Waste Management Consultancy Waste Management Consultancy

Studsvik’s Consultancy Services Business Area offers a wealth of experience and knowledge through our highly skilled consultants who are specialists in the management of radioactive material and the wider nuclear industry. We have successfully delivered radiation protection and waste management solutions for clients globally in the Nuclear, Research and NORM Industries.

With over 60 years’ experience in the nuclear and radioactive materials sectors, we can apply real practical experience that delivers actual value for the customer. Studsvik employs a multi-disciplined team offering reliable and practical advice to a diverse range of international customers including government bodies, regulators, nuclear and NORM operators, engineering suppliers and waste management companies. Our four key areas of consultancy expertise are: • Management • Radioactive Waste Policy & Strategy • Radiation Safety • Safety Analysis

Radioactive Waste Management Studsvik understands that one of the biggest challenges facing industries dealing with radioactive materials is waste management. We offer comprehensive support to ensure you effectively manage your waste from characterisation techniques, on-site waste packaging and transport to training and optioneering. We can deliver work packages remotely and at your facilities to ensure you get real value from our offering. Studsvik also provides support with waste stream assessments and waste treatment/ disposal options, as well as planning for lifetime cost reduction. We are also fully capable of undertaking optimisation assessments to ensure any waste management option delivers the best value to you while taking into account all relevant social and economic factors. Over 100 consultants from 4 countries operating worldwide Sealed source disposal

Waste Project waste Measurement inventory management planning planning (DQO, VSP) assessment Activity assessments Radioactive Waste Characterisation Advisers including PNCC & ALARP & dose assessment Gamma Spectrometry Packaging & Risk Auditing Waste Management transport assessments You will get fit- Clearance optimisation (BAT, Decommissioning procedures BPEO, BPM) Environmental for-purpose, yet programmes Radioactive Waste consequence assessments Management high quality National strategy Health Physics development delivery... Radiation Assessment of HAZID & Protection sustainability HAZOP Advisers Waste strategy Radiation Safety development and Radioactive Engineers Waste implementation Radiation Policy & Full system Safety Regulatory Strategy decontamination compliance support Waste strategy ...because of our Dosimetry & radiation business case measurement thorough understanding support of radiological safety Radiation Emerging technology Shielding Design matters, our own feasibility Safety Analysis (MicroShield, experience as a nuclear Accreditation MCNP) site licensee, our focus Sustainability NORM Licensing LWR System on understanding of Waste Support chemistry Training customer needs, and Policy Safety case Reactor independent review evaluation Deterministic Safety operation Analysis modelling Technical support Transport cask to hazard analysis safety and licensing evaluation Nuclear critically safety

Our heritage as a waste management company gives us a Radioactive Waste Policy and Strategy thorough understanding of available and emerging treatment Studsvik is at the forefront of waste management solutions, technologies and we have a proven track record of supporting providing innovative alternatives to disposal in line with the customers to bring these technologies to market. waste hierarchy. Our consultancy services can help you interpret Studsvik has a number of practical and experienced Radioactive and implement international and local radioactive waste Waste Advisers that specialise in providing advice against policies. Our comprehensive understanding of the issues is site licencing and permitting conditions. We have qualified based on our experience of supporting National Government Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers (DGSA) who are specialised programmes, some of which are at the forefront of radioactive in class 7 transports helping you with your transportation, waste management, as well as our own internal international packaging and logistics issues. This capability can also be and national programmes. provided to deliver Radiation Protection and bespoke waste Studsvik has owned and operated licensed nuclear facilities management training services. for over fifty years in three countries, which our consultants have supported from planning and design through to licensing support. We can help you to understand and implement the requirements imposed by legislation and regulators. Our Setting Waste Management policy, capabilities allow us to support site design and technology strategy and plans selection as well as understanding cost implications to fully underpin investment business cases. We can provide support • Designing and implementing national for design of waste retrieval and waste processing facilities as waste programs well as repositories and landfill sites. • Establishing multi-stakeholder input and support • Practical application of policy and regulation for operators ...because of our You will benefit core competency, Design, licence and operate waste and understanding treatment and disposal facilities from high quality of radioactive waste solutions delivered management and our • Large components; metal recycling, ILW, by Studsvik... position as the Europe’s resin and lagoon wastes; disposal facilities leading provider of LLW • Design and operation of our own and services. customer waste management facilities Radiation Safety Safety Analysis Studsvik understand that a core value for our customers is safety. Studsvik’s team of consultants and specialists have a vast wealth To support you we offer a range of radiation protection services of knowledge on reactor operations and requirements for safe including health physics support, dosimetry, Radiation Safety operation. Our experts provide advice and support to a range of Engineers and Radiation Protection Advisers. reactor operators to optimise their reactor processes and to ensure Our team of Radiation Protection Professionals have experience in safety is a fundamental operating parameter. working with ionising radiation in a wide range of environments Our specialists support safety case development through and are able to provide risk assessments, radiation shielding deterministic safety analysis, criticality safety analysis and technical design, support to HAZOPs and HAZIDs and assay and monitoring support as well as evaluating transport cask safety and licensing. technology selection. Our team uses bespoke models to understand the reactor We can also provide Radiation Protection Training tailored to operational parameters and can use these to ensure you maximise your specific needs ranging from Basic Radiation Awareness to outputs and minimise your risks. Radiation Protection Supervisor Training to help you meet your regulatory requirements.

Waste Management - Full Life Cycle Offering

• Radiation protection during operations Deplant • Deplant at optimum size for transport & treatment

Characterise • Understanding radiation risks • Effective characterisation saves cost

Segregate • Efficient waste routing • Segregate at source

Package • Efficient packaging and sub-packaging for transport • Effective processes for large components

Transport • Solve transport & loading issues • Leader in International transport solutions

Waste Treatment • Studsvik solutions based on our own or other routes • International waste treatment leaders

Disposal Minimisation • Reducing disposal volumes to a fraction • Saving thousands per unit processed

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