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BAT / BPM Resource Guide

Guidance Document NWP-REP-100–Issue 2– July 2018

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Name Role

Originator: Helen Cassidy

Hollie Ashworth

National Programme Implementation

Manager

Checker: Nicole Towler National Programme Implementation

Manager

Approver: Hannah Kozich Head of National Programme

Document history

Issue Date Amendments

DRAFT Aug 2015 Draft document for comment

1 Oct 2015 First issue

2 July 2018 All weblinks and related information updated throughout

document.

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Contributors to the development of this guide LLW Repository Ltd

Magnox Ltd

DSTL (obo MOD)

Environment Agency

Urenco

SEPA

Urenco Nuclear Stewardship Ltd

NDA

RWM Ltd

EDF

AWE

Sellafield Ltd

The authors recognise the significant input from Magnox Ltd in the provision of information from

their BAT / BPM assessment process, which has provided a useful basis for the attributes and

attribute descriptions.

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Glossary Term Definition

ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable

BAT Best Available Technique

BEIS Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BPM Best Practicable Means

BREF Best Available Techniques Reference Document

CEFAS Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

CIRIA Construction Industry Research and Information Association

D-DKMIT Deactivation and Decommissioning Knowledge Management

Information Tool

DEFRA Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

EA Environment Agency

EARWG Environment Agencies Requirements Working Group

EGG NDA Guidance Document

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

ESC Environmental Safety Case

GHG Greenhouse Gases

HAW Higher Activity Waste

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency

IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

IIA Integrated Impact Assessment

ILW Intermediate Level Waste

IRAT Initial Radiological Assessment Tool

ISO International Standards Organisation

JWMP Joint Waste Management Plan

LA-LLW Low Activity Low Level Waste

LFE Learning From Experience

LLW Low Level Waste

LLWR Low Level Waste Repository

LoC Letter of Compliance

MOD Ministry of Defence

NDA Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

NEA Nuclear Energy Agency

NICoP Nuclear Industry Code of Practice

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Term Definition

NILG Nuclear Industry Liaison Group

NORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material

NRW Natural Resources Wales

NuLeAF Nuclear Legacy Advisory Forum

NWDRF Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning Research Forum

NWP National Waste Programme

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ONR Office for Nuclear Regulation

PAF Performance Agreement Form

R&D Research and Development

RIFE Radioactivity in Food and the Environment

RSA93 Radioactive Substances Act (Scotland) 1993 [as amended]

RSF Repository Site Form

RWM Radioactive Waste Management Ltd

SAP Safety Assessment Principles

SED Safety and Environmental Detriment

SEPA Scottish Environment Protection Agency

TAG Technical Assessment Guides

TBuRD Technical Baseline and Underpinning Research and Development

TECDOC Technical Document

TRL Technology Readiness Level

UK United Kingdom

UKRWI UK Radioactive Waste Inventory

VLLW Very Low Level Waste

WAC Waste Acceptance Criteria

WIF Waste Inventory Form

WRAP Waste and Resources Action Programme

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Contents

Contributors to the development of this guide ............................................................ 3

Glossary .......................................................................................................................... 4

1. What is the BAT / BPM for radioactive waste? .................................................... 7

2. How is the BAT / BPM identified? ......................................................................... 7

3. Purpose of this guidance ...................................................................................... 8

4. How to use this resource guide ............................................................................ 8

5. Things to consider when using this guidance .................................................. 10

Appendix 1: Setting the scope of BAT / BPM Assessments .................................... 11

Appendix 2: Attributes and sub-attributes for options identification and evaluation

............................................................................................................................... 12

Appendix 3: Resource list and resource maps .......................................................... 19

Appendix 3.1 Scoping BAT / BPM assessments resources ....................... 20

Appendix 3.2 Technical feasibility attribute resources .............................. 22

Technical Feasibility Attribute Resource Map ............................................... 26

Appendix 3.3 Environmental impact attribute resources ........................... 27

Environmental Impact Attribute Resource Map............................................. 31

Appendix 3.4 Cost attribute resources ........................................................ 32

Cost Attribute Resource Map ....................................................................... 34

Appendix 3.5 Community impact attribute resources ................................ 35

Community Impact Attribute Resource Map ................................................. 38

Appendix 3.6 Political attribute resources ................................................... 39

Political Attribute Resource Map .................................................................. 41

Appendix 3.7 Safety and security attribute resources ................................ 42

Safety and Security Attribute Resource Map ................................................ 45

Appendix 3.8 Legal attribute resources ....................................................... 46

Legal Attribute Resource Map ...................................................................... 49

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1. What is the BAT / BPM for radioactive waste management? Best Available Techniques (BAT) can be defined as:

“[…] the latest stage of development of processes, facilities or methods of operation which is practicable, suitable and appropriate to limit waste arisings and disposals”.

