The 12th International Conference on Environmental ... - Events
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Sessi<strong>on</strong> 1-4 Abstracts<br />
SESSION 1 - OPENING SESSION<br />
ABSTRACTS NOT REQUIRED<br />
SESSION 2A - PANEL: ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP WORLDWIDE -<br />
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES<br />
ABSTRACTS NOT REQUIRED<br />
SESSION 2B - PANEL: WILL THE LACK OF GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES<br />
SLOW THE NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE<br />
ABSTRACTS NOT REQUIRED<br />
SESSION 3 - HOT TOPICS AND EMERGING ISSUES IN D&D<br />
ABSTRACTS NOT REQUIRED<br />
SESSION 4 - NATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR L/ILW<br />
1) UK STRATEGY FOR NUCLEAR INDUSTRY LLW – 16393<br />
Matthew Clark, Joanne Fisher, NDA (UK)<br />
In March 2007 the UK Government and devolved administrati<strong>on</strong>s (for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, from here <strong>on</strong><br />
referred to as ‘Government’) published their policy for the management of solid low level waste (‘the Policy’). <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> Policy sets out<br />
a number of core principles for the management of low level waste (LLW) and charges the Nuclear Decommissi<strong>on</strong>ing Authority<br />
with developing a UK-wide strategy in the case of LLW from nuclear sites. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> UK Nuclear Industry LLW Strategy has been developed<br />
within the framework of the principles set out in the policy.<br />
A key factor in the development of this strategy has been the strategic partnership the NDA shares with the Low Level Waste<br />
Repository near Drigg (LLWR), who now have a role in developing strategy as well as delivering an optimised waste management<br />
service at the LLWR.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> strategy aims to support c<strong>on</strong>tinued hazard reducti<strong>on</strong> and decommissi<strong>on</strong>ing by ensuring uninterrupted capability and<br />
capacity for the management and disposal of LLW in the UK. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>tinued availability of a disposal route for LLW is c<strong>on</strong>sidered<br />
vital by both the nuclear industry and n<strong>on</strong>-nuclear industry low level waste producers. Given that the UK will generate significantly<br />
more low level waste (~ 3.1 milli<strong>on</strong> m3) than there is capacity at the LLWR (~0.75 milli<strong>on</strong> m3), developing alternative<br />
effective ways to manage LLW is critical.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> waste management hierarchy is central to the strategy, which includes strategic goals at all levels of the hierarchy to<br />
improve its applicati<strong>on</strong> across the industry.<br />
2) THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL LOW LEVEL WASTE REPOSITORY OPERATOR IN DELIVERING NEW<br />
SOLUTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LOW LEVEL WASTES IN THE UK - 16217<br />
Martin Walkingshaw, LLW Repository Ltd (UK)<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> UK Nati<strong>on</strong>al Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) is located near to the village of Drigg in West Cumbria. It is the principal<br />
site for disposal of solid Low Level Radioactive Waste (LLW) in the United Kingdom.<br />
This paper describes the program of work currently being undertaken by the sites operators, (LLW Repository Ltd and its newly<br />
appointed Parent Body Organisati<strong>on</strong>), to extend the life of the LLWR and reduce the overall cost of LLW management to the UK<br />
taxpayer.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> current focus of this program is to prevent disposal capacity being taken up at LLWR by waste types which lend themselves<br />
to alternative treatment and/or dispositi<strong>on</strong> routes.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> chosen approach enables c<strong>on</strong>signors to segregate LLW at source into formats which allow further treatment for volume<br />
reducti<strong>on</strong> or, (for wastes with lower levels of activity), c<strong>on</strong>signment in the future to alternative disposal facilities.<br />
Segregated waste services are incorporated into LLW Disposal commercial agreements between the LLWR operator and waste<br />
c<strong>on</strong>signors.This paper outlines the forward strategy for managing the current and future Low Level Waste (LLW) arisings from the<br />
Sellafield site, including Windscale.<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> document addresses Sellafield Integrated Waste Strategy (IWS) requirements and reflects changes to the nati<strong>on</strong>al Low<br />
Level Waste (LLW) policy. <str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> underlying driver is that the current estimates of the total volumes of LLW arisings from the Sellafield<br />
site significantly exceed the disposal capacity of the Low Level Waste Repository near Drigg.<br />
3) SELLAFIELD SITE LOW LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - 16234<br />
Laurence Cook, David Loud<strong>on</strong>, Charles Mas<strong>on</strong>, Sellafield Limited, (UK)<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> strategy encompasses all current and future low level wastes, including high volume low activity wastes, produced at the<br />
Sellafield site. It derives from detailed c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> of existing management techniques that could be implemented to efficiently<br />
avoid the generati<strong>on</strong> of wastes and to efficiently manage the range of operati<strong>on</strong>al and decommissi<strong>on</strong>ing wastes that are generated.<br />
It also incorporates the results of a recent stakeholder engagement exercise <strong>on</strong> Best Practicable Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Opti<strong>on</strong> Studies for<br />
low level wastes arising <strong>on</strong> the Sellafield site.<br />
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