Transcript Presentation, RSRL Ltd, Update to NuLeAF, June 2011
Prepare Strategic Business Cases
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for NDA
Consolidate nuclear materials at Sellafield
– Work underway with Sellafield Ltd.
– Developing final business case – Assessing facility impacts – Developing transportation logistics Work with Sellafield – Deliver business case for NDA decision
Deliver early closure of Winfrith site
– preparing business case for NDA consideration – Perform alongside Harwell programme – Considering ILW transfer to Harwell
RSRL Waste & Nuclear Material Transfers Key Objective
To gain security benefits by transferring Waste and Nuclear Material from Harwell, making use of facilities across the NDA estate in line with ‘Strategy 2’.
Scope
The permanent removal of all identified material (Dragon, LEU, CHILW &CLDs).
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RSRL Waste and Nuclear Material
Dragon fuel in 40-litre containers Low Enriched Uranium in 200-litre drums Contact Handled ILW Drums in 200-litre drums Concrete Lined Drums (200, 450 & 670-litre) 3
Summary of Transport Movements
Waste & Nuclear Material Modified Modular Flask Nupak / Novapak Resealable FHISO Gemini Dragon Fuel 251 trips n/a n/a n/a CHILW drums Concrete Lined Drums Low Enriched Uranium Total n/a n/a n/a 251 trips 171 trips n/a 15 trips 186 trips 77 trips 33 trips n/a 110 trips 902 trips over 3 - 4 years n/a 355 trips n/a 355 trips 4
Rail method of operation
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Multi modal-currently used for both nuclear and non nuclear
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Road transfer from Harwell to railhead
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Rail transfer from railhead to Sellafield
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Up to 4 packages per movement ~300 rail moves
Programme
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Business case submitted Sept 11
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Enabling works through to 2013
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Transfer operations 2013 to 2017
Closure of RSRL Winfrith
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Decommissioning of all RSRL facilities
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Hand back to NDA
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Consideration of transfer of waste to other sites
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Impact to existing tenants
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Delivery of the programme
Harwell Oxford Campus
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Science, innovation, and business campus Owned and managed by joint venture: UK Atomic Energy Authority, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Goodman
Harwell Lifetime Plan
Near term focus:
– Legacy waste processing – Groundwater clean-up – Campus development facilitation
Long term focus
Complete decommissioning Store ILW until national facility ready
RSRL Considering ILW Storage
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Options
Interim storage of ILW needed until geological disposal facility available
– Geological disposal not available until after 2040 – Maximises release of Harwell site to campus development
RSRL considering options for Harwell, Winfrith and Culham ILW to achieve benefits including...
– Release of land for new uses – Avoid unnecessary construction – Redirect construction and operations costs to decommissioning activities
Proposals will be based on Best Available Techniques assessments
Potential Storage Facility Sizes
ILW Inventory Harwell only Harwell + Winfrith + Culham Harwell (with exports) + Winfrith + Culham Estimated Dimensions of Store Required Length (m) 105 Width (m) 27 Height (m) 10 Area (m 2 ) 2835 105 34 10 3570 105 18.5
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