Harwell Stakeholder Group 25 April 2019 Laura Street, Harwell Site - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Harwell Stakeholder Group

25 April 2019 Laura Street, Harwell Site Manager

Magnox Harwell Update

• Safety and

Environment

• Programme Update
• Future Programme
• Magnox Socio-

Economic Scheme

Safety and Environment

Events;

• Data to EA forwarded after date required by EPR Permit

following change of supplier for environmental monitoring (Air samples)

• Security x-ray scanner IRR17 compliance issue (registration)
• F-gas refrigeration system not on site inventory
• Environmental monitoring programme spreadsheets control

issue

Safety and Environment

Conventional Safety

• Total Recordable Incident Rate is Zero

– Continued focus on Target Zero;

• Wellbeing
• Working at Height
• Complacency is the enemy
• Staying Safe, focus on return to work

ENGAGE BRAIN!

POWSAs S.T.A.R. LCFs

Post-job brief

Safety and Environment

• Environmental Management

– New Environment Manager at Harwell/Winfrith and team expanding – Continued early engagement with EA on issues where regulatory effort (such as permit variations) will be required.

• Environmental Monitoring

– Doses remain very low – Liquid and Gaseous Discharges remain well below permitted limits.

Programme Update

• LETP
• ILW Box Store
• NM Programme
• 462 Retrievals/Can

Processing

• WEP
• Other Projects
• Other hot topics

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LETP Remediation

• Over 28,000 bags of

waste generated and shipped

• Scheduled for

completion early 2020 https://youtube/NMa8wQfgxHk

Site Works

• Civil construction complete
• Installation work continues
• Vent control panel at factory for testing before

coming to site.

• Other minor works – painting to walls and

floors; render South face; clearing snags. Test and Commissioning

• Test and commissioning paperwork – 40%

complete

• B462 and support teams on-board for T&C

and handover

• Lifetime Quality Records (LTQR)– first

submission commented on

Current Progress (HIBS)

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462 Can Retrievals

• 385 cans retrieved from 47 tubes in 18/19
• FY. <238 tubes remaining.
• RM1 restart delayed due to resource
• availability. Technical review of radon

abatement process is making progress.

• 692 cans processed on Head End Cell in

18/19 FY.

462 Waste Encapsulation Plant (WEP)

• WEP Inactive Commissioning complete.
• Licence Instrument for WEP Active Commissioning

received from the Regulator.

• Active Commissioning underway (commenced April 2019).

Offsite Discharge Pipeline

• Removal works continue and

complete in the summer.

B220 Lab Facility

• Characterisation start deferred until FY 2020/21
• Asbestos removal deferred until FY 2020/21
• Continue to develop Characterisation strategy and detail works info
• Progress initiative for RAL to take steel cells for re-use
• Progress NDA initiative of working with’ RAIN’ on remote monitoring

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Legacy Waste

Consigned ~920m3 of Legacy Radioactive Waste from site during 2018/19

Harwell – Future Programme (next 12 months)

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462 Waste Retrievals:

• Continue retrieving Cans and Processing through Head End Cells
• Develop Options for POCO of tubes including sludge removal
• Survey and potentially size reduce long cans
• Operation of Polymer Encapsulation process in Head End cells for Problem

wastes

• Return RM1 to service with Radon abatement system

NM Transfer Project:

• Resume movement of CHILW drums in Novapaks
• Continue FHISO movements of CHILW drums
• Commission and start movements of LEU drums in Novapaks
• Continue movement of CLDs in FHISOs
• Start inactive commissioning of CLDs in TN Gemini
• Continue movement of Dragon Waste in Modular Flask

Other 462:

• Further categorisation work on RIPPLE crates.
• Complete construction of ILW Store
• Continue WEP Active Commissioning

Harwell – Future Programme (next 12 months)

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LETP Phase 2 Land Remediation:

• Continue main remediation work, waste assay and waste

disposal Others:

• Continue maintaining redundant facilities
• Continue B220 decommissioning planning
• Legacy Waste Target to consign 440 m3

Other Hot Topics

• Transition-

No announcement for H/W CD Continue to plan for September

• Scope deferrals

– BEPO – B220

• Facility Management

– Concerns around corporate stability of current provider – FM Contract re-tender

Magnox socio-economic scheme:

2018/19 : Total Funding available across Magnox £977,678 Total spend £743,512 across all Magnox sites Harwell 2018-19 Good Neighbour funding to date: £5,780 out of £6,000 allocated/site: * Hendred Community Choir £218 * Family Fun Day – Full Steam Ahead £500 * HLRA – Table tennis Table £672 * Life Education Thames Valley “Harold and the Life Bus” Project - £840 * Young Carers Social Activities & Training £1,000 * Harwell Community Primary School – Cycle and Scooter Storage £750 * Sutton Courtney C of E Primary School - Eco Warriors Let’s Get Recycling! £1,000 HHYFC Tournament £800. Three levels of funding available: Up to £1,000 for small projects neighbouring Magnox sites Up to £10,000 capital expenditure towards a sustainable project Over £10,000 to support large projects that help to wards mitigating the impact of decommissioning Please note: When applying for Good Neighbour funding please be aware that you only have to complete the first three questions. Other application over £1k – all seven questions have to be answered Larger applications welcome – if you’re not sure about applying then please call either Emma Burwood for Good Neighbour applications or Haf Morris for anything over £1,000 – details on the website. For further information and to check if you are eligible to apply go to: www.magnoxsocioeconomic.com

Questions?