Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Direction: Hunterston B Nuclear Site Debate
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Direction: Hunterston B Nuclear Site
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The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)
I am today laying a designation direction, which has been given to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of the Hunterston B nuclear site. The direction reaffirms NDA’s responsibility for the cleaning up and decommissioning of the site, triggering its powers under the Energy Act 2004. The direction has been given jointly with the Scottish Ministers, with the consent of EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd and Nuclear Restoration Services, in accordance with sections 3 and 5 of the Energy Act 2004.
This direction marks the first nuclear site of the advanced gas-cooled reactor fleet that will transfer to Government for decommissioning. This is a historic moment for nuclear decommissioning.
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