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Hex cylinders contain small quantities of uranium residues from historical operations at other sites. Following removal of the Hex cylinders, a best practicable environmental option study (BPEO) will be completed to determine the most appropriate disposal route. It is anticipated that this inventory will be accepted for disposal as LLW.
To effectively support this work, plant maintenance activities are optimised to ensure that the plant functions correctly. This work is carried out in compliance with regulatory and safety case requirements.
LLW Repository delivered its decommissioning and removal plan covering all PCM facilities and plant on the site in December 2007. The plan will include the sequence of demolition (priority given to demolishing the magazines at the earliest opportunity), the techniques used and the potential reuse of the building and equipment.
In addition to the decommissioning plan, a project to decommission and demolish all of the PCM facilities and associated equipment will be completed by the end of 2010. This will be followed by a further project that will specifically address contaminated land and ground remediation and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2015.
A survey will be conducted to assess the extent of the old Royal Ordinance Factory (ROF) legacy (which includes the toluene tanks), and will address what remains above ground and what resides below ground. It is our intention to remediate above ground structures and make safe any chemotoxic contaminants.
Remediation Activities 2007-2015
Remediation Activities are the safe, cost-effective reduction of radiological and non-radiological hazards. They include:
Hex cylinders contain small quantities of uranium residues from historical operations at other sites. Following removal of the Hex cylinders, a best practicable environmental option study (BPEO) will be completed to determine the most appropriate disposal route. It is anticipated that this inventory will be accepted for disposal as LLW.
To effectively support this work, plant maintenance activities are optimised to ensure that the plant functions correctly. This work is carried out in compliance with regulatory and safety case requirements.
LLW Repository delivered its decommissioning and removal plan covering all PCM facilities and plant on the site in December 2007. The plan will include the sequence of demolition (priority given to demolishing the magazines at the earliest opportunity), the techniques used and the potential reuse of the building and equipment.
In addition to the decommissioning plan, a project to decommission and demolish all of the PCM facilities and associated equipment will be completed by the end of 2010. This will be followed by a further project that will specifically address contaminated land and ground remediation and is scheduled for completion by the end of 2015.
A survey will be conducted to assess the extent of the old Royal Ordinance Factory (ROF) legacy (which includes the toluene tanks), and will address what remains above ground and what resides below ground. It is our intention to remediate above ground structures and make safe any chemotoxic contaminants.
Remediation Activities
