Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Our Annual Report and Accounts 2025 to 2026 highlights the progress the NDA group has made in reducing hazards and decommissioning the UK’s civil nuclear sites.

This document lists the registered interests of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Board Members.

Designation to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to allow them to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear site.

This report shows the economic impact of NDA sites across the UK, supporting jobs, communities and economic activity at local, regional and national levels.

This guidance explains how waste from the final stages of nuclear decommissioning is managed to achieve safe, sustainable outcomes for people, the environment and local communities.

Seeking low-collateral solutions to counter hostile Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), used for contraband delivery, surveillance near prisons and sensitive sites

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has published its 2026-2029 Draft Business Plan for an 8-week consultation, running from 8 December 2025 to 2 February 2026.

NDA's Information Asset Register (IAR) is a table of information relating to the important datasets that the NDA is responsible for.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is between the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

This report provides a high-level overview of the processes and associated technologies used or planned to be used to deliver our mission.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is between the Environment Agency (EA) and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

The Technical Baseline and underpinning Research and Development (TBuRD) process is how we track Research and Development (R&D) across the NDA group.

These reports provides details about the main research questions facing the NDA.

The NDA’s Grand Challenges for Technical Innovation, provide a set of long-term aspirations out to 2030. This report is an interim update of the grand challenges.

Data on the difference in employees’ average earnings from April 2024 to March 2025

Data on the difference in employees’ average earnings from April 2024 to March 2025 for the NDA group.

An report outlining the socio economic activities carried out by NRS Dounreay during the financial year 2024/25,

The NDA Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years.

Register of hospitality and gifts offered/accepted by NDA employees.

Designation to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to allow them to decommission the Hunterston B nuclear site.

This Strategy sets the long-term direction for how the NDA carries out its functions under the Energy Act (2004). It also provides the context for government oversight by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and for public accountability.

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is consulting on its draft strategy for the safe, secure and sustainable decommissioning of the UK’s legacy nuclear sites

This report provides a brief overview of the NDA group socio-economic funding commitments for the financial year 2024 to 2025.

This report shows the progress being made against the NDA mission to decommission the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively.

We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our business.

Our Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025 sets out the progress made towards our mission of reducing hazards and decommissioning the UK’s civil nuclear sites.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority organisation chart showing senior positions and names, with structure for other functions.

Job levels and salary ranges for employees at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

The NDA Draft Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years. We want to hear from anyone who has a comment on any aspect of this document.

The NDA Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years.

Data on the difference in employees’ average earnings from April 2023 to March 2024 for the NDA group.

Through the implementation of this Nature Recovery Plan (NRP) we'll help address the decline of biodiversity by strategically conserving and restoring natural habitats and species within our control as well as supporting government aims and objectives for nature recovery.

This document outlines NRS Dounreay's socio economic impact strategy for Caithness and north Sutherland from 2025/26 to 2027/28

The NRS Dounreay review of socio-economic activity from 2023 to 2024.

This report provides the status of the group key targets and Business Plan activities as at the mid-year of the 2024 to 2025 financial year.

Find out more about the impact of our investment in research, development and innovation across the NDA group.

The Supply Chain Charter for nuclear decommissioning sites aims to foster good working relations across the NDA group's supply chain.

This report shows the progress being made against the NDA mission to decommission the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively.

Our Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024 sets out the progress made towards our mission of reducing hazards and decommissioning the UK’s civil nuclear sites.

This report provides a brief overview of the NDA group socio-economic funding commitments for the financial year 2023 to 2024.

The NDA group heritage strategy has been developed to identify, safeguard and celebrate the cultural heritage of the nuclear industry.

The broad governance and management framework within which the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) will operate.

This report sets out the progress being made by the NDA group towards its sustainability goals, covering areas such as risk and hazard reduction, skills, communities and supply chain.

This document provides a summary of activity during the financial year 2023 to 2024 in relation to work governed by this group.

The NDA Draft Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years. We want to hear from anyone who has a comment on any aspect of this document.

This strategy outlines our current approach to socio-economics and includes a consolidated view of various improvements and amendments that have been made over the last few years.

The NDA Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years.

This strategy outlines our current approach to socio-economics and includes a consolidated view of various improvements and amendments that have been made over the last few years.

This policy aims to ensure all concerns raised are captured, considered, and dealt with appropriately. It will also help us to learn from the matters that are raised so that we can improve how NDA operates as part of our vision to create great places to work.

