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NDA: working with our communities

The NDA believes that decommissioning activities should benefit local communities living near its sites and that we must provide a positive legacy once our work is completed.

NDA local social and economic impact strategy

This strategy outlines our current approach to socio-economics and includes a consolidated view of various improvements and amendments that have been made over the last few years.

How to apply for grant funding

To apply for funding please use this application form.

See Terms and Conditions for socio-economic grant funding over £10,000.

Or follow the links to the relevant business page:

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd

Nuclear Waste Services (LLW Repository site)

Nuclear Restoration Services

Sellafield Ltd

We have developed an internal guidance document to ensure that people who administer NDA socio-economic funding follow a common, rigorous and evidence-based approach to managing, measuring and reporting on our activity and outcomes.

How the grant budgets are spent

Our annual spend reports provide a brief overview of how the money is spent.

The case studies below show projects supported by our socio-economic investments.

Supporting our communities: Whitehaven bus station

View more in our YouTube investing in our communities playlist.

The social impact and socio-economic work of our businesses

For more detail on the social impact and socio-economic work of our businesses see links below:

Updates to this page

Published 1 July 2020
Last updated 28 November 2025 show all updates
  1. NDA socio-economic report 2024 to 2025 added

  2. Case studies added

  3. NDA socio-economic report 2023 to 2024 added

  4. Socio-economic report 2019 to 2020 added

  5. First published.