The document discusses the history and importance of supply chain management for nuclear decommissioning and waste management in the UK. It notes that over £1.6 billion is spent annually in the supply chain. While there are myths that the supply chains are separate for new build, operations, and decommissioning, in reality they are interconnected. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) works to optimize the supply chain across its entire estate, learning from other sectors and industries to develop consistent acquisition processes and support long-term supply chain capability and capacity. The key message is that the supply chain is integral to the entire nuclear sector and both clients and suppliers must work together to continually improve performance in areas like safety, quality, cost

1. The Decommissioning and Waste
Management Supply Chain
1947 to 2014
Ron Gorham, NDA’s Head of Supply Chain Optimisation and Small and
Medium Enterprise (SME) Champion
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2. Topics
Why do we need a Supply Chain?
History and Myths
NDA’s approach to the Supply Chain
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3. Why do we need a Supply Chain?
• Insufficient skills and or experience
• Better management of risks and or opportunities
• Adoption of Best Practices from other sectors and
Industries
• Better value
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• Access the Global Market

4. Some NDA Estate Supply Chain facts
£1.6bn is spent in the Supply Chain annually the vast majority of which is spent via
our SLC’s
The NDA Estate is the second largest D&WM Programme in the World
Our Estate supports over 3000 Suppliers
The NDA Programme stretches into the next Century
There is no such thing as a typical contract
A growing number of Contracts cover the entire NDA Estate - £300m pa
There is mature existing domestic Supply Chain which is refreshed by new entrants
There is no “ideal size” of Supply Chain company
Simple solutions are often “best”
Nuclear experience is generally an advantage
Performance really counts; safety, quality, programme and cost
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5. History and Myths
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6. The early days of Nuclear in the UK
Magnox
Calder Hall 1956
Dounreay
Windscale AGR – Operational in 1962
Windscale Piles 1950

7. Overview
Decommissioning and Waste Management
only starts at the end of the Programme
No - For many Nuclear sites, these are
ongoing activities during commissioning
and operation
Today's new Nuclear facilities have to be
designed to be decommissioned
Chapelcross Cooling Towers
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8. There are totally separate Supply Chains
for;
VRR back overseas
Chapelcross begins
Reactor 3 defueling
Nuclear New Build
Nuclear Operation and
Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management
No!
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9. NDA’s approach to the Supply
Chain
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10. Supply Chain Optimisation in NDA
Supply Chain is a key “enabler” to help deliver our Mission so it has its own
strategy
We don’t mandate the use of the Supply Chain but.........
NDA works across all our Estate and is now engaging with the other Nuclear
clients
We seek to learn lessons from other sectors and markets domestically and
internationally
Our role (and that of the SLC’s) is to help enable the Supply Chain to be
successful
The Supply Chain should be rewarded commensurate with the risk and
opportunity
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11. Supply Chain Optimisation in NDA (cont)
The vast majority of work is awarded following open competition
Developing predictable and consistent acquisition processes
“Best” bidder wins
Developing “Supply Chain Pipelines” to support Supply Chain Capability and
Capacity growth
Recognition of success
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13. So in summary;
The Supply Chain is an integral part of the whole Nuclear
Sector, which is now a global business. Clients need to
focus on being the best we can and the Supply Chain
needs to bring its highest quality offering to the table each
and every time.
What we all do really counts
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