The identification and implementation of BAT option(s) for radioactive waste management is important, as it ensures that waste producers are minimising the impact on the environment by their actions whilst ensuring that the selected option is acceptable within the constraints on their organisation. Best Practicable Means (BPM) is the equivalent of BAT for the regulation of radioactive wastes in Scotland The need to identify and implement BAT / BPM is a legal requirement on waste producers on nuclear sites across the UK, through their Environmental Permits or Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (RSA93) Authorisations. It arises from a regulatory requirement that radioactive waste disposals are optimised whilst keeping public exposures to ionising radiation as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). This guidance document relates to identification of BAT / BPM for low level radioactive waste (LLW). BAT / BPM assessment should:

Be proportionate – the scale and complexity of the BAT / BPM process (and selected option) should reflect the nature of the waste.

Address the full waste lifecycle –from avoidance to generation / retrieval to final disposal.

Consider any learning from experience from other projects, waste producers, stakeholders and suppliers.

Consider the needs and views of relevant stakeholders – early engagement with stakeholders will contribute to a robust BAT / BPM assessment.

Be evidence based. The Nuclear Industry Code of Practice on Best Available Techniques for the Management of the Generation and Disposal of Radioactive Waste (BAT NICoP) is a very useful source of information on the definition, features and methodology for undertaking BAT / BPM assessment. This NICoP can be accessed on-line via http://www.rwbestpractice.co.uk/html%5CCode%20of%20Practice%20Issue%201%20_2010%2011%2008_.pdf.

2. How is the BAT / BPM identified? There are a range of methodologies that can be used to

determine the BAT / BPM for a particular waste population

ranging from reasoned argument through to formal numerical-

based methods such as multi-attribute decision analysis.

Waste producer organisations will have their own arrangements for the determination of

BAT / BPM and these should be followed by practitioners. The methodology selected

should be proportionate to the size, complexity and potential implications of the

Additional

information is

available in the

BAT NICoP.

http://www.rwbestpractice.co.uk/html%5CCode%20of%20Practice%20Issue%201%20_2010%2011%2008_.pdf

http://www.rwbestpractice.co.uk/html%5CCode%20of%20Practice%20Issue%201%20_2010%2011%2008_.pdf

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wastestream. The desired outcome of a BAT / BPM assessment is a practicable option

that has been selected through an optimisation process; thus the methodology selected

should involve proportionate optimisation (often undertaken through some process of

optioneering). Advice will be available from relevant specialist personnel local to the site

or organisation, or from the regulators.

It should be noted that BAT / BPM assessment is not a “one-off” activity. Waste

producers and other duty holders should keep operations and projects under review to

ensure that they continue to apply BAT / BPM as required, and that the BAT / BPM

option remains proportionate, practicable and optimised.

3. Purpose of this guidance This guidance document provides information on the resources that could be used to

support the scoping and assessment of BAT / BPM by waste producers. It signposts to

the different types of resources available including documents, data and expertise.

This guidance brings together and consolidates experience from a range of practitioners

and stakeholders, and acts as a directory of resources which can be researched and

used during the BAT / BPM process. This resource guide is not, however, an exhaustive

list of resources; in particular additional sources of information local to the organisation

or site will also be available. Advice should be sought from the relevant personnel about

other sources of information which could be used in the BAT / BPM process.

This document does not intend to set an expectation on how BAT should be undertaken,

what factors should be considered or how the inclusion / exclusion of factors or

information should be justified. This document is complementary to processes,

procedures and expectations used by waste producers; and should be used in line with

such arrangements.

4. How to use this resource guide This guidance is a directory of resources which can be researched and used during the

BAT / BPM process. Resources can be documents, data or people; essentially any

source of information which is useful or relevant to the process of scoping or assessing

BAT / BPM. This guidance provides information that can support the scoping, options

identification and options evaluation phases of the BAT / BPM process.

