Strategic Documentation
LLW Topical Strategies Summary
To support the development of the national low level waste strategy, a number of key topic areas have been identified with specific strategies being developed for each topic. These are referred to as topical strategies and the attached document provides a summary of these topical strategies.
Low Level Waste Topical Strategies Summary (PDF)
LLW Strategic Review
A Strategic Review has been developed based on the current position for low level waste management in 2008. The Strategic Review identifies and evaluates a number of synergies and opportunities to reduce the low level waste liability. This will inform the development of the Nuclear Industry LLW Strategy and National LLW Management Plan in 2009. The full strategic review is attached below alongside a summary of the Strategic Review.
Low Level Waste Strategic Review Summary (PDF)
Low Level Waste Strategic Review (PDF)
UK Nuclear Industry LLW Management Plan
The UK Nuclear Industry LLW Management Plan sets out the overall plan for developing and implementing an integrated LLW programme throughout the UK. The LLW Management Plan identifies the scope, schedule, and resources (how, when, and who) needed to conduct the tasks for improving LLW management through the entire waste lifecycle from waste generation to final disposal, integrating the results of previous strategic studies.
This is the first annual review and update of the LLW Management Plan that has incorporated ongoing optioneering and other underpinning studies, including a detailed Strategic Review of the current ‘baseline’ of LLW management programmes at NDA sites.
UK Nuclear Industry LLW Management Plan (PDF)
Strategic Technical Briefs
LLW Repository Ltd's National Strategy Team has prepared a series of Strategic Technical Briefs. The attached compendium represents a chronological compilation of the Briefs prepared during 2008/09. These Briefs were originally developed to provide an improved and common understanding of various technical areas related to low level waste strategy to help inform and underpin the emerging UK Nuclear Industry Low Level Waste Strategy to be prepared by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
The briefs cover a diverse range of topics across Low Level Waste treatment and disposal. Each Brief represents a “snapshot” in time and points to additional information needed to fully understand the issues, inform decision-making for future management solutions, and/or provide new options and opportunities to be pursued by the integrated National Low Level Waste Programme.
Compendium of Strategic Technical Briefs - Volume 1 (PDF)
Compendium of Strategic Technical Briefs - Volume 2 (PDF)
LLW Transport Hubs Assessment
LLW Repository Ltd has recently commissioned a study to look into the opportunities for improving the integration of low level waste transport across the UK and to investigate the possibility of establishing Transport Hubs for waste. This approach may allow increased use of the rail network for low level waste transport. The initial study is attached below.
LLW Transport Hubs Study - March 2010 (PDF)