Nuclear Decommissioning Moves Ahead Full Report

Set up in April 2005 under the Energy Act 2004, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has been in operation for just over two years. Its core objective is to ensure that the 20 civil public sector nuclear sites under its ownership are decommissioned and cleaned up safely, securely, cost-effectively and in ways that protect the environment for current and future generations.

The seminar provided the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved during the NDA’s two years of operation, and how the UK’s decommissioning strategy is unfolding. It looked at a variety of issues, including the structure of the industry and the role of the key organisations, recent decommissioning projects, how costs are estimated and lessons that could be learned for the future.

There was also an opportunity to compare the decommissioning of civil nuclear installations with the arrangements and issues for the recovery and decommissioning of UK and Russian nuclear-powered submarines.