This procedure outlines how internal reviews should be conducted if a complaint is made regarding NDA handling of requests for information.

This report provides the status of the group key targets and Business Plan activities as at the mid-year of the 2023 to 2024 financial year.

These reports outline several projects and key themes funded through the Direct Research Portfolio each year.

This report gives a brief overview of Dounreay socio-economic funding commitments for the financial year 2022 to 2023.

NDA CEO responds to a letter from Secretary of State Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, regarding the allegations made by the Guardian in relation to operations at Sellafield Ltd.

This report provides a brief overview of the NDA group socio-economic funding commitments for the financial year 2022 to 2023.

This document presents the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA’s) strategic position with respect to the treatment of radioactive waste.

This report shows the progress being made against the NDA mission to decommission the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively.

This report provides a brief overview of the NDA group socio-economic funding commitments for the financial year 2021 to 2022.

Our Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 sets out the progress made towards our mission of reducing hazards and decommissioning the UK’s civil nuclear sites.

This document provides a summary of activity during the financial year 2022 to 2023 in relation to work governed by this group.

This report provides a brief overview of the NDA group socio-economic funding commitments for the financial year 2020 to 2021.

This report, carried out by know.consulting, was commissioned by the NDA to deliver a baseline benefits assessment of the past and current NDA innovation portfolio. Figures and terminology were accurate at the time the report was completed.

This SME Action Plan focuses on the engagement between the NDA and SMEs.

The NDA Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years.

This report provides the status of the group key targets and Business Plan activities as at the mid-year of the 2022 to 2023 financial year.

This report outlines several projects and key themes funded through the DRP from 2020 to 2021, for which the total investment was £4.2 million.

The 2022 Inventory provides information on radioactive waste stocks (at 1 April 2022) and forecasts of future waste arisings. Information on radioactive materials that may be classed as waste in the future is also presented.

This report shows the progress being made against the NDA mission to clean-up the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively.

This policy includes the principles that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will follow to provide a safe and healthy environment across the NDA group where our employees are able to thrive at work.

This document provides a summary of activity during the financial year 2021 to 2022 in relation to work governed by this group.

This strategy will provide clarity on how we define digital and the benefits we are trying to achieve across the NDA group.

A report on the social and economic importance of the Dounreay site within its local area of Caithness and North Sutherland.

An updated assessment of the economic impact of the 12 Magnox sites on their local economies.

An assessment of the economic contribution that Sellafield Ltd and Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) Ltd made to the West Cumbria and UK economies in 2021.

Magnox is committed to providing and enabling socio-economic support in the communities in which it operates.

Magnox is committed to providing and enabling socio-economic support in the communities in which it operates.

Our Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 sets out the progress made towards our mission of cleaning up and decommissioning the UK’s civil nuclear sites.

This document sets out the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's innovation strategy across the NDA group.

This report provides a brief overview of socio-economic expenditure by NDA businesses during the financial year 2019 to 2020.

This strategy sets out the NDA group's five-year path to becoming a leader in sustainability.

Our latest Business Plan includes a 20 year overview and our planned activities for the next 3 years.

DASA seeks innovations to develop a complete telexistence system, integrating telepresence, robotic and haptic technologies on to a single platform.

This report demonstrates how much progress has been made in our mission since 2005, and how much further is left to go over the next 120-plus years.

The value framework comprises factors or “decision-criteria” against which we can assess the performance of options that enable our mission.

This document provides a summary of activity during the financial year 2020 to 2021 in relation to work governed by this group.

This strategy sets out the NDA’s diversity and inclusion priorities from 2021 to 2025.

The NDA group’s R&D investment of approximately £86 million in 2019 to 2020 included a separate budget for the direct commissioning of strategic projects. This Direct Research Portfolio is the focus of this report.

The UK Space Agency invites proposals for ideas utilising satellite Earth observation (EO) data to enable solutions for asset management challenges on nuclear decommissioning sites.

An independent research report conducted as part of NDA's Direct Research Portfolio (DRP).

This paper outlines Credible Options for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) engagement strategy across the NDA Group, considering the current environment around skills and wider issues.

An assessment of the economic impact of the 12 Magnox sites on their local economies.

Overview of research and development regarding the properties and potential opportunities of using graphene and related materials in nuclear decommissioning.