current and future challenges in disposing of llw – the llwr perspective
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SAFESPUR WORKSHOP 29 April 2009. Current and future challenges in disposing of LLW – the LLWR perspective. Presented By: Chuck Conway, Head of Consignor Support, LLWR Ltd. 2008 Storage and disposal capacity exceeded. 2020 LLWR full. 2011 Risk of PCSC failure. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Current and future challenges in disposing of LLW – the LLWR perspective
SAFESPUR WORKSHOP29 April 2009
Presented By: Chuck Conway, Head of Consignor Support, LLWR Ltd.
UK LLW Challenges presented by NDA - 2006 Pa
ckag
ed V
olum
e W
aste
Aris
ings
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Baseline 2006 Inventory Forecast
Current SLC LTP
2008 Storage and
disposal capacity
exceeded
2008 Storage and
disposal capacity
exceeded
2011Risk of PCSC failure
2011Risk of PCSC failure
2020LLWR full
2020LLWR full
Year
Baseline 2006 InventoryForecast
Current SLC LTP
Partnership with consignors and supply chain is critical to solving UK LLW Challenges.
NWM Proposal
2013PCSC
approval
2013PCSC
approval
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
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aged
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ume
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te A
risin
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LLWR Ltd Key Initiatives – LTP 2008
• Provide assured storage and disposal at LLWR
• Strategic partnership with NDA and consignors to develop a UK National LLW Strategy.
• Transform LLWR into a fully integrated waste management operation– Open additional fit-for-purpose waste management and
disposal routes – Enhanced consignor support organisation– Energise the Supply Chain
• Commenced in September 2008:– Excavation nearing completion– Concrete and Bentonite batching plants established– Currently constructing west side retaining wall– Piling operations to the east side
• Area available for operation in April 2009
• Completed by December 2009
• Gives 10 year capacity
• Storage area for Segregated Wastes
Vault 9
Vault 9
Vault 8
UK National LLW Repository capacity – March 2009
Environmental Safety Case
• Background:– 2002 ESC not accepted by EA– 2006 Authorisation only allows storage once Vault 8 full– Revised ESC required by EA 1st May 2011– EA unhappy with progress
• Progress:– ESC work programme completely replanned Summer 2008– New project manager and team in place– Liaising closely with EA to ensure 2011 ESC will meet their
requirements– Recent interim submissions to EA have been accepted as meeting
their requirements
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UK LLW Policy – The need for change
• In March 2007 the UK government published a new policy for the Management of Solid Radioactive Low Level Waste (LLW).
• Recognising that the previous policy published in 1995, known as Command 2919 (Cm2919), was not written with the NDA’s large-scale decommissioning programme in mind, the new policy introduced a more flexible and fit-for-purpose approach for LLW management centred around the application of the waste hierarchy.
• The policy requires the NDA to publish a UK LLW Strategy and Management Plan for integrated LLW management throughout the UK
UK LLW Strategy Development Process
Options and opportunities
Outside LLWR SLC scope
Topical Strategies for LLW Management
Options and opportunitiesPre
limin
ary
Str
ateg
ic R
evie
w
LLW Strategy Group
LLW Management
Plan
UK Nuclear Industry LLW
Strategy
Strategic Environmental AssessmentSEA
Environmental Report
LLW Strategy Group
LLW Strategy Group
Plan for Optimal use of the LLWR
LLWR Initial Operational Strategy LLWR Preliminary
Operational Strategy LLWR Developed
Operational Strategy
Str
ateg
ic R
evie
w
LLW Strategy Group
LLW Strategic Review – Components of Baseline
• LLW Management Strategies
– LLWR Site Operational Strategy
– Consignor site LLW management strategies
• LLW Inventory
• Assets and infrastructure (existing and planned) for LLW management
• Costs and liabilities associated with LLW management
LLW Liability by SLC
Dounreay£167,069,497
1.7%
Magnox South£1,419,655,074
14%
Magnox North£1,748,059,240
18%
Springfields £100,399,470
1.0%
Sellafield£6,273,927,843
63% Research Sites£156,438,088
1.6%
Total Liability£9,866m
Strategic Review Conclusions
• Consignor’s LTP 2008 includes funding for implementing the hierarchy.
• LLWR Ltd. LTP 2008 is based on “immediate” and “maximum” implementation of the hierarchy by all consignors.
• Not all consignors have planned for “immediate” and “maximum” implementation.
• The Business Case will support the process of determining the optimal level of implementation.
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LTP08 LLWR Disposal
Lifecycle Cost - LLWR 1 & 2 (Business as usual)
Provision within LTP08 - £2.7Bn
Uncontracted Liability ~ £3Bn
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Provision within LTP08 - £2.7Bn
Uncontracted Liability ~ £0.4Bn
Consignor Support Team
TransportationDangerous Goods
Container FleetWaste Tracking
Transport and Logistics
Consignor CertificationConsignor AssuranceSupplier Assurance
Duty of Care AssessmentsWaste Acceptance Monitoring
Metallic Waste TreatmentCombustible Waste Treatment
Very Low Level Waste DisposalWaste Characterisation
Packaging SolutionsIntegrated Transport
Waste Management Systems
Service Development
Service Delivery
Service Assurance
CharacterisationMetallic Waste
Combustible WasteVery Low Level Waste
Container SupplyTransport and Logistics
Supply Chain Services
Customer SupportRelationship Management
Contract ManagementProcedures and TrainingInventory / Forecasting
Service Support
Consignor Support
Our Customers
NDA Sites
Private Sector
Third Parties
Public Sector
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Current Low Level Waste Services
• Low Level Waste Container Supply Service:– Supply of Disposal Containers– Repair and Inspection Service
• Low Level Waste Treatment Services:– Loose Waste Compaction Service– Drummed Waste Compaction Service– Metallic Waste Treatment Service– Combustible Waste Treatment Service
• Low Level Waste Disposal Services• Very Low Level Waste Disposal Services
Future Low Level Waste Services
• Container Supply Service:– Supply of Reusable Containers / Liners
• Transport and Logistics Services• Treatment Services:
– Niche Wastes (Ion Exchange / NORM / Tritiated Wastes)– Additional New Treatment Options
• Support Services:– Analysis and Fingerprinting– Characterisation / Measurement / Exemption– Consultation / Documentation / Training
Support
Containers
Transport
CombustibleLLWR
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LLW Disposal
VLLW Disposal
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Compactable
OJEU
Commercial Model
Framework with Multiple
Suppliers
Customer Contract
Framework Agreement