2023 Report details for project: AURORA
| Project name | AURORA - there are 2 reports for this project: 2022, 2023 |
|---|---|
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| Contracts | Contracts search (opens in new window) - under development |
| Organisation | MOD (D17 ) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2023 (data is from September 2022) |
| Category | Military - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | Project Aurora will deliver the plutonium component manufacturing capability required to support the UKs enduring nuclear warhead programme. It is current in early design. |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber |
| DCA text: | The Senior Responsible Owner's DCA rating at 22/23-Q4 is Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. The complexity and scale of the project and the ongoing challenges with resources. |
| Start date | 2019-01-31 |
| End date | None |
| Schedule text | Exempt under Section 24 of the FOI Act 2000 (National security) |
| Baseline | £79.09m |
| Forecast | £79.09m |
| Variance | 0.00% |
| Variance text: | The budget variance is less than or equal to 5%. |
| Whole Life Cost | £2,355.00m |
| WLCost text: | The project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 22/23-Q4 is 2355m. This is primarily due to the following factors. At this early stage of the project, the initial confidence model output for the total cost of Aurora suggests the costs will be between 2,000m and 2,500m, however this estimate will be refined as the project progresses. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2023.csv |
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