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Nature 444, 415 (23 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/444415a; Published online 22 November 2006

Nuclear's core business

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The job of cleaning up Britain's nuclear plants is up for auction — so who might profit from the newly privatized industry? Andrea Chipman reports.

Last month, the UK government announced that it will split its nuclear-site management and clean-up business. British Nuclear Group (BNG) is to divide into two separate parts, re-tendering its largest contract rather than being sold off in one piece as originally planned.