U.K. Nuclear Industry Sees No Brexit Win from Euratom Pullout

There is no upside to Britain withdrawing from the European Union’s treaty dealing with such issues as radioactive materials transport to nuclear reactor parts. That was the unanimous verdict of four industry insiders quizzed by a cross-party panel of lawmakers Nov. 1.

“I don’t see that the current system puts any burdens on us and therefore that there would be a significant benefit in coming out,” Mina Golshan, deputy chief inspector at the Office for Nuclear Regulation, told the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee. Three other industry officials expressed broad agreement.

The verdict illustrates the challenge ...