Issue(s)

Managing major projects

Oversight of service delivery

Parent department

Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC)

Related documents

Assurance of reported savings at Sellafield (Oct 2013)

Managing Risk Reduction at Sellafield (Nov 2012)

We produced two reports on nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield. The first, published in 2012, examined how the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority manages risk at Sellafield. The second, published in 2013, examined how the Authority receives assurance about the level of reported efficiency savings on the site. The Committee of Public Accounts also published two reports, in 2013 and in 2014, reporting on progress on the site and the Authority's decision to continue its parent body agreement with Nuclear Management Partners into a second term.

Impact: In response to our work and that of the Committee, the Authority confirmed it had been considering and would further develop its alternatives to the parent body organisation model. It completed a strategic review of the delivery arrangements in 2014, and in January 2015 announced its decision to terminate its contract with Nuclear Management Partners and implement a new delivery model. The Authority considers its proposed revised approach will secure better management of the site and decommissioning, and bring significant savings.