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<p>This is a commercial matter for Cavendish Fluor Partnership who were last year
appointed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) as the Magnox Parent Body
Organisation to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency in the decommissioning
of the 12 Magnox sites. The Magnox programme is a closure programme and, inevitably,
this means that workforce numbers will reduce as the sites are decommissioned.</p><p>The
Government sympathises with those directly affected and is assured by the NDA, which
has been fully involved in discussions with Magnox on its new organisational structure,
that the company will implement its plans in line with industry best practice in order
to mitigate the impact of job losses, and with fairness and respect for its staff.</p><p>Nothing
will be done to compromise safety and security. The independent regulator, the Office
for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is also content with the programme.</p>
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