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NDA Research and Development Needs, Risks and Opportunities NDA R&D Needs, Risks and Opportunities NDA Research & Development Needs, Risks and Opportunities ISSUED APRIL 2006, VERSION 1. NDA R&D Needs, Risks and Opportunities NDA R&D Needs, Risks and Opportunities NDA Research & Development (R&D) Needs, Risks and Opportunities Purpose: This document provides an openly available summary of the R&D requirements presented as part of the Life Cycle Baseline Plans 005, submitted by the Site Licensee Companies – a requirement identified in the NDA strategy document. It is designed to provide the R&D community with information regarding areas of best practice and improvement and in particular to highlight the opportunities that exist for developing common and fit for purpose technical solutions to a range of challenging issues. NDA R&D Needs, Risks and Opportunities Executive Summary The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body, set up in April 005 by the UK Government under the Energy Act 00 to take strategic responsibility for the UK’s nuclear legacy. Our mission is clear: ‘To deliver a world class programme of safe, cost-effective, accelerated and environmentally responsible decommissioning of the UK’s civil nuclear legacy in an open and transparent manner and with due regard to the socio-economic impacts on our communities’. NDA R&D Needs, Risks and Opportunities Acceleration of the clean-up The University Research Alliances Experience gained from overseas programme through the application are helping to develop the next decommissioning work feeds directly of innovative technology. generation of nuclear scientists. into our clean-up activities. The NDA does not carry out clean-up The purpose of including technical baselines 14 work itself but has in place a contract and underpinning R&D requirements within with Site Licensee Companies (SLCs), the LCBL is to establish an auditable trail who are responsible for the day-to-day through the LCBL and a direct link between decommissioning and clean-up activity on the programme components and programme each UK site. Individual sites develop Life delivery. The LCBLs 005/06 was the first Cycle Baseline Plans (LCLBs) that set out the programme to attempt this process. 7 short, medium and long-term priorities for the Historically, the short-term benefits gained decommissioning and clean-up of each site. from carrying risks associated with the 4 Critical to achieving our main objective technical underpinning of projects led to 17/19 3 and overall mission is to accelerate and significant cost implications and delays to 15 deliver clean-up programmes through the projects and programmes. Today, we believe 18 application of appropriate and innovative the technical baselines and identification 11 12 technology. That’s why our remit as of R&D requirements will help the SLCs to 10 stipulated in the Energy Act is to: ‘promote, focus on overall programme delivery and and where necessary fund, generic research not just short-term activities. In addition, we 9 relevant to nuclear clean-up’. can ensure that investment in technology 2 1 13 8 16 is targeted at priority areas, with common 6 We have therefore considered the investment 5 issues and requirements identified, achieving required in Research & Development (R&D) 20 solutions on a broader scale. both directly and indirectly (i.e. through the SLC clean-up programmes) to ensure Following the production of the LCBLs appropriate delivery of Life Cycle Baseline 005/06 and in line with the NDA’s mission, Plans and to maximise the return on the we have now completed the first review Reactor sites Research and investment made. of the ‘NDA R&D Needs, Risks and chemical processing sites Opportunities’. We have considered the The sites are required to state within information submitted by the SLCs to the 1. Berkeley 12. Capenhurst each LCBL, at a high level, the proposed NDA in the LCBLs 005/06, in terms of the 2. Bradwell 13. Culham technical baseline that underpins the LCBL R&D requirements. In doing so, we have 3. Calder Hall 14. Dounreay decommissioning and clean-up activities. compared and contrasted the plans from 4. Chapelcross 15. LLW Repository In addition the sites are required to identify different sites and evaluated commonalities, 5. Dungeness A 16. Harwell technology gaps and opportunities in 6. Hinkley Point A 17. Sellafield differences and potential omissions, with the technical baselines within the R&D 7. Hunterston A 18. Springfields a view to sharing the ‘NDA R&D Needs, requirements section of the LCBL. R&D is 8. Oldbury 19. Windscale Risks and Opportunities’ across the entire categorised in three key areas: 9. Sizewell A 20. Winfrith technical supply chain. 10. Trawsfynydd 1. The ‘needs’ – providing solutions to Based on the output, we are establishing 11. Wylfa known and common issues. a mechanism for ensuring that potential . The ‘risks’ – providing options to avoid or solutions identified are communicated fully mitigate the risks. to the NDA. This document is presented at three levels of detail (a) an executive . The ‘opportunities’ – delivering innovative summary (b) a detailed analysis of the overall improvements to the LCBL to achieve the ‘NDA R&D Needs, Risks and Opportunities’ NDA’s mission. (c) a tabulated categorisation of the LCBL submissions. 