§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the purposes are of the refurbishment of buildings and other infrastructure at AWE Aldermaston; and what estimate he has made of the final cost. [132439]
§ Mr. IngramThe refurbishment and replacement of older facilities and the decommissioning of those no longer required at AWE is an on-going programme of work to meet safety, regulatory and operational requirements. This work also offers potential environmental and efficiency benefits.
The costs of this work are included in the overall incentivised price of the 25-year AWE Management and Operation contract. It will be for AWE to determine the scope and level of investment necessary to maintain the infrastructure that will underpin the ability both to deliver the requisite contract outputs and to generate the efficiencies that we expect the incentivised arrangements will produce.