Written question asked by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 30 June 2015. A substantive answer was provided by Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 July 2015 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Magnox Reactors: Decommissioning

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how long it will take to complete decommissioning of Magnox sites on current annual expenditure.

Answer: Under current plans, all Magnox sites will be rendered passively safe with the reactor structures in safe stores by 2028. Final clearance of the sites is planned from around 2080 onwards. End dates for the Magnox sites are published in the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Strategy document. Annual expenditure at the Magnox sites is forecast to vary significantly over the duration of the decommissioning programme and is expected to decrease as the reactor structures move into safe store.

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