The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

09 August 2005

On Thursday, 11 August at 9.30am, the NDA publishes its first draft strategy for detailed public consultation. You will be able to view the webcast of the launch on this website until 11 November 2005. The consultation is an important opportunity for all those interested in our 20 civil nuclear sites to influence the approach to decommissioning and clean-up. The public consultation runs until 11 November 2005.

The draft strategy captures the key issues and sets out the NDA’s proposed approach to tackling them. It details:

• our suggested approach to decommissioning, clean-up, and nuclear waste storage and disposal;
• suggested timescales and final site status for all of the 20 sites; and
• how we will adopt an open and transparent approach to all our work and in particular how we will engage with all stakeholders.

Copies of the draft strategy, an executive summary and news based material will be available on the website from 9.30am on Thursday 11th August. The webcast will be available on the site throughout the consultation period.

During the consultation period, NDA staff will be hosting or attending meetings and events to explain our thinking and answer questions. This will include holding our first National Stakeholder Group meeting in October, as well as presenting to the 20 Site Stakeholder Groups during the consultation period. We are also happy to consider any requests by stakeholders for further meetings.

After taking into account responses, a final proposed Strategy will be presented to the Secretary of State and Scottish Ministers in December 2005. The Government’s deadline for approval is the 31 March 2006.

The NDA wants to stimulate a wide ranging public debate and welcomes all comments about our suggested approach. Full details of the various ways in which comments can be sent to us are included in the draft strategy and on this website from 11 August 2005.