Nuclear Decommissioning Theatre
Wednesday 12th October
Thursday 13th October
11.00 - 11.30
Dr Barney Love
Bradwell Ponds Decommissioning – Deplant & Decontamination
The deplant of contaminated systems and the decontamination of structures represents a significant body of work in which operational health physics plays the key role in identifying and navigating a safe and commercially favourable deplant methodology and its sequencing. The identification of the most efficient decontamination techniques and the scale of their application, to achieve the desired final safe and passive state. This seminar sets out the development and application of this process on the Bradwell Ponds Project.
11.45 - 12.15
Bav Thaker
The Management of Contaminated Land – ‘A Radiological Perspective’
The current forecast is that The UK Nuclear Industry has circa 10 – 20 M m3 of Radioactively Contaminated Land. The forecast is that the UK as a whole has a similar volume from historical Industrial activities. This Seminar provides a perspective on the Characterisation Process that must be undertaken to understand both the Radiological and Non Radiological Properties of Contaminated Land in order to then develop suitable Treatment and Disposal Options.
12.30 - 13.00
Helen Peters
Radioactive contaminated land on and off nuclear licensed sites – an overview of the relevant legal regimes and future changes
This seminar will provide an overview of the legal controls which apply to radioactive contamination on and off nuclear licensed sites. It will explain the applicability of the regimes of nuclear licensing, environmental permitting and radioactive contaminated land. It will also summarise the potential for environmental claims for nuclear operators under the Nuclear Installations (Liability for Damage) Order 2016 and potential future changes to the regulation on nuclear sites in their final stages of decommissioning and clean-up.
13.15 - 13.45
Matt Tuck
SME Supply Chain Developments in the UK Nuclear Industry
Mr Tuck will cover SME Steering Groups on the NDA estate, progress for SME access to NDA nuclear sites, collaborations, and operating successfully as an SME in the nuclear industry.
14.00 - 14.30
Mark Liddiard
Successful Remediation Outside of Nuclear Site Boundaries
The seminar will examine the drivers for clean-up of offsite contamination arising from historic activities of nuclear sites and look at success stories in the UK where land (and foreshore) has been successfully cleaned up and released for beneficial uses. The seminar will use examples which the speaker has worked on since joining the industry in 1998.
14.45 - 15.15
Peter Hiller
Addressing the waste management challenges in the UK nuclear industry
As the UK nuclear industry continues to decommission the more complex and active redundant facilities across the estate, the challenges in terms of waste characterisation, development, treatment and disposal continue to increase. However, with the challenges are presented opportunities for the development of new techniques and innovations to address these challenges and deliver safe, pragmatic and cost effective solutions which will be explored in this seminar.
15.30 - 16.00
Victoria Nesbitt
Land and Facility Remediation: Minimising the Burden of Contamination shouldn’t cost the Earth
Remediation of contaminated land and facilities requires a careful and systematic approach, which if correctly applied will reduce the quantity and associated cost of waste, as well as minimising risks to humans and the wider environment. This presentation explores some of the techniques and technologies used within the industry to characterise and manage contaminated material from land and buildings safely and effectively. The presentation includes examples from various remediation projects undertaken by Nuvia; both within the nuclear industry and other sectors.
16.15 - 16.45
Tony Thompson
Warning and informing the public
A contaminated scene may cause the public to become particularly worried about the impact of the incident on their health and well-being. Arrangements to let the public and local communities know about the real dangers during and after a contamination incident need careful, consistent and timely handling. The presentation will examine existing statutory arrangements for keeping people informed, and assess exactly what this means in practice, whether the measures are likely to be effective, and if they go far enough to meet public expectations.
