your projects, but on how well you can integrate with digital compliance frameworks. Now is the perfect time to review your internal systems, strengthen your documentation practices, and invest in traceable digital records.

How Ezi Klamp can help you comply with ONR’s 2025 plan

Our access structures, guardrails, and handrail systems are specifically engineered to help you meet the expectations of ONR’s 2025-26 plan and demonstrate full accountability at every stage of your project. Here’s how we can help:

Proven safety performance

We know that nuclear sites demand the highest safety standards. Our GRP products are non-conductive, corrosion-resistant, and slip-resistant, offering consistent protection for your operatives with minimal maintenance required.

Full traceability and documentation

Every system we deliver comes with comprehensive, audit-ready documentation, including material certificates, inspection reports, and installation records. These digital files integrate seamlessly with your compliance platforms and allow you to conform with ONR’s digital-first approach.

Streamlined project delivery

Our modular GRP designs are exceptionally lightweight and simple to install, helping you deliver projects much faster while still maintaining complete control over quality and safety. This efficiency supports smoother project delivery, aligning with ONR’s emphasis on proactive safety management.

Built for long-term reliability

We supply durable, low-maintenance components that will not degrade over time. This ensures your infrastructure remains safe, compliant, and ready for inspection for decades to come.