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31 March 2008
LLW Repository Contract Award
The contract award for the management and operation of the Low Level Waste Repository represents an historic milestone in the UK’s civil nuclear industry.
13 September 2006
LLWR Competition Shortlist Announced
Three bidders qualify to be invited to tender for the Low Level Waste Management Contract.
26 April 2006
NDA seeks 'strong field' for competition
The NDA hold an industry day to provide potential contractors the background, criteria and process for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s first ever competition.
10 April 2006
Search is on for nuclear waste management contract
Following Government approval of the Nuclear Deommissioning Authority's Strategy, the search is now underway for the first competiton.
01 November 2004
Safeguarded: West Cumbria Prosperity
On Monday 1st of November, the Trade and Industry Secretary signed an agreement with the NDA.
Background
The Low Level Waste Repository (LLW Repository), near Drigg, was the first of NDA's sites to be competed, as required by the Energy Act 2004.
The contract is significant as it is not only for the management and operation of the existing repository but also covers the development of a UK wide Strategy for managing low level waste produced by the nuclear industry. The potential costs associated with long term management of all low level radioactive wastes across NDA's nuclear licensed sites are currently estimated by the NDA to be approximately £8 billion.
The new contract successfully delivered will provide major savings to the UK taxpayer. Proposals to reduce costs at the Repository will deliver savings of over £100million while innovative technical proposals aimed at delivering a 20% reduction in the UK's low level waste liability could result in savings of up to £1billion.
Key Competition Dates
| Mar 2008 | Contract awarded to UK Nuclear Waste Management Ltd |
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| Augt 2007 | Preferred bidder, UK Nuclear Waste Management Ltd, announced |
| Feb 2007 | Tender submissions received (from which three consortia were selected) |
| Oct 2006 | Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued |
| Apr 2006 | LLWR competition started with an Industry Day followed by the issue of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire |
LLWR Parent Body Organisation
UK Nuclear Waste Management Ltd – the consortium led by URS - Washington Division and including Studsvik, Areva and Serco Assurance were awarded the contract on 31 March 2008.
As the new Parent Body of the LLW Repository, the consortium provides a seconded team of nine individuals into LLWR Ltd from 1 April 2008.
On 1 April 2008, the new Parent Body Agreement and Management and Operation contract came into effect with the transfer of shares in the Site Licence Company from British Nuclear Group to UK Nuclear Waste Management Ltd.
Contract Value
The contract has a value of between £200 million and £500 million.
Contract Duration
The initial contract term is for five years. The NDA then has the option to extend the contract by two periods of 5 years plus a further period of 2 years. These contract extensions can be exercised by the NDA in any order.