Reference Number: 10D/574
Open Date: 2010-03-25
Close Date: 2010-06-18
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on whether or not the proposals within this document provide clarity for both operators of new nuclear power stations and the public on the financing arrangements the operator of a new nuclear power station will have to put in place to meet the full costs of decommissioning and their full share of waste management costs.
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Consultation of the Financing of Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling Regulations
Office for Nuclear Development
Area 3D
Department of Energy & Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
On 25 March 2010, the Government published a consultation on the Financing of Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Handling Regulations.
This is a consultation on the draft regulations that are derived from Part 3, Chapter 1 of the Energy Act 2008. They seek to put in place regulations:
- to recover the costs associated with the consideration of a Funded Decommissioning Programme (FDP), including the costs of obtaining advice in relation to the FDP or in relation to the information about the FDP;
- amending the procedure as set out in the Energy Act 2008 for modifying an approved FDP;
- on reporting requirements;
- on the verification of a FDP; and
- to define the content of a FDP.
This is also a consultation on a draft Order to make certain matters associated with a FDP designated technical matters.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on whether or not the proposals within this document provide clarity for both operators of new nuclear power stations and the public on the financing arrangements the operator of a new nuclear power station will have to put in place to meet the full costs of decommissioning and their full share of waste management costs.
The deadline for responses to this consultation is Friday 18 June.
Consultation documents: