For many years, UKAEA’s Harwell site in south Oxfordshire has been a centre for civil nuclear energy research in the UK. Now UKAEA is engaged in restoring the site.
The aim is to complete its transformation into an international centre for science and technology to maintain businesses and jobs in the community.
The National Decommissioning Authority is responsible for decommissioning the Harwell licensed nuclear site and UKAEA have published its plans to complete this by 2025. The “End-State” refers to the quality of the land, buildings and structures left behind after 2025 and so does not specify the future use of the cleaned-up land.
Members of the local community are being consulted about their wishes for the End State of the licensed nuclear site at Harwell and various options are being considered. These range from (1) no clean-up. (2a) Allowing long-term storage of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) at Harwell and partial clean-up, to (2b) Interim ILW storage at Harwell and partial clean-up to (3) Full clean up. Other options exist in this range and the public are being asked to state their preferences.
An Information Pack is available on request from: Nick Hance (Secretary Local Stakeholder Group), c/o UKAEA B521, Harwell, Didcot. OX11 0RA.