Developing Our Strategy
You can understand how we control and manage the development of our strategy by reading our short guide:
Strategy Management System Short Guide (250kb)
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NDA Strategy Document
We are in the process of revising
the Strategy that was approved by
Government in 2006:
Strategy (approved by Government 2006) (3Mb)
We will be launching our Draft Strategy II
for consultation in August 2010.
Click here for more information on Draft Strategy II
Find more documents in our comprehensive Document Library.
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Developing Our Strategy
We are the 'strategic mind' responsible for the decommissioning and clean-up of the UK's civil public sector nuclear sites.
Our current Strategy document was published in March 2006 and reflects the environment at that time. Under the Energy Act 2004, the Strategy must be reviewed at least every five years, so we will consult on a revised Strategy (Draft Strategy II) in 2010. Our revised Strategy (Strategy II) will be published in 2011.
As a strategic body, we work on strategic issues all the time, so the periodic publication of our Strategy document can only be a snapshot of the state of play at the time of publication.
Strategy Management System
We have a system to manage the development of our strategy. It has three key elements:
1. NDA Strategy Document (the Strategy)
This is our over-arching Strategy document that consolidates the key areas of strategy across various subjects. It will remain an important document, requiring Government approval, and we will continue to consult publicly each time we review it.
Strategy (approved by Government 2006) (3Mb)
Draft Strategy II will be published for consultation in autumn 2010.
However, on an ongoing basis, development of strategy continues through work on Topic Strategies, as outlined below.
2. Topic Strategies
Topic Strategies are individual subjects for which we need an agreed strategy. Topic Strategy documents are developed and owned by subject matter specialists ('Strategic Authorities') in the NDA.
Managing strategy in this way means our strategy is formulated at a rate appropriate to each topic rather than statutory timescales. This approach also gives stakeholders more opportunity to be engaged throughout the development of our strategy in each topic area, rather than just periodic consultation on a draft revised Strategy document. Each topic outlines its engagement plan so that stakeholders can choose when they want to get involved.
3. Site Strategic Specification
Each Site Licence Company (SLC) will be issued with a Site Strategic Specification (SSS). The content of these is derived from the Topic Strategies and helps to improve the alignment between each site's Lifetime Plan (LTP) and the main NDA Strategy. The specification will be owned by NDA Site Programme Managers and produced in collaboration with SLCs and relevant Strategic Authorities.
Diagram to illustrate NDA's Strategy Management System
Next Steps
Ongoing development and publication of
- engagement plans
- outputs from stakeholder engagement for each topic strategy
- strategic specification
