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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom formed by the Energy Act 2004. It came into existence in late 2004, and took on its main functions on 1 April 2005. Its purpose is to deliver savings in the decommissioning and clean-up of the UK’s civil nuclear legacy in a safe and cost-effective manner, and where possible to accelerate programmes of work that reduce hazard. The NDA aims to do this by introducing innovation and world class contractor expertise through a series of competitions similar to the model that has been used in the US. The NDA took ownership of the sites involved, but the operational work itself is carried out by contractors.
Responsibility for operating the various sites is being restructured into seven Site Licence Companies.
In 2005 the cost of decommissioning these sites was planned at £55.8 billion, with Sellafield requiring £31.5 billion. However in 2006 the NDA reported that the cost of cleaning up existing waste was higher than previously thought, and gave a new estimated decommissioning cost of about £72 billion over a 100 year period. [1] In 2008 estimated decommissioning cost increased to £73.6 billion, or after taking account of discount rates £44.1 billion. [2]
On its creation, the NDA also took over ownership of Direct Rail Services, the rail freight operating company set up by BNFL in 1995 to transport nuclear materials.
In 2006, the then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry announced his support for a National Nuclear Laboratory to be based on the British Technology Centre at Sellafield and Nexia Solutions. The NDA, as the owner of Sellafield site and the funder of majority of research required across the nuclear estate, is involved in discussions with Government on the best way to take this project forward.
A National Nuclear Laboratory will complement other initiatives to develop a sustainable workforce such as the National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN) network, including the development of Energus in West Cumbria, alongside complementary research and development facilities such as the Dalton Cumbria Institute. All are reflected in the NDA Strategy.
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