Decommissioning Body To Sell Land Around UK Nuclear Sites
Written by NucNet
Thursday, 11 September 2008
11 Sept (NucNet): Land adjacent to three nuclear facility sites in the
UK is to be sold under a competitive bid process, the country's Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said yesterday.
The land is adjacent to sites at Wylfa in Anglesey, Bradwell in Essex, and Oldbury in Gloucestershire. However, the land for sale is not licensed to host nuclear facilities, the NDA said.
The authority said it was going ahead with the sale "in recognition of the current market environment and the potential to gain optimal value".
NDA-owned land near the Sellafield site will be subject to a separate statement. Concerning Sellafield, the NDA added: "The complex nature of the site requires that careful consideration is given to the precise areas of land that could be placed on the market and their potential uses. This work will be taken forward in dialogue with appropriate stakeholders."
- by John Shepherd
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