12.Chapter 1 and its related Schedules deal with the establishment of the NDA, its functions (including its strategy, plans and reports in respect of its functions), powers and statutory duties and the funding of its activities.
13.The creation of the NDA and its functions will not affect the existing regulatory regime in respect of nuclear sites and storage and disposal of radioactive waste under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c.57) and the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c.12) respectively. The powers of the Health and Safety Executive as the licensing authority and the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to enforce those requirements are also unaffected.
14.Chapter 2 gives the Secretary of State powers to make transfer schemes both to facilitate the restructuring of BNFL and to enable the NDA, where appropriate, to improve arrangements for the management of the nuclear sites for which it is given responsibility. It also consolidates the power of the Secretary of State to make transfer schemes under the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1995 (c.37).
15.The Government has also published other documents relating to the proposed NDA, so as to give stakeholders a better understanding of the overall framework within which the NDA would operate. Principal amongst these are a draft management statement outlining the intended relationship between Government and the NDA and a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the NDA and the nuclear regulators. These can be found at: