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NuLeAF. Opportunities for Storage Consolidation of Higher Activity Wastes 4 th November 2011. Waste consolidation.

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NuLeAF

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  1. NuLeAF Opportunities for Storage Consolidation of Higher Activity Wastes 4th November 2011

  2. Waste consolidation The movement of waste and/or nuclear materials between nuclear licensed sites that will secure a clear business benefit. Consolidation may be considered at a regional, NDA-wide or UK-wide level

  3. Why are we interested? Benefits of consolidation may be realised at four different levels: • Early site clearance • Reduction in site footprint • Hazard, risk and security level reductions • Infrastructure optimisation

  4. What has gone on before? • 2006 NDA Strategy commitment to investigate ‘storage optimisation’ at a NDA level • Position provided in the NDA’s 2009 HAW Interim Storage Review: • The Review of Storage Optimisation concluded that the main focus of investigating storage opportunities should be southern Magnox sites and RSRL • NDA has no intention of pursuing a radically altered waste storage regime such as a single very large low maintenance UK facility

  5. Current situation • Waste consolidation is a key enabler for specific business benefits • Continued NDA Strategy commitment • Scottish Government’s HAW Policy for the long-term management of higher radioactivity wastes in near-surface facilities • NDA Business Plan – 2011-14; • Developing a plan for the transfer of ILW away from the Winfrith and Harwell sites

  6. The Approach • Help develop coherent waste, nuclear materials, spent fuel and site restoration strategies • The approach could be on a national, regional or local basis and will support or align to other strategic initiatives • Case-by-case - supported by overall National Programme • Underpinned Business Case which followed the Value Framework process and considered : • The balance between cost reduction and hazard, risk and security management • Affordability • Alignment with NDA Strategy and overall decommissioning and clean-up mission

  7. DSRL • Baseline • On-site ILW storage • Other waste owners; • EdF – Energy • MoD • Consort • GE Healthcare • Springfields (Westinghouse) • Capenhurst • AWE • Southern Scotland • Baseline • On-site storage Possible solutions • NDA regional • Southern Scotland solution • Regional store at 1 or 2 sites? • Sellafield Ltd • Baseline • On-site ILW storage • Magnox – Wales • Baseline • On-site storage Possible solution • ILW stored on 1 site? • MAGNOX – England • Baseline • Ministore on-site storage Possible solutions • Ministores consolidation • RSRL • Baseline • Remaining ILW on site (Treatment and Storage) Possible solutions • Winfrith ILW offsite • Harwell ILW offsite

  8. Questions & Issues • Planning position with respect to import of waste from other sites? • The role of NuLeAF? • Local stakeholder support especially at communities adjacent to the recipient site? • Waste transport is recognised as a key enabler • Different interpretations of the Proximity Principle by stakeholders

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