Source · Select Committees · Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Recommendation 58
58
Accepted
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UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority possesses world-leading expertise with significant global export potential.
Conclusion
The experience and expertise which the NDA has in civil nuclear decommissioning is more than any other country in the world, as a result of the head start the UK has had in being the world’s first civil nuclear nation. As countries who were later in constructing civil nuclear power stations have to turn to safely and economically decommission them, the NDA’s expertise can be deployed globally. This is a tremendous export opportunity for the UK expertise which can raise revenue.
Government Response Summary
The government states the NDA already engages internationally, including supporting Japan, and will continue to explore opportunities and share best practices through existing agreements. The government will also continue to work with NDA to consider enhancing their capabilities.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The NDA already engage with other nations across the world including the provision of support to Japan with respect to the decommissioning challenges at the Fukashima Daiichi site. We will continue to work with the NDA to consider how the organisation might enhance their international capabilities. In the meantime, the NDA will continue to explore opportunities to work with international counterparts, sharing best practice through the suite of co-operation agreements and memoranda of understanding that it holds with equivalent authorities across the globe, as well as through its participation in expert technical groups and working parties of international organisations, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency and the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency.