Performance Updates
Find out more about Sizewell A's Performance, visit our Programme Performance Updates section.
See also
NDA Strategy Document
We published our revised Strategy in March 2011.
NDA Strategy - Effective from April 2011 (full colour version) (5Mb)
For more information see Our Strategy
Find more documents in our comprehensive Document Library.
Site Progress Key
On target |
On target |
Behind target with possibility of recovery |
Behind target with possibility of recovery |
Behind target |
Behind target |
Safety and Environmental Performance Key
| Nuclear Safety | |
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No incidents in the month |
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One or more INES Level 1 or above in the month |
| Industrial Safety | |
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No incidents in the month |
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One or more RIDDOR reportable events in the month |
| Environmental Safety |
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No incidents in the month |
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One or more environmental non compliances in the month |
Future Plans
This section provides a brief description of the Sizewell A 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
| Current plans are for the complete removal of all contamination, removal of structures to 1 metre below ground level and delicensing. |
Current Key Milestones
| Year | Milestones |
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| 2006 | End of operations - cessation of electricity generation |
| 2009 | Defuelling - end of defuelling, all irradiated fuel elements delivered to Sellafield |
| 2013 | ILW store complete - waste store constructed to house Sizewell A’s waste |
| 2015 | Turbine Hall demolition - major redundant plant and building demolished |
| 2018 | Initial decommissioning phase complete - care and maintenance preparations complete |
| 2048 | Removal of ILW store - waste store removed prior to final site clearance |
| 2110 | Final site clearance and closure |
Progress against this year's targets
Status as at end Quarter 3 (end December 2011) - next update due April 2012
Site Restoration
| Target | Status | Commentary |
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Continued removal, packaging and disposal of asbestos |
On target |
On track |
Maintenance of facilities in a safe state |
On target |
On track |
Prioritisation of funding for high risk and hazard legacy wastes |
On target |
On track |
Nuclear Materials
| Target | Status | Commentary |
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Review the business case for potential consolidations of nuclear materials |
On target |
On track |
Support Government policy development for plutonium options |
On target |
Complete. Preferred options paper delivered on schedule in June 2011. |
Spent Fuels
| Target | Status | Commentary |
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Continued defuelling in line with Magnox Operating Programme (MOP) requirements |
On target |
Defuelling is being managed within wet stock control limits. |
Provide programme cohesive overview of the Magnox Operating Programme (MOP) |
On target |
On track |
Integrated Waste Management
| Target | Status | Commentary |
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Drive adoption and implementation of the Low Level Waste (LLW) Strategy (ACCELS) |
On target |
On track - Note: The title ACCELS has now been dropped and we are now just referencing to this as our National Programme for implementation of the UK Strategy for the Management of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste from the Nuclear Industry (published August 2010) |
Business Optimisation
| Target | Status | Commentary |
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Secure a future for Capenhurst that maximises overall value for money |
On target |
Complete |
Critical Enablers
| Target | Status | Commentary |
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Combined development of Skills and People Strategy |
On target |
On track |
Continue development of effective stakeholder engagement |
On target |
On track |
Embed the new ways of working in the NDA and estate following the Organisational Review |
On target |
On track |
Embed the updated Strategy |
On target |
On track |
Ensure delivery of 10% support and overhead cost reductions |
On target |
On track |
Extend contracts through to completion of competition for Magnox and RSRL |
On target |
On track |
Complete new Parent Body (PBO) contract award for Dounreay |
On target |
On track |
Review delivery of NDA's socio-economic obligations |
On target |
On track |
Review National Nuclear Archive project in line with NDA Information and Knowledge Management Strategy |
On target |
On track |
Safety and Environmental Performance
Status as at end Quarter 3 (end December 2011) - next update due April 2012
