2020 Report details for project: Geological Disposal Facility Programme (GDF)
| Project name | Geological Disposal Facility Programme (GDF) - there are 11 reports for this project: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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| Organisation | BEIS (D1198) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2020 (data is from September 2019) |
| Category | Infrastructure - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | To site and construct a Geological Disposal Facility for the disposal for higher activity radioactive waste. |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber |
| DCA text: | The IPA Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) was Amber, which has not changed since last year's Q2 1819 Amber, due primarily to the following factors; - This is a long term programme and uncertainties and risks still remain, including the ability to attract and secure a willing GDF host community reflecting the continued amber assessment. - As the programme progresses the uncertainties associated with the number of communities, GDF solutions, location(s), extent of the geological characterisation and the nature of the design solutions will be resolved, however this will take a number of years. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Amber IPA DCA, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - The siting process is in progress following launch in December 2018 and continues to be one of the main activities during this phase of the programme, relying on the approach from volunteer communities. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) Amber IPA DCA, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 IPA DCA; - The programme has received approval to proceed with community engagement, disbursement of investment funding and site evaluation, a significant move to the next stage of the programme. - The programme and business transformation activities continue to move towards a delivery organisation in support of the move from policy development to siting and community engagement. |
| Start date | 2008-06-30 |
| End date | 2040-12-31 |
| Schedule text | The scheduled baseline project end date at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is 31/12/40, has not changed since last year's Q2 1819 date of 31/12/40, due primarily to the following factors; - Schedule remains in line with the ambition to identify the location for, design and construct a geological disposal facility by the 2040's. - Delivery continues in line with the schedule, progressing as planned to secure approval to proceed with the current phase and development of the next phase, however progress is influenced by the levels of community engagement and pace of progress to form working groups. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 31/12/40, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - The ambition remains, although there is ongoing uncertainty due to the volunteer approach and hence the location, geology and design for the facility. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) baseline project end date of 31/12/40, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline project end date; - Further engagement activity and pro-active stakeholder events are in progress to identify and encourage the next wave of interested communities in line with the project delivery ambitions. - Organisational transformation, strengthening of capability and capacity increase is in progress to meet the demands of the schedule. |
| Baseline | £46.52m |
| Forecast | £46.52m |
| Variance | None% |
| Variance text: | Budget variance less than 5% |
| Whole Life Cost | £12,743.00m |
| WLCost text: | The baseline Whole Life Cost at Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) is £12,743.00m, has increased by £399.04m since last year's Q2 1819 (£m) baseline Whole Life Cost of £12,343.96m, due primarily to the following factors; - The increase in costs since last year are primarily down to inflation and revised assumptions during the siting and construction phases. All figures are provided in real rather than nominal values due to the long timescales associated with this programme. - It does not include any provision for waste disposal from a new nuclear build programme, as this will be funded by new nuclear operators. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) £12,743.00m baseline Whole Life Cost, the following non-project operating environment activities have impacted the original baseline Q2 Whole Life Cost; - The Whole Life Cost figure represents the estimated cost of designing, constructing and operating the GDF out to the 2130s. Note that the figure reported here only relates to a GDF for legacy waste and waste arising from the existing fleet of nuclear reactors. - In line with other Government programmes at an early stage of development, the estimate does not include any allowance for risk, uncertainty or optimism bias. Since the Q2 1920 (30th September 2019) £12,743.00m baseline Whole Life Cost, the following primary project actions have impacted the original Q2 baseline Whole Life Cost; - The Business Case to proceed with community engagement, disbursement and site evaluation has received approval and has commenced. - The next phase of the programme which will include geological characterisation, community engagement, solution development, technical design, delivery partner engagement and early procurements is in the early stages of development which will inform the Whole Life Cost. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2020.csv |
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