Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR

EPR UK
N° NESH-G/2008/en/0123
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Table of Contents
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 4
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 17
1.1 Exemptions, Assumptions and Uncertainties 19
1.2 Conclusions 19
2 SCOPE OF THIS SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STRATEGY 21
2.1 Base Case Assumptions 23
2.2 EPR Waste Strategy Lifecycle 24
3 REGULATORY BASELINE 26
3.1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 26
3.2 Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 26
3.3 Department for Transport 27
3.4 Health and Safety Executive Safe Management of Radioactive Waste on
UK Nuclear Sites 27
3.4.1 Licence Condition 32 Accumulation of Radioactive Waste 27
3.4.2 Licence Condition 33 Disposal of Radioactive Waste 28
3.4.3 Licence Condition 34 Leakage and Escape of Radioactive Material and
Radioactive Waste 28
3.4.4 Safety Assessment Principles 29
3.5 Environment Agency 30
3.5.1 Radioactive Substances Regulation Environmental Principles 30
3.6 Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Radioactive Waste Management
Directorate 31
4 CATEGORIES OF SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE 33
4.1 Exempt Wastes 33
4.2 Very Low Level Waste 33
4.3 Low Level Waste 34
4.4 Intermediate Level Waste 34
4.5 High Level Waste 34
4.6 Spent Fuel 34
5 CURRENT POSITION OF THIS STRATEGY 35
5.1 Liaison With UK Regulators and Potential Waste Service Providers 35