Environment and Radioactive Waste Management Group

BPEO/BPM Studies

The following BPEO/BPM studies have been undertaken by Nuclear Technologies.

• Review of Desiccant Management and Disposal Strategy and Associated BPEO – British Energy Group Ltd (BEG) recognised that there was a need to revisit the corporate strategy for managing its desiccant inventory generated from drying reactor coolant gas and the associated BPEO. This addressed a commitment that was made to the regulators to carry out a comprehensive review following completion of initial desiccant treatment campaigns and to consider alternative approaches that have been developed since the current corporate strategy was identified. Nuclear Technologies were contracted to carry out a Technical Review to identify all potential options, identify key attributes and collate the data packages and to identify the preferred option for management and disposal of the spent desiccant including running the BPEO Decision Analysis Conference and producing the subsequent report including a sensitivity analysis.
  

• Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental BPEO Assessment for BEG.
  

• Berkeley BPEO Studies - Nuclear Technologies assisted in the preparation of and undertook the facilitation and report writing of the following three BPEO studies for the Berkeley Nuclear Licensed Site:
  

• Removal of the active transfer lines between E23 and Berkeley Power Station AETP.
  

• Transfer of ILW from C35 to the AWVR processing facility.
  

• Decommissioning of the C35 ILW store following removal of the stored waste.
  

• Provision of Best Practicable Options Study for the management of asbestos contamination within Berkeley Power Station reactor blower halls as part of the Care and Maintenance preparations for the decommissioning of the power station.
  

• BPEO Study for the Combustible LLW held at Berkeley.
  

• Nuclear Technologies undertook a number of BPEO studies for the management of liquid effluents for BAE Systems Marine Ltd (operator of the nuclear licensed site at Barrow Shipyard, Cumbria). These studies were to assess the various alternatives for a shore-based facility to collect, store and treat all primary and secondary liquid effluents arising from the commissioning and initial refurbishment of the new Astute Class submarines. Supporting documentation was also prepared summarising the information required to support the submission to the Environmental Agency for a revision to their Discharge Authorisation under RSA 93.
  

• Solid waste management BPEO study also for RRMPOL.
  

• Neptune/RCF BPEO study.
  

• BPM Review of D1203 Amber Area for UKAEA Dounreay.
  

• BPM review of D1203 Operations at Dounreay that were undertaken in accordance with the new corporate guidelines, which were also trialled as part of the workscope
  

• D1204 Environmental BPM study for Dounreay

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