Overview of Environment Agency Decommissioning and Clean up
programme – delivering Nuclear site restoration
Peter Orr, decommissioning and clean up programme manager, Environment Agency
NuLeaf meeting – 14 July 2010
Future challenges
Corporate Strategy and nuclear regulation objectives
5 year plan
Site restoration
Summary
CONTENTS:
Future challenges
Gordon Brown
A better place for people and wildlife
Act to reduce climate change and its consequences
Protect andimprove air, landand water quality
Put people andcommunitiesat the heart of
what we do
Work withbusinesses and the public sector to use
resources wisely
Be the best we can
Our Aim
To achieve this we will
Act to reduce Climate Change and its Consequences
We will know we are succeeding when:
New nuclear power stations meet world class environmental
standards, and there is robust infrastructure delivering
progress in legacy decommissioning and clean-up, and
radioactive waste management and disposal.
Decommissioning and clean up
Operating sites
Geological disposal
New Nuclear Build
Emergency response
Be the best we can
5 year plan
Our decommissioning and clean up programme
Progress is made in dealing with the Nuclear Legacy
Reducing the risk to this generation and the burden on future generations
Covers all work that delivers these outcomes and will ensure continued protection of the environment
Site restoration - discussionOverview
Tasks
Strategy and plan
Supporting strategies
Risks and mitigation
Monitoring progress and performance
Priorities
Questions
Working together
NDA restoration overview
LEAD STRATEGY
Agreed aims and objectives
Public participation
Baseline position or status report
Strategic Environmental Assessment
Clear distinction of tasks
Strategy for tasks - reducing risk and burden for future generations
Site restoration tasks
Retrieval and treatment of legacy radioactive wastesTreatment of radioactive waste (to make immobile) from ongoing operationsStabilisation of redundant nuclear facilitiesDismantling of legacy facilitiesSelling of assets or commercial operationsRemediation and restoration
NDA site restoration strategy & plan
Strategy - achievement of aims and objectives
Protection of the environment (sustainability)
Reduction of hazard and risk (priority)
Early or deferred decommissioning (funding)
Decade by decade schedule (transparency)
Milestones – interim states (accountability)
Plan - risk mitigation, realising opportunities and issue resolution (value for money)
Supporting strategies
Fuels and materials (both a legacy and opportunity to use assets for revenue)
Waste (the main challenge)
Knowledge management (doing it better)
Public stakeholder engagement (gaining support and new ideas)
Commercial (leveraging innovation)
Risks and mitigation
Major event or accident Risk stabilisation (asset care) and reduction plan
Disposal infrastructure National Integrated Waste strategy
Funding Agreed site restoration plan
Road map for innovation
Milestones drive new approaches and research
Best practice Leveraging international practice (standardising)
Monitoring progress and performance
National Annual report
Supported by site annual Environment Reports
Context of site “interim states”, “end states” & milestones
Covers supporting strategies
Performance metrics
Transparent change control
Priorities
National major hazard and risk reduction plan
Baseline position
Strategic Environmental Assessment & Environmental Impact Assessment
Alternative strategic futures
Public participation
Consensus
Questions?
Role of local authorities
Regional and local planning
Proximity principle
Transparency of information
Enabling public participation
Support from the Environment Agency
NDA strategy 2
Implementing strategies – not just decisions
Working together
Local partnering groups focussed on site restoration and delivery
Local agreements (binding?)
One place for shared information (e portal)
Sharing resources
Share messages to strategy 2
Summary
Site restoration plan
Priorities
Environmental assessment & public participation (National and local)
Accountability
Local agreements
Working together