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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body, created through the Energy Act 2004. Employing just over 200 staff, their headquarters are based in west Cumbria. The NDA own 17 sites across England, Wales and Scotland, some dating back to the 1940s, plus the associated liabilities and assets.
The NDA report to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS); for some aspects of their work in Scotland they are responsible to Scottish ministers. Their role is strategic, to establish the overall approach, allocate budgets, set targets and monitor progress. The NDA do not have a hands-on role in cleaning up facilities, they deliver their mission through others.
The NDA’s responsibilities include; the decommissioning and cleaning up of nuclear facilities, ensuring that all waste products, both radioactive and non-radioactive, are safely managed, implementing policy on the long-term management of nuclear waste in the UK and developing UK-wide strategy and plans for nuclear Low Level Waste (LLW). They are also responsible for scrutinising the decommissioning plans of EDF Energy, who own the operating fleet of Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor (AGR) nuclear power stations.