5 NDA R&D Needs, Risks and Opportunities The safe disposal of all waste material The £200m Technology Centre In all of the NDA’s activities is of primary importance. at Sellafield supports the work safety and environment of over 300 technologists. protection are paramount. Key findings of the LCBLs NDA R&D requirements Good practice 2005/06 review The analysis of the full life cycle of existing The LCBL programmes are compiled liabilities overlaid with the need to deliver individually by each site from a ‘grass-roots’ A top down review of our overall technology the NDA’s mission yields significant R&D assessment of the needs of each project, needs, risks and opportunities has identified challenges. In addition, confidence in the culminating in an overall site plan. This common key issues. technology development activities will grow often leads to unique technology solutions Key issues identified: as the programme of clean-up activities bespoke to the project plan for the site. As a accelerates. The LCBL plans reviewed result, we are encouraging a more integrated Balance of R&D programmes (quite correctly) did not take account approach where sites share proven Owing to the mature nature of the industry, of the proposed acceleration of reactor technology solutions for everyone’s benefit the vast majority of R&D development decommissioning and this may need to be and so avoid the cost of bespoke solutions activities are integrated directly with on- considered in the future. We can expect where possible. We are also fully supportive plant deployment projects and therefore an increase in R&D investment from the of the application of proven technology solution driven in their application. Given the SLCs over the next ten years, if delivery is solutions from non-nuclear fields within the need to accelerate clean-up programmes to be assured. We will be monitoring the nuclear industry. in line with the NDA’s mission, we fully developing R&D programmes to ensure the Additionally, international experience in terms support this approach and recognise the activities are being undertaken in line with of proven technology capability should be importance of maintaining an appropriate the delivery of the NDA strategy. considered further. A number of nations level of underpinning scientific knowledge have had substantial clean-up programmes of the applied processes. In addition we will Underpinning science over the previous two decades, with proven continue to monitor activities to maintain In collaboration with Nexia Solutions, we are delivery capability. As improvements in the the adequate skills to support the clean-up supporting a series of University Research supply chain management take place within projects. Alliances (URAs) to develop and maintain a the competitive clean-up market, more network of basic science capability and skills proven technology options will be proposed, to achieve the short and long-term aims of requiring minimal development activities. our mission. Delivering accelerated clean-up programmes requires innovative and fit for purpose R&D solutions as well as a strong base of scientific knowledge, capability and skills and an integrated approach where sites share proven technology. 6 NDA R&D Needs, Risks and Opportunities Opportunities exist to share We must maintain a network of Innovative low technology existing solutions for the basic science capability and skills solutions will help us reduce treatment and storage of waste. to achieve our mission. decommissioning costs. Contingency activities Development of common technology Availability of facilities to meet A further review of the underpinning R&D solutions market needs activities of high priority projects will establish The site LCBLs indicated a range of Whilst the analysis of ‘NDA R&D Needs, whether the level of activities (basic science common problems that would benefit from Risks and Opportunities’ has highlighted and contingency work) are aligned to the combining efforts. Examples include a work to be carried out, no assessment uncertainties and risks associated with the widespread requirement for local and mobile has been made of the ability of the supply projects. Whilst we believe these high priority effluent technology and sludge handling chain to meet these requirements in terms projects are technically underpinned against technology. Clearly, these processes will of facilities. One specific area of concern is current plans, the level of risk associated have commonality in terms of engineering the changing need in terms of measurement with the waste streams involved may require design, waste disposal, IX technology etc. capability and the availability of laboratory more investment to develop contingency facilities and laboratory standards.
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