Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR

EPR UK
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Licence Condition 4: Restriction on Nuclear Matter on the Site
This Licence Condition ensures that there are adequate arrangements, (approved by the NII) to
control the introduction and storage of nuclear material on a nuclear licensed site. The Licence
Condition specifies that any alterations to these arrangements must be approved by the NII and
provides the power for the NII to specify that certain types of nuclear material cannot be bought
on site without consent. This will allow the NII to confirm the adequacy AREVA’s arrangements
prior to the material being introduced onto site for the first time. To demonstrate compliance
with this Licence Condition, AREVA will therefore produce arrangements for all buildings
handling and storing nuclear material including the WTB and ISF.
Licence Condition 6: Documents, Records, Authorities and Certificates
This condition requires that adequate records be maintained for a period of 30 years or, such
other time period as the NII may approve, to demonstrate compliance with the Site Licence
Conditions. AREVA’s arrangements for compliance and any subsequent modifications to the
arrangements will require approval from the NII. With respect to WTB and ISF operations the
arrangements will include all records relating to the generation, treatment, conditioning and
storage of waste including isotopic information, monitoring records, storage records, transport,
receipt and dispatch records.
Licence Condition 11: Emergency Arrangements
The purpose of the Licence Condition is to ensure that there are adequate arrangements in
place for emergency situations. AREVA will meet this requirement by developing and
implementing the measures necessary to respool effectively to any incident ranging from a
comparatively minor on-site event to a significant release of radioactive material and ensure
adequate planning and rehearsal.
With respect to the WTB and ISF operations this Licence Condition requires the identification of
reasonably foreseeable accident scenarios by AREVA (this is usually carried out using the risk
assessment presented within the safety case for these operations) and the development and
rehearsal of appropriate contingency plans to respond to these incidents when the site is
commissioned.
Licence Condition 14: Safety Documentation
This Licence Condition requires that AREVA establish arrangements for the preparation and
assessment of safety cases. A safety case is required to justify the safety of all operations
occurring on a nuclear licensed site. AREVA will develop a safety case for those operations in
the WTB and ISF to fulfil this requirement.
Licence Condition 15: Periodic Review
This Licence Condition requires that the plant remains adequately safe and that the safety
cases are kept up to date throughout the lifetime of the plant. In the UK this process is
generally referred to as a Periodic Review of Safety (PRS). The PRS reviews the safety case
against modern standards and identifies reasonably practicable improvements to demonstrate
that the plant is safe to continue to operate for the next defined period (usually ten years). The
WTB and ISF alongside the rest of the EPR plant will be subject to the PRS process required
under this Licence Condition.
Licence Condition 17: Quality Assurance
This Licence Condition requires that licensees make and implement adequate quality assurance
arrangements in respect of all matters that affect safety. This has been implemented as part of