This resource guide contains the following sections:

Scoping resources (Appendix 1 and Appendix 3.1) – this provides a list of useful

questions and sources of information which support the successful scoping of a

BAT / BPM assessment.

Attributes and sub-attributes (Appendix 2) – this provides a list of attributes and

sub-attributes which could be considered when screening options and / or

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assessing options during the BAT / BPM determination process. These

resources cover 7 themes identified in Figure 1 below.

Resource list and resource maps (Appendix 3) – this section provides a

summary of the different resources, where they can be accessed and a measure

(based on stakeholder opinion) of their relative usefulness. In addition, this

appendix shows how the information resources map against the sub-attributes

for a given attribute group (showing the resources that may prove useful in the

evaluation of a given sub-attribute). It should be recognised that this is not an

exhaustive or mandatory mapping; and that due regard to the size and

complexity of the problem should be given when selecting both sub-attributes

and sources of information to evaluate them.

Figure 1. Attributes for scoping BAT / BPM assessments.

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5. Things to consider when using this guidance

Resources may be documents, data or people.

Information resources may be local to the site / organisation or may be more

widely available. Look for and use additional local, specific sources of

information as well as using those identified in this guidance document.

The range (number, type and detail) of attributes and information sources used

in the BAT / BPM identification process should be proportionate to the size and

complexity of the problem and the methodology.

Methodologies for undertaking BAT / BPM assessment should be selected in

line with local arrangements and should be proportionate.

Seek advice from the BAT / BPM specialists for your site / organisation and / or

from the regulators when undertaking an assessment.

Use appropriate experts to inform the assessment (such as Radioactive Waste

Advisors, Radiation Protection Advisers, transport/packaging specialist,

environmental or safety specialists, engineering/maintenance specialists and

regulators).

IMPORTANT:

Where available, hyperlinks have been provided to information sources available via

the internet to support waste producers in the use of this document. However, the

internet is subject to constant change and the hyperlinks listed may be out-of-date. If

this occurs, please use an appropriate search engine to search for the document by

producer (author) and document title.

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Appendix 1: Setting the scope of BAT / BPM assessments The scoping phase is arguably the most important stage in undertaking a BAT / BPM

assessment, as it is during this phase that decisions are made on the boundaries and

methodology for the study. Information on ways to undertake scoping of BAT and BPM

assessments is available in local arrangements and the BAT NICoP. However, the following

questions may be useful prompts when undertaking the scoping phase of BAT / BPM

assessments.

A matrix of resources that may prove useful when undertaking scoping of BAT / BPM

assessments is provided in Appendix 3.1.

Considerations for scoping BAT / BPM assessments:

What are the boundaries of the waste – type of waste; does the study cover a

project, site or wider?

What can be done to avoid generating the waste?

Is the waste novel or similar to other wastes?

How can the waste hierarchy be applied?

What options are available?

Has anyone handled this type of waste before? How?

Are there any potential solutions in the non-radioactive sector?

Does the waste merit consolidation into other volumes?

Is there any international best practice for handling this type of waste?

What are the problems with waste route availability now and / or anticipated in the

future?

Is anyone interested in working together on this project? Can different waste

producers consolidate their waste? Who might act as an integrator? Is there an

integrator available already?

Are there any relevant National Strategic BAT assessments?

What are the drivers and concerns of my organisation?

What are the timescales for the project?

What is the project trying to achieve?

Are there any other constraints or imperatives?

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Appendix 2: Attributes and sub-attributes for options identification and evaluation There are a diverse range of attributes and sub-attributes which can be used

in the identification and evaluation of options during a BAT / BPM

assessment. This section provides a summary of potential attributes and sub-

attributes which can be used in the BAT / BPM process.

Attribute Sub-attribute Description of sub-attribute

Technical

feasibility

Difficulty of deployment How easy or difficult it is to install, commission, operate, maintain and decommission an

option.

Time to end of project or liability

The time until the project is complete or until the waste / facility / land ceases to require

further management by the waste producer (i.e. the degree to which an option will

contribute to delivery of early solutions)

Complexity of disposal case

The expected level of difficulty in making a successful disposal case for a given option

(i.e. ability to meet the requirements of a Letter of Compliance (LoC), Environmental

Safety Case (ESC) and / or Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC)).

