Dialogue - Stakeholder Online Newsletter
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Our Consultations
We are currently seeking views on:
Strategic Environmental Assessment Assessment until 11 September 2008;
Proposed Supply Chain Development Strategy until end of September 2008;
Plutonium Options until 8 October 2008; and
Three consultations on Geological Disposal until 30 November 2008, which include strategies for:
- research and development
- stakeholder engagement and communications framework
- framework for sustainability appraisal and environmental assessment
When will sites be competed?
A contract was awarded on 31 March 2008 for our first competition, Low Level Waste Repository near Drigg in West Cumbria. This also includes supporting the NDA in developing a low level waste strategy.
The second, much larger and more complex, competition is for Sellafield (incorporating Sellafield itself, Calder Hall, Capenhurst and Windscale). The contract is due to be awarded in 2008.
Before proceeding with the remaining elements of the competition schedule, we are reflecting on feedback from our ongoing market engagement activity and reviewing this with Government. Issues have been identified around the sequencing, scope and timing of the remaining competitions.
This pause in the competition process enables us and Government to consider any lessons learnt from the first two competitions. We will consider the best way forward to ensure we have the optimum timing and scope of competitions for our remaining sites in order to attract the highest quality bidding teams to the competitive dialogue process.