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

NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED7 WINFRITH INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY291. This section summarises the strategy for specific groups of waste and theirinterconnection where appropriate. The inventory of existing and future radioactive wastearisings for the Winfrith site is listed in Annex 1 and contains the following information:• A description of the waste• Estimated waste quantities• When the waste is expected to arise• When and where the waste will be processed• When and where the waste will be stored• When and where the waste will be transferred off-site292. For non-radioactive wastes, Annex 1 gives information on proposed re-use andrecycling.293. The detailed strategy for managing the various wastes arising at Winfrith is describedbelow.7.1 Radioactive Wastes294. A summary of the main solid radioactive wastes expected to be generated on theWinfrith site is given in the table below and Annex 1.Waste Type Volume (m 3 )HLW 0ILW 405LLW solid 9051+ 24m 3 sodiumConditioned LLW sludge 534LA-LLW and HV-VLLW to Landfill 2531295. The ILW volume includes less than 1m 3 of thorium metal which will be sold to a thirdparty for return to the fuel cycle. The volume for LLW sludges includes encapsulatedSGHWR sludge.296. The following sections give details of the radioactive waste on the Winfrith site. A sitewideBest Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) Study was completed in 2006, whichinvestigated waste disposal and waste management processes on the site. The results ofthe BPEO Study have been fed back into the ongoing planning and development activitiesbeing undertaken by the site. Any outcomes or changes in strategy that are not consistentwith the BPEO Study are discussed here under the relevant Sections.7.1.1 High Level Waste297. This type of waste does not exist on the Winfrith site.RSRL IWS (Issue 5 – October 2012)82