Susceptibility to further degradation How robust the physical features of an option are to degradation in the long term.

Implementation risk The risk that future rework will be required following implementation of an option.

Land use

The extent to which the planned or desired future (long-term) use of land will be

impacted by the implementation of an option; or the extent to which planned land use

will impact on the availability of land for implementation of an option.

Impact on future options The extent to which an option will impact on future options for managing waste or

facilities.

Development status The maturity and availability of a particular option, often measured as a Technology

Readiness Level (TRL).

The number and range of attributes used will depend on the

size / complexity of the problem and the methodology used.

Seek further advice from a relevant technical expert on which

to consider if unsure.

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Dependence on other site facilities The level of dependence an option will have on other site facilities and the degree of

competition for these other assets, or the timing of availability of these assets.

Consistency with other plans and

strategies

The degree to which options are consistent with established plans and strategies (local,

regional and / or national).

Precedence Whether an option has been successfully implemented on another site and has

delivered the desired outcomes.

Compliance with own permit Whether the option complies with the criteria and limitations within existing

Environmental Permits / RSA93 Authorisations.

Resilience

The ability of an option to deal with the circumstances that could reasonably arise or to

shocks (e.g. in different waste characteristics, funding changes and other external

factors).

Likelihood of success in delivering

desired outcome

The likelihood that the option will successfully deliver the desired outcome.

Permissions required

The time it would take to obtain the number and range of permissions (including

external permissions such as Environmental Permit / RSA93 Authorisation and planning

consent) required for implementation of an option.

Availability of skills and capabilities Whether any specific skills and capabilities for an option are required, and whether

these skills are available in the required timeframe.

Strategic impacts on assets /

facilities

Whether an option will have a positive or negative impact on the capability, capacity

and longevity of assets / facilities (including impact on a national basis).

Environmental

impact Waste Hierarchy

The degree to which an option delivers preferable performance against the Waste

Hierarchy.

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Precautionary approach

The precautionary approach includes considerations of intergenerational equity and of

sustainable utilisation. It is not an excuse for using excessively conservative

assumptions when assessing risks, but is a requirement to respond cautiously to

properly assessed risks. It involves consideration of the precautionary principle to risk

management (i.e. the social responsibility to ensure that decisions do not cause harm to

others).

Transport mode, proximity and

transport miles

The mode of transport and the number of waste miles associated with an option.

Greenhouse gas emissions The total greenhouse gas emissions associated with implementation of an option.

Use of unrecoverable materials The use of unrecoverable materials (such as concrete and steel) associated with

implementation of an option.

Non-radioactive emissions

(gaseous)

The environmental impacts arising from the non-radioactive components of gaseous

discharges associated with an option.

Non-radioactive emissions

(aqueous)

The environmental impacts arising from the non-radioactive components of aqueous

discharges associated with an option.

Volume / activity of LLW (primary

and secondary)

The volume and / or activity of Low Level Waste (LLW) and Very Low Level Waste

(VLLW) resulting from an option [primary and secondary wastes].

Volume of ILW (primary and

secondary)

The volume and / or activity of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) resulting from an option

[primary and secondary wastes].

Exposure to the public from

emissions (gaseous)

The radiological exposure received by the public representative individual(s) associated

with gaseous discharges from an option.


emissions (aqueous)


with aqueous discharges from an option.

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Exposure to the public from the

option


with an option.

Radioactive emissions (gaseous) The environmental impacts arising from any radioactive gaseous discharges associated

with an option.

Radioactive emissions (aqueous) The environmental impacts arising from any radioactive aqueous discharges associated

with an option.

Disturbances (noise, nuisance,

etc.) to host and receiving

communities

Disturbance and nuisance (e.g. from noise, light, number of transport moves) to host

and receiving communities from an option.

Volume and nature of conventional

waste (primary and secondary)

The volume and nature of non-radioactive waste resulting from an option [primary and

secondary wastes].

Resource use (energy, water and

other raw materials)

The amount of resources such as energy, water and other raw materials used in an

option.

Radioactive / non-radioactive

impact on non-human species

The impact on non-human species from the radioactive and non-radioactive emissions

from an option.

Cost

Cost profile The cost profile (set of costs over the lifetime of the option implementation lifecycle) for

a given option.

Direct and indirect costs The direct and indirect costs associated with a given option.

