04 December 2008
Socio Economic Panel
Panel to consider funding requests under £100,000.
17 November 2008
R&D Strategy Workshop: Geological Disposal
As part of our consultation on our Radioactive Waste Management Directorate’s Proposed Research and Development Strategy we are holding a two-day workshop examining the R&D issues associated with a geological disposal facility.
05 November 2008
7th National Stakeholder Group Meeting
The National Stakeholder Group allows declared stakeholders to engage with NDA on various issues of national interest.
Press Enquiries
For urgent enquiries out of office hours, please use the mobile phone numbers below:
Bill Hamilton
Head of Communications
Office: 01925 802193
Mobile: 07816 315132
Brian Hough
Communications Manager
Office: 01925 802177
Mobile: 07812 554009
Richard Flynn
Communications Manager
Office: 01925 802075
Mobile: 07812 553965
Pip Hatt
Communications Manager
Office: 01925 802255
Mobile: 07837 042539
06 October 2008
Agreement with NMP Ltd concludes Competition
NDA agreement with NMP Ltd signals conclusion of the Sellafield Parent Body competition.
01 October 2008
Sellafield Ltd Executive Team
We have received confirmation from Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) Ltd of the names of the proposed Executive Directors for Sellafield Ltd.
01 October 2008
Magnox Electric Limited Split in Two
Magnox formally separated into two nuclear licensed companies on 1 October 2008.
24 September 2008
NDA Announces Marketing Agreement with EDF
The NDA today announced that it has reached an agreement with EDF for the joint marketing of land at these sites.
10 September 2008
NDA Announces Land Sale
Following meetings with all the organisations which expressed an interest in our assets, there will be an initial tranche of land sales.
PAC Report Recommendations Welcomed
10 July 2008
The NDA welcomes the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report and its recommendations.
From the moment the nuclear legacy came under our control in April 2005 the NDA recognised that it would take at least three years to develop a significant understanding of the 50 years of civil nuclear legacy in order to develop an underpinned lifetime cost of the 125 year programme to clean-up 19 sites.
The evidence from overseas, where they are a few years ahead in decommissioning terms, shows that the application of world-class project management and innovation acts to drive down costs over time. We are already seeing signs of that emerging here in the UK as we move forward with competitions to bring in new Parent Body Organisations (PBOs) to manage the companies who do the work on the ground. For example, at the Low Level Waste Repository near Drigg in Cumbria, where the first new Parent Body Organisation took over in April this year, following a successful competition, the new contractor has already identified efficiencies and new ways of working which are reducing the lifetime cost of the project significantly whilst extending the site's operational life.
In spite of the many challenges we have faced, including income volatility, we are continuing to make progress in delivering our core mission and are on track to establish a robust baseline later this year from which we will be able to measure future progress.