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Across our four driving themes, we break our mission down into 47 strategic outcomes. These outcomes represent the significant pieces of work that must be achieved to deliver our mission.

As the Accounting Officer, I confirm that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this annual report and accounts as a whole is a fair, balanced and understandable reflection of the NDA’s performance this year. At the end of March we announced that Chief Financial Officer ( CFO) Mel Zuydam would be departing to take up a new position in the private sector. We thank Mel for his contribution and, after a rigorous recruitment process, were delighted to appoint Kate Bowyer as CFO and Board member, taking up her role in May 2023.Government, Regulators and external authorities. This includes decision-makers with a direct or indirect impact on our ability to make decisions and allocate resources Outside of the 2022/23 financial year, Ros Rivaz stepped down as Chair on 31 August 2023 and Chris Train was appointed as Interim Chair from 1 September 2023. Directors’ interests As at the date of this report, the NDA Board is comprised of six non-executive Board members, including the Chair, a Senior Non-Executive Member and two executive members: the Group Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) and the Group Chief Financial Officer ( CFO). The Group General Counsel and Company Secretary attends all Board meetings. The following Governance Statement provides an insight into the corporate governance framework for the NDA and our group entities during 2022/23. The framework is used to measure our performance and effectiveness in the delivery of strategic and operational objectives. The NDA’s Governance Framework

The A&RAC provides advice and assurance to the Board on all matters within its remit. The committee oversees audit and financial reporting, advises and reports on the plans, activities and performance of internal and external audit, and provides an assessment of assurance reliability and integrity. The committee oversees the effectiveness and quality of the group risk management framework and monitors risk exposure against group risk appetite. During the year the A&RAC has: You can use Discovery, our catalogue, to search for logs by the name of a ship or submarine and by year. For a more targetted search you can:Ros Rivaz, as Chair of the Board, had a standing invitation to each A&RAC meeting and joined three meetings across the year. Other Board members, senior stakeholders and subject matter experts also joined select meetings throughout the year at the invitation of the A&RAC Chair.

Clive joined the NDA in 2005, after 15 years with BNFL, where he held a number of roles across research and development, technical and commercial areas. Through this he covered the full range of activities and facilities at Sellafield, including reprocessing, waste management and decommissioning. He also spent time in the US and overseas. Roles undertaken within NDA, culminating in his current appointment, have allowed him to gain a comprehensive understanding of the NDA group, the strategy and policy landscape, and provide leadership on strategy development and implementation for the group, and with DESNZ, through strong collaborative relationships. He has a BSc and MSc in Engineering and Applied Mathematics, is a graduate of the Cabinet Office Project Leadership Programme and was part of the first NDA Leadership Academy cohort. Clive is also an NDA-nominated Non-Executive Director of NTS and INS Japan. Frank Rainford There’s a marked increase in competition for talent in our sector and wider industry, so we’re prioritising efforts to make sure we have the right skills to deliver our mission. This means developing and retaining colleagues, redoubling efforts with our award-winning Leadership Academy, and attracting new people to join us. The Board has a collective responsibility for setting the strategic direction and effective management of the NDA’s affairs and ensures that it complies with the requirements of the Energy Act 2004, the Framework Document, Cabinet Office guidelines for non-departmental public bodies and other statutory and contractual obligations.Don’t disclose your ideas or information until the recipient has signed and returned the NDA to you. Without an NDA, you are taking the risk that others could use your ideas or information without your permission. All Board members have full and timely access to relevant information and the services of the Company Secretary to enable them to discharge their responsibilities. The Board places particular emphasis on the quality and integrity of the data submitted for its use. Critical processes and outputs fall within the control of the NDA Assurance Framework and are subject to peer review and independent review by our internal audit function which reports to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Board performance and effectiveness review In addition to stakeholder considerations, the Board also evaluates each decision against our mission and risk appetite, providing constructive challenge where required. We set out the issues and factors we take account of in our decision making in our Value Framework. This provides a structured mechanism to consider: We are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General ( C&AG) in accordance with the Energy Act 2004. The audit is carried out on the C&AG’s behalf by the National Audit Office ( NAO). The services provided by the C&AG relate to statutory audit work for the NDA. No fees were paid to the C&AG for services other than statutory audit work. Pensions Attendance at scheduled Board meetings during the year is detailed in the following table. These meetings were all hybrid meetings with the majority of the Board attending in person and remainder joining remotely. Additional ad hoc meetings were held, and written resolutions were passed, as and when required. Scheduled committee meeting attendance records can be found in the committee reports. Additional Board and committee meetings can be called as required. Name

To create value through nuclear decommissioning - at pace, affordably, with participation and creatively. In a time when the Department of Defense is concerned about whether TV shows, movies or the gaming industry divulges TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) of its SpecOps community, potentially endangering them in future engagements, Biden is committing OPSEC violations of his own.The Board has welcomed the attendance of each of the operating company Board Chairs in rotation. Senior executives from the operating companies also frequently present items at NDA Board and committee meetings. Embedding and building upon demonstrable improvements in the governance and company secretarial support provided to the Board.