NDA Strategy 2021
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Strategy
Effective from March 2021
Cleaning up the UK's earliest nuclear sites, caring for people and the environment
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Strategy
Effective from March 2021
Strategy presented to Parliament pursuant to Schedule 2 of the Energy Act 2004. Strategy presented to Scottish Parliament pursuant to Schedule 2 of the Energy Act 2004.
March 2021
SG/2021/48
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Contents
Preface
7
1.0 Introduction
9
1.1 Background
9
1.2 Current Context
14
1.3 Funding
17
2.0 Our Approach to Strategy
18
2.1 Strategic Themes and Topics
18
2.2 Strategy Management
19
2.3 Lessons from Strategy (2016)
21
3.0 Our Evolving Strategy
22
4.0 Site Decommissioning and Remediation
26
Case Study: Ponds and Silos at Sellafield 31
4.1 Decommissioning
32
Case Study: Timing of the Magnox
Reactor Decommissioning Strategy
35
4.2 Land Quality Management
37
4.3 Site Interim and End States
39
Case Study: Optimising Site End States 42
4.4 Land Use
44
5.0 Spent Fuels
46
5.1 Spent Oxide Fuel
50
5.2 Spent Magnox Fuel
52
5.3 Spent Exotic Fuel
54
The Vision: Nuclear Safeguards
56
6.0 Nuclear Materials
58
6.1 Plutonium
60
6.2 Uranium
63
Case Study: Export of High Enriched
Uranium in Support of Medical Isotope
Production
65
8.7 Asset Management
111
Case Study: Quality and Continuous
Improvement (First Generation Magnox
Storage Pond)
112
8.8 Supply Chain
114
Case Study: Supply Chain Small and
Medium Enterprise Engagement
116
8.9 Information Governance
117
Case Study: Higher Activity Waste
Package Records
119
8.10 Socio-Economics
120
Case Study: Scrabster Harbour (Caithness) 123
8.11 Public and Stakeholder Engagement
124
8.12 Transport and Logistics
127
Case Study: Consolidation of Spent Fuel
and Nuclear Materials
130
8.13 International Relations
131
Case Study: Developing Relationships
in Japan
133
9.0 Non-NDA Liabilities
134
Case Study: Treatment and Storage of
Atomic Weapons Establishment Higher
Activity Waste
136
10.0 Information on the NDA group
138
References
159
Appendices
162
A Summary of the Integrated Impact
Assessment
162
B Summary of Expected Expenditure
and Income
164
Glossary
165
7.0 Integrated Waste Management
68
7.1 Radioactive Waste
72
Case Study: Thermal Treatment
79
Case Study: Packaging
79
The Vision: The Disposal Capacity
Needed to Complete the Mission
80
7.2 Liquid and Gaseous Discharges
82
7.3 Non-Radioactive Waste
84
8.0 Critical Enablers
86
8.1 Health, Safety, Environment and Wellbeing 89
Case Study: Mental Health and Wellbeing 92
8.2 Sustainability
93
8.3 Security and Resilience
96
8.4 Cyber Security
98
Case Study: Exercise Purple Lumi
100
8.5 Research, Development and Innovation 101
Case Study: Innovation
104
The Vision: Encouraging Innovation
105
8.6 People
106
Case Study: Nucleargraduates
109
Abbreviations
168
Key
Glossary terms appear in italics (SOxx) refer to the Strategic Outcomes as reported in the Mission Progress Report
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