The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is tasked with safely and securely decommissioning the nation’s oldest nuclear sites. It’s one of the most important environmental programmes in the world, protecting people and the planet.

With an annual budget of more than £3 billion and a group workforce of 17,000 highly skilled people, the NDA works with partners in research and industry to drive innovation, using cutting-edge technology to reduce hazards and risks, so that over time the sites can be used again for worthwhile purposes. 

More than 5,000 companies help deliver the NDA group’s mission, with a significant focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. Around three quarters of UK parliamentary constituencies are home to businesses providing goods and services to support the work.

A mission that makes a difference

The UK is a pioneer of nuclear technologies, which have been part of our lives since the 1950s. The NDA group’s sites and facilities have been at the heart of delivering nuclear benefits for the UK, including national defence programmes and supplying safe, low-carbon power to UK homes, businesses, schools and hospitals, for decades.

Unlike modern day equivalents however, these nuclear plants and facilities weren’t designed for managing the nuclear waste they created, or for decommissioning. The mission is a long-term challenge, stretching into the next century, which creates career possibilities in a wide range of professional, technical and other disciplines.

The NDA group

The NDA is part of the NDA group. The NDA is an arm’s length body of the UK Government which is accountable for delivery of the mission along with subsidiary companies; Sellafield, Magnox, Nuclear Waste Services and Nuclear Transport Solutions.

There are 17 nuclear sites across the UK, in addition to NDA offices in locations such as Cumbria, Warrington and Oxfordshire. 

Looking forward, the group’s work will expand with the UK Government entrusting it to decommission newer reactors as they reach the end of their power-generating lives.

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A great place to work

NDA values are respect, openness, collaboration, performance, creativity. It’s committed to creating great places to work, ensuring everyone is respected and included so that they can perform at their best. The NDA is proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Level 3 and has a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, as well as employee health and wellbeing. The NDA aims to have a workplace to suit your lifestyle and is always happy to discuss flexible working. 

How the NDA group goes about its work is very important, delivering results safely, responsibly and sustainably. It’s commitment to creating environmental and social benefits builds on a long history of providing value for the UK, ensuring that actions and decisions continue to have a lasting, positive impact.

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