Primary Magnox Decommissioning Could Cost Up to ￡8.7 billion, U.K. Audit Finds

摘要

The main segment of decommissioning the United Kingdom’s Magnox reactors is estimated to cost as much as ￡8.7 billion, up from ￡3.8 billion six years ago, according to a report Friday from the government’s National Audit Office. The auditor’s report covers the last two years of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) early wind-down of the contract with a private partnership to manage decommissioning operations. In September 2019, the NDA assumed full ownership of Magnox Ltd. from Cavendish Fluor Partnership.