WASTE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES CONTRACT TO THE ACTIVE WASTE VAULTS RETRIEVAL (AWVR) PROJECT

Client:
British Nuclear Group, Project Services Group

Description:
The AWVR project involves the retrieval and packaging of the operational waste stored on the Berkeley Decommissioning Site. To ensure that the ILW and LLW are effectively managed and packaged to meet the Nirex requirements a number of studies have been undertaken.

Scope of service supplied

The following packages of work have been undertaken:

• A review of the waste management strategy for the AWVR project

• Preparation of procedures for trials to evaluate the waste processing system in the AWVR process cell including the vibro table and assay system.

• Evaluation of the results of the waste processing system trials.

• Preparation of Stage 1 and 2 Nirex Letter of Comfort submissions for the mobile and the solid waste streams.

• Preparation BPEO studies for the treatment and disposal of mobile and solid wastes including facilitating optioneering meetings and preparing summary reports for submission to the Environmental Agency.

• Undertaking a HAZard APpraisal (HAZAP) study for the mobile and solid waste streams.

• Preparation and maintaining waste datasheets derived from the HAZAP study to ensure that the waste properties are allowed for in the design.

• Participation in optioneering assessments for the identification of the preferred options for processing the mobile waste.

• Preparation of guidance for BPM studies for the mobile and solid waste streams.