Nuclear director quits as clean-up costs soar (U.K.)

[bananas]

Britain can't afford to clean up it's mess - and some people want to build thousands of these around the world?

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/utilities/article3273392.ece

January 30, 2008
Nuclear director quits as clean-up costs soar
Robin Pagnamenta

A senior director at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has resigned, dealing a fresh blow to the organisation as a report by the Government's spending watchdog confirmed yesterday that the cost of cleaning up Britain's nuclear programme had soared by 18 per cent.

The departure of Mark Leggett, director of the commercial division, was announced to staff on January 18, The Times has learnt. He was responsible for improving commercial performance and boosting sales.

The NDA was established in 2005 to oversee the clean-up of the UK's nuclear sites but it has struggled against rising costs and the departure of key staff. It is looking for a permanent chairman after the departure of Sir Anthony Cleaver last July.

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Key decommisioning programmes at Sellafield, such as the demolition of Calder Hall, the world's first civil nuclear power station, which closed in 2003, have been put on hold because of a lack of funding.

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[diane in sf]

1. Thank you bananas, the cleanup is one of many ugly nuclear power realities.