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Who
We Are
The Department of Trade and Industry is responsible
for changing the arrangements for UK nuclear clean up
and preparing the way for the Nuclear Decommissioning
Authority (NDA) . Three Directorates based in the
DTI's Nuclear and Coal Liabilities Unit (NCLU) lead
on this work. The three Directorates are:
- the NDA Team
- the Liabilities Management Unit (LMU)
- the Nuclear Business Relations team
The role of each of these directorates is
described below.
The project team
The NDA Team
The NDA Team is responsible for:
- assisting the Energy Bill through the parliamentary
process
- establishing NDA funding
- stakeholder engagement and relations,
including with regulators and non-governmental
organisations
- setting up the NDA.
- transferring BNFL assets and liabilities to the NDA
Liabilities Management Unit (LMU)
The LMU's remit is to prepare the ground for the NDA.
Members of the LMU are drawn from the public and
private sectors, with Bechtel as the partner
contractors. In preparing for the NDA, the LMU is:
- acquiring a detailed knowledge and
understanding of BNFL and UKAEA liabilities
and current plans for dealing with them
- promoting competition for nuclear clean up,
with a view to creating a viable long term
supply chain for the NDA
- developing strategies for contracting and
procurement
- planning for the NDA
- establish a common basis for estimating the
cost of legacy clean up
- working closely with the nuclear regulators.
The LMU and the NDA Team work together on developing the
contractual model and contracts between the NDA and its contractors
Nuclear Business Relations
The Nuclear Business Relations Directorate is
responsible for:
- the DTI interest in broader policy issues
affecting their operations and the NDA. These
include waste management, decommissioning
policy and international transport issues.
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