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Managing The Nuclear
Legacy
In November 2001, the Government announced radical
changes to current arrangements for the clean up of
Britain's nuclear legacy. These arrangements will be
funded by the taxpayer.
A White Paper, "Managing the Nuclear Legacy
- a strategy for action", was published in July 2002. It set out the Government's
proposals, with a commitment to better management of
the clean up process.
A key proposal of the White Paper is the
establishment of a new public body, the Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority (NDA). This body will
provide the strategic direction for cleaning up
Britain's civil public sector nuclear sites. It will
have due regard for safety, security, the environment
and value for money. Openness, transparency and
ensuring public confidence will be key principles of
the NDA.
The Government set out its detailed proposals for the NDA in
its Energy
Bill, introduced to Parliament on 27 November and published on
28 November (available along with the Bill's Explanatory Notes
from HMSO). Copies of the Regulatory Impact Assessment for the
Energy Bill are available here.
The NDA aspects of the Energy Bill were published for consultation
in June 2003 as the draft Nuclear Sites and Radioactive Substances
Bill. The Energy Bill takes account of comments received by the
Government during the consultation. The draft Bill was also
considered by the House of Commons Trade and Industry Committee in
its Report
dated 29 October 2003. The Government will be responding to the
Committee's recommendations shortly.
The aim of this web site is to tell you of the
changes in the clean up arrangements. You can learn
about how the Government intends to meet its
commitment as well as about stakeholder events and
consultation documents. We are interested in your
views on the NDA and how it will be set up. In
addition, we'd like to hear your thoughts on our web
site and any ideas on how to improve it.
More about forthcoming
events here.
More about useful publications
More about
LMU Programme Procedures here
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