Part 1The Civil Nuclear Industry

Chapter 1Nuclear decommissioning

Principal function of NDA

I14Additional responsibilities under designating directions

1

Where the NDA is given a responsibility for securing the operation of an installation or facility, a direction may also give the NDA further responsibilities in relation to the management of the site where that installation or facility is situated.

2

Where the NDA is given a responsibility in relation to a principal nuclear site, a direction may give the NDA further responsibilities in relation to the operation or management of any one or more of the following—

a

research facilities situated in or on that site;

b

facilities other than research facilities which are situated in or on that site and are neither nuclear installations nor NDA facilities;

c

other land (whether or not adjacent to that site) which is owned or occupied, together with it, by the person with control of the principal nuclear site; and

d

facilities of any description situated in or on such other land.

3

The NDA is not to be given further responsibilities under subsection (1) or (2) except where the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to do so—

a

for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by the NDA of any of its functions; or

b

for a purpose otherwise incidental to the carrying out of those functions.

4

Where a direction gives the NDA a responsibility for securing the treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of matter or waste, it may also give the NDA responsibility for securing the design, construction and operation of a facility for that purpose.

5

Subsection (4) of section 3 applies to giving the NDA a responsibility mentioned in this section as it applies to giving it a responsibility mentioned in that section.

6

In this section “direction” means a direction under section 3.