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Peter Orr, decommissioning and clean up programme manager, Environment Agency

Overview of Environment Agency Decommissioning and Clean up programme – delivering Nuclear site restoration. NuLeaf meeting – 14 July 2010. Peter Orr, decommissioning and clean up programme manager, Environment Agency. Future challenges Corporate Strategy and nuclear regulation objectives

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Peter Orr, decommissioning and clean up programme manager, Environment Agency

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  1. Overview of Environment Agency Decommissioning and Clean up programme – delivering Nuclear site restoration NuLeaf meeting – 14 July 2010 Peter Orr, decommissioning and clean up programme manager, Environment Agency

  2. Future challenges Corporate Strategy and nuclear regulation objectives 5 year plan Site restoration Summary CONTENTS:

  3. Future challenges Gordon Brown

  4. Our Aim A better place for people and wildlife To achieve this we will Act to reduce climate change and its consequences Protect and improve air, land and water quality Put people and communities at the heart of what we do Work with businesses and the public sector to use resources wisely Be the best we can

  5. Act to reduce Climate Change and its Consequences We will know we are succeeding when: New nuclear power stations meet world class environmental standards, and there is robust infrastructure delivering progress in legacy decommissioning and clean-up, and radioactive waste management and disposal.

  6. Decommissioning and clean up Operating sites Geological disposal New Nuclear Build Emergency response Be the best we can 5 year plan

  7. Our decommissioning and clean up programme Progress is made in dealing with the Nuclear Legacy Reducing the risk to this generation and the burden on future generations Covers all work that delivers these outcomes and will ensure continued protection of the environment

  8. Site restoration - discussion • Overview • Tasks • Strategy and plan • Supporting strategies • Risks and mitigation • Monitoring progress and performance • Priorities • Questions • Working together

  9. NDA restoration overview • LEAD STRATEGY • Agreed aims and objectives • Public participation • Baseline position or status report • Strategic Environmental Assessment • Clear distinction of tasks • Strategy for tasks - reducing risk and burden for future generations

  10. Site restoration tasks • Retrieval and treatment of legacy radioactive wastes • Treatment of radioactive waste (to make immobile) from ongoing operations • Stabilisation of redundant nuclear facilities • Dismantling of legacy facilities • Selling of assets or commercial operations • Remediation and restoration

  11. NDA site restoration strategy & plan • Strategy - achievement of aims and objectives • Protection of the environment (sustainability) • Reduction of hazard and risk (priority) • Early or deferred decommissioning (funding) • Decade by decade schedule (transparency) • Milestones – interim states (accountability) • Plan - risk mitigation, realising opportunities and issue resolution (value for money)

  12. Supporting strategies • Fuels and materials (both a legacy and opportunity to use assets for revenue) • Waste (the main challenge) • Knowledge management (doing it better) • Public stakeholder engagement (gaining support and new ideas) • Commercial (leveraging innovation)

  13. Risks and mitigation

  14. Monitoring progress and performance • National Annual report • Supported by site annual Environment Reports • Context of site “interim states”, “end states” & milestones • Covers supporting strategies • Performance metrics • Transparent change control

  15. Priorities • National major hazard and risk reduction plan • Baseline position • Strategic Environmental Assessment & Environmental Impact Assessment • Alternative strategic futures • Public participation • Consensus

  16. Questions? • Role of local authorities • Regional and local planning • Proximity principle • Transparency of information • Enabling public participation • Support from the Environment Agency • NDA strategy 2 • Implementing strategies – not just decisions

  17. Working together • Local partnering groups focussed on site restoration and delivery • Local agreements (binding?) • One place for shared information (e portal) • Sharing resources • Share messages to strategy 2

  18. Summary • Site restoration plan • Priorities • Environmental assessment & public participation (National and local) • Accountability • Local agreements • Working together

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