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Nuclear Provision: explaining the cost of cleaning up Britain's nuclear legacy

The Nuclear Provision is the best estimate of how much it will cost to clean up the UK’s 17 earliest nuclear sites over a programme lasting around 120 years.

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The Nuclear Provision covers the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s 17 historic nuclear sites across the UK. Some sites date back to the very earliest days of the industry in the 1940s.

Decommissioning work is carried out by Site Licence Companies (SLCs) on behalf of NDA.

We explain the background to the origins of the UK’s nuclear legacy and the issues with forecasting the cost of such a long-term mission.

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Published 11 February 2015
Last updated 4 July 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated with figures from the NDA's annual report and accounts 2018 to 2019.

  2. Figures updated based on Annual Report and Accounts 2017/18

  3. Figures updated based on Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17

  4. Added the lifetime financials table at section 4.1

  5. Updated to reflect the annual change to the nuclear provision.

  6. First published.

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