B220 GLOVEBOX DECOMMISSIONING FACILITY

Client:
UKAEA, Harwell

Description:
Combined study and workshops considering a new facility to be sited within B220 to dismantle and process 100 contaminated Gloveboxes and related equipment.

Scope of service supplied

The following package of work has been undertaken:

• An initial workshop to generate a broad scope of ideas for the initial glovebox dismantling, further size reduction techniques, assay, waste sorting/packing and export.

• Perform a ‘rough sort’ of the ideas generated to eliminate the least practicable ones.

• Prepare a draft report detailing the selected options, covering technical descriptions, safety and cost elements.

• Produce a workshop-briefing document (PowerPoint presentation) including project overview, assumptions, schematic diagrams of each option and associated costs.

• Compile ranking criteria to assess each option against covering all aspects of safety, technical risk, commercial risk, costs and regulatory issues.

• Host a workshop consisting of UKAEA stakeholders, technical, commercial, safety and project representatives, using the HiView® optioneering software package.

• Production of final report including findings and analysis of HiView® process.