Magnox Ltd
Magnox Ltd, currently trading as Nuclear Restoration Services, is a British nuclear decommissioning Site Licence Company (SLC) under the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), a UK government body set up specifically to deal with the nuclear legacy under the Energy Act 2004. In September 2019, it became a direct subsidiary of the NDA.
Company type | Private limited company |
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Founded | 2011 |
Headquarters | , England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Rob Fletcher, CEO |
Owner | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
Divisions | Dounreay |
Website | www |
Magnox Ltd is responsible for the decommissioning of ten Magnox nuclear power stations and two former research facilities in the United Kingdom. The twelve sites are located at Berkeley, Bradwell, Chapelcross, Dungeness A, Hinkley Point A, Hunterston A, Oldbury, Sizewell A, Trawsfynydd, Wylfa, Harwell and Winfrith. All the sites have ceased production. In addition, as part of the Trawsfynydd unit, Magnox Ltd generates hydro-electric power at Maentwrog power station.
The only Magnox power station in the United Kingdom not managed by Magnox Ltd is Calder Hall, which is part of the Sellafield site and is controlled by Sellafield Ltd.
In April 2023, Dounreay joined Magnox Ltd as part of a simplified operating model for the NDA group. In October 2023, the company was re-branded as 'Nuclear Restoration Services'.