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The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

AuteurS.Thomas, PSIRU
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Datumdecember 2004
Classificatie 2.05.4.10/64 (GROOT-BRITTANNIË - AFVAL)
Voorkant

Uit de publicatie:

PSIRU University of Greenwich

1. Introduction

On December 1 2004 the European Commission announced it would launch an 
investigation into Britain’s new Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to 
establish whether it would break European Union law by providing illegal state aid 
to BNFL. (1) The NDA would inherit most of the liabilities of British Nuclear
Fuels Limited (BNFL) and the UKAEA, which would be absolved from the 
responsibility to meet these liabilities. (2)

The Commission investigation will be interpreted by many as the Commission once 
again interfering in national affairs. By doing this, it could prevent the British 
government from finally taking responsible control of the decommissioning of 
nuclear facilities, an issue that has been variously, ignored, mishandled and even 
financially exploited by government over the entire history of nuclear power in 
Britain. However, a closer look at the NDA, what it will do and where it will get its 
funds from suggest that there is plenty to complain about with the NDA. Consumers 
and taxpayers have arguably already paid twice over for decommissioning the 
Magnox plants and under the provisions of the Energy Act 2004 that allowed the
setting up of the NDA, future taxpayers will have to pay a third time

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