RSRL Integrated Waste Strategy - Issue 5- Oct 2012.pdf

NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKEDContents1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 22 INTRODUCTION 112.1 Background 122.1.1 Harwell 132.1.2 Winfrith 142.2 RSRL Objectives 162.3 Significant Changes from Previous Version of IWS 173 WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY, ORGANISATION & ARRANGEMENTS 183.1 Statement of Policy and Principles 183.1.1 Principles of Waste Management at RSRL 183.1.2 RSRL Approach to Waste Minimisation and Waste Hierarchy 193.1.3 RSRL Approach to Sustainable Development 203.1.4 Recent Developments in Policy, Regulations, and Requirements 203.1.5 Local Waste Management Plans 233.1.6 Good Practice Guidance Used by RSRL 243.2 Waste Management Organisation 243.3 Waste Management Arrangements 263.3.1 Accreditation Status 263.3.2 Overview of the RSRL Integrated Management System 263.3.3 Waste Management Requirements and the Waste Hierarchy 293.3.4 Good Practice and Research & Development 313.3.5 Skills, Records and Interfaces with Other Sites 324 INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 334.1 Methodology for Strategic Option Studies 334.1.1 Option Studies 344.1.2 Decommissioning Strategy and Studies 344.2 Site Prioritisation Logic 354.3 Waste Management Constraints and Dependencies 374.3.1 Regulatory Constraints and Dependencies 374.3.2 Financial Constraints and Dependencies 374.3.3 Timing Constraints and Dependencies 374.3.4 Technical Constraints and Dependencies 384.3.5 Constraints and Dependencies 384.3.6 Key Site Specific Constraints and Dependencies 384.4 Site End Points and Contaminated Land / Groundwater 394.4.1 Harwell 394.4.2 Winfrith 404.5 Assumptions, Exclusions, Risks and Opportunities 414.5.1 Key Assumptions 414.5.2 Risks and Opportunities 444.5.3 Interactions with other Sites or Organisations 484.6 Stakeholder Engagement 495 OVERVIEW OF SITE WASTE STRATEGY 525.1 Harwell 535.2 Winfrith 566 HARWELL INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 596.1 Radioactive Wastes 606.1.1 High Level Waste 606.1.2 Intermediate Level Waste 60RSRL IWS (Issue 5 – October 2012)8