The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has today (2
July 2018) announced that Magnox Ltd will become a
subsidiary of the NDA from 1 September 2019.
The NDA’s Chief Executive, David Peattie, said:
This decision marks a new approach to managing the 12
Magnox sites but is consistent with a similar change we
made at Sellafield in 2016, where the simplified approach
is resulting in more efficient decommissioning progress.
The decision follows the announcement, made in March 2017,
of the NDA’s intention to terminate its contract with
Cavendish Fluor Partnership to decommission the Magnox
sites.
In line with a recent change to the way Sellafield (the
NDA’s largest and most complex site) is managed, expertise
from the private sector will be engaged through multiple
smaller contracts, rather than through a single large
Parent Body Organisation (PBO).
Mr Peattie added:
Cavendish Fluor Partnership will continue to manage
Magnox Ltd until September 2019 and I would like to thank
them for their continued commitment in delivering the
Magnox decommissioning programme. We will continue to
work together to ensure a smooth transition to the new
arrangements.
Magnox Ltd is responsible for operations at the sites of 10
former Magnox nuclear power stations, 2 nuclear research
sites and 1 hydroelectric plant in the UK.
The new arrangements were approved by the Secretary of
State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
