DECOMMISSIONING PLANNING

Client:
British Nuclear Group, Magnox Reactor Sites

Description:
Nuclear Technologies (NT), have supported British Nuclear Group’s Project Services and Reactor Site Services in developing BDPs, LCBL & NTWPs at sites including, Berkeley, Oldbury, Trawsfynydd, Calder Hall, Chapelcross, Hinkley Point, Hunterston ‘A’ and Dungeness ‘A’.

BASELINE DECOMMISSIONING PLANS (BDP)

Nuclear Technologies have been contracted to prepare Work Package Sheets 3 and 6 for facilities on several Magnox Reactor sites as part of the BDP process. Using the experience and knowledge of NT staff an optioneering study is produced to determine the preferred technical approach and decommissioning strategy. From this, the strategy of project activities required to decommission the facility are identified with budget and timescale estimates made of resources required and the amounts and types of waste that will result.

LIFECYCLE BASELINE (LCBL)

Nuclear Technologies are supporting British Nuclear Group Reactor Site Services in the production of their LCBL plans. As part of the Central Support Team, employees have been responsible for the production of Scope documents describing decommissioning plans for the entire fleet of Magnox power stations. In addition they have collated waste data volumes for all sites and produced ‘alternative’ versions of LCBLs to satisfy the security requirements of the Office of Civil Nuclear Security and commercial requirements stipulated by British Nuclear Groups commercial function. Guidance Notes have also been prepared for the preparation of future LCBLs that satisfy Security and Commercial requirements. NT staff have contributed to ‘Lessons Learnt’ and ‘Gap Analysis’ events to assist in the future production of LCBLs that are considered by the customer to be ‘Best in Class’.

NEAR TERM WORK PLANS (NTWP)

Nuclear Technologies are supporting British Nuclear Group in the production of their NTWP (NTWP 2005) in preparation for transfer of site ownership to the NDA on the 1st April 2005. With the experience gained from last years NTWP, LCBL and BDP, NT staff have been making a very positive contribution to the production of NTWP 2005. NT have been closely liaising with site personnel to produce the Scope Element (SE) documents which describe in detail all work activities to take place on the site for the next three years. Following on from the SE documents, NT staff, in collaboration with site staff, have been condensing the information contained within the SE’s to produce the final document package consisting of NTWP Detailed Volumes, Category Summary and Site Summary documents.