Torness monthly report August 2017 Introduction We are keen to hear the views of our local communities. We recognise that good communication is a two way process and we welcome your feedback and comments. While we will do our best to always use plain English, talking about our business sometimes involves specific terminology, and you will find a glossary of any terms used at the end of each monthly report. Safety • The station had zero lost time incidents (LTI) during the reporting period. EDF Energy staff have had 448 LTI free days (more than a year) up to 31 August and contract partners have had 1148 LTI free days up to 31 August – that’s more than three years. • The station had no emergency services call outs during August. • There were two first aid injuries at the station in August. • The station had no environmental events during August and has gone 2390 days without an environmental event (over six years). Station output Two flasks containing spent fuel were safely transported to Sellafield for reprocessing during the period. Both reactors were operational for the whole month. Station news Torness teams up with Police Scotland to improve road safety Torness power station and Police Scotland have been working hard to teach apprentices about the dangers of taking risks whilst driving. The station recently joined forces with Police Scotland to improve road safety by carrying out a number of road safety presentations. The Young Driver Early Intervention was aimed at educating younger drivers (17-25) on the consequences of excess speed and hazards associated with inexperience and bravado. The training included a practical demonstration using site vehicles to demonstrate HGV drivers’ blind spots, (allowing staff to sit in the drivers cab to see first-hand the dangers posed). Staff from Police Scotland gave in depth and highly informative audio visual presentations on driving at speed, accompanied by personal talks on careless and inconsiderate driving, as well as Operation Close pass which is aimed at providing safety for cyclists. The use of vehicles and training material was highly informative and provided those attending with a deeper insight into road hazards, driver perception and policing. EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited Torness Power Station Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 1QS Registered office: Barnett Way, Barnwood T: +44 (0)1368 873000 Gloucester, GL4 3RS. Registered in England F: +44 (0)1368 873846 and Wales number 3076445. www.edfenergy.com Paul Winkle, Torness station director welcomed the officers and Michael McDonnell, Director of Road Safety Scotland to site for the training day. Paul Winkle said: “We are thrilled to be working with Police Scotland on such an important project. I hope that the training will act as a vital tool to reduce the number of casualties on our roads.” Company news Major milestone achieved for Blyth offshore wind farm Wind turbine foundations are now in place off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland to mark the latest stage of a pioneering offshore wind farm development. EDF Energy Renewables is currently delivering the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Wind Farm after taking over responsibility for the scheme from ORE Catapult (formerly Narec) in October 2014. Five gravity based foundations (GBFs) have now been installed using a new “float and submerge” process – the first time this method has been used for offshore wind turbines. Designed and built by Royal BAM Group in the Neptune dry dock on the Tyne, the GBFs were floated into position off the coast of Northumberland and submerged onto the seabed and further ballasted to provide the support structures that act as the foundations for the turbines. EDF Energy Renewables Director of Operations, Don Mackay, said: “This is an important milestone in a ground-breaking project. The Blyth offshore wind demonstrator project incorporates several new and innovative features as part of its role in testing and proving new and emerging offshore installation methods and technologies. In addition, the windfarm will benefit the local community and help the country to meet its low-carbon energy needs.” “The demonstration scheme will set a new technology benchmark for other similar offshore wind developments around the country.” Installed around 6.5km off the coast of Blyth, the turbines have a total generating capacity of 41.5MW and once operational will produce enough low carbon electricity to power around 34,000 homes. Next local community meeting 22 March 2018 from 10:00 – 13:00 Contacts Ashleigh Dickson, Community Liaison Officer Fiona McCall, External Communications Manager, Scotland Tel: 01368 873847 Tel: 01355 846281 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] If you would like to receive this newsletter via e-mail please contact Ashleigh on the above address. edfenergy.com Glossary of terms Term Definition Nuclear reportable events are significant events, such as non-compliance with or Nuclear reportable event or incident inadequacy in the safety case. These (along with other, less significant events) are reported to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) in compliance with EDF Energy's nuclear site licences. Environmental events arise from wastes or discharges above permitted levels or Environmental event or incident breaches of permitted conditions which result in an environmental impact. These (along with other, less significant events) are reported to SEPA. A period during which a reactor is shut down. The periodic shutdown of a reactor Outage including for maintenance, inspection and testing or, in some cases, for refuelling is known as a planned outage. In the UK, some planned outages are known as statutory outages and are required by the conditions attached to the nuclear site licence needed to operate the station. Unscheduled shutdown of a reactor for a period is known as an unplanned outage. Unit A unit refers to one of the reactors at the power station and its generating turbine. LTI When a member of staff injures themselves at work, and is absent from work for one day or more, this is referred to as a lost-time incident (LTI) edfenergy.com .