Performance Updates
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NDA Strategy Document
After extensive consultation with our stakeholders, Government approved our Strategy published on 30 March 2006
NDA Strategy (pdf)
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This section provides a brief description of the Culham JET site as outlined in the NDA's strategy.
The scope, schedule and cost of work needed to decommission the sites are reviewed annually by the NDA and its contractors during the Lifetime Plan (LTP) review process.
Site End State
| In the current plans all the JET facilities will be removed and this area of the Culham site will be landscaped in accordance with the local authority temporary planning consents. |
Current Key Milestones
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2008 | JET operations cease (at the end of December 2008) |
| 2009 | Decommissioning commences (January 2009) |
| 2011 | Complete removal of certain buildings (as required by temporary planning consents) |
| 2015 | Complete removal of JET machine and associated equipment in the Torus Hall |
| 2018 | Complete removal of the tritium handling plant |
| 2019 | All packaged ILW and LLW sent off-site for storage and/or disposal |
| 2019 | Complete demolition of all the remaining JET buildings |
| 2020 | Final site clearance (all JET related structures removed to satisfy temporary planning consents) - JET facilities decommissioned |