Externalities (public dose, etc.) as

cost

The degree to which an option will cause an affect to other parties without this being

reflected in market prices.

Savings and benefits The level of savings and benefits that a given option would provide.

Community

impact Impacts on future generations

The impact that an option will have on future generations (including the level and

duration of the management, control and clean-up of any contaminated material

generated by an option).

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Effect on community outside (host

and receiving)

The impact that an option would have, from a socio-economic perspective, on host and

receiving communities.

Alignment with local and regional

plans

The degree to which an option aligns with local and regional socio-economic plans.

Political

(local,

national and

international)

Political implications The wider local, regional and national political implications that would arise from a given

option.

Stakeholder considerations The degree of likely stakeholder acceptance of implementation of a given option.

Organisational reputation The degree to which implementation of a given option would impact on organisational

reputation by stakeholders and the local community.

Stakeholder attitude The expected attitude and level of acceptance of a given option by stakeholders.

Safety and

security

Criticality The risk of (and degree of mitigation required to prevent) criticality from an option.

Intrinsic safety risk The intrinsic potential for significant nuclear, radiological or conventional accidents,

taking into account the ease of mitigation.

Time to significant hazard

reduction

The speed of hazard reduction that a given approach or technology would provide

(expressed as a time period).

Exposure to workers (lifecycle) The individual and / or collective radiological exposure received by workers to the point

that no further work is required (excluding doses from off-site transport).

Exposure to workers (waste facility) The radiological exposure received by the worker representative individual(s)

associated with an option (at the facility where the option is implemented).

Exposure to workers from transport The radiological exposure received by the worker representative individual(s)

associated with off-site transport.


transport


with off-site transport.

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Exposure to the public from option

implementation


with implementation of the option (excluding transport).

Active / passive management The degree of reliance on active systems, monitoring and maintenance to achieve or

maintain safety, as well as the potential need for prompt human intervention.

Conventional safety risk

The risks to workers from a conventional safety perspective including construction,

operation, decommissioning, working at height, confined space working, heavy lifting

etc. This excludes the risks from off-site transport.

Safety risk from non-radioactive

waste

The risks to workers and the public from the hazardous properties of non-radioactive

waste associated with an option.

Conventional safety risk to workers

(transport)

The conventional safety risk to workers from on-site / off-site transport associated with

the option (e.g. from traffic accidents).

Conventional safety risk to the

public (transport)

The conventional safety risk to the public from on-site / off-site transport associated with

the option (e.g. from traffic accidents).

Transport security The degree of transport security required (its complexity, cost etc.) for implementation

of an option.

Precautionary approach The potential for the risk to safety to have been under-estimated and to be significant.

Novelty or prior use The maturity of the option (is the option novel or has it been successfully used

elsewhere?).

Security (for option

implementation)

The extent of security requirements and controls required for a given option.

Safeguards The extent of safeguards controls of nuclear material required for a given option.

Impact of loss of corporate memory

/ records

The impact that any loss of corporate memory or records would have on

implementation of an option and realisation of desired outcomes.

Legal Legal implications The wider legal implications that would arise from a given option.

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Article 37 Whether implementation of a particular option would require Article 37 permissioning

and the impact this would have on the desired outcome.

Insurance The degree to which a given option would require additional insurance and the

likelihood of obtaining this.

Planning constraints The degree to which implementation of an option would be constrained by or would

contribute to additional planning consent conditions.

Propensity for claims The likelihood that implementation of a given option would have to insurance claims.

Transfrontier Shipment Whether implementation of a particular option would require Transfrontier Shipment

consent, the availability of this and the impact this would have on the desired outcome.

Consistency with government

policy and strategy.

The degree to which options are consistent with established government policy and

strategies.

Additional useful information on attributes and how they could be framed for optioneering is available in the NDA Value Framework (see

Appendix 3.1 SC13).

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Appendix 3: Resource list and resource maps The Resource List and Resource Maps are divided by BAT / BPM attribute group, and provide information on and signposting to resources

which may be useful when undertaking BAT / BPM assessments.

Resource list

The resource list provides a summary of useful resources to help determine the scope of the BAT / BPM assessment and to support option

identification and evaluation. It provides: a resource code (used in the resource maps); the name of the resource; the type of media that the

resource is; where the resource is available from; the usefulness / ease of use of the resource; and a description of the resource including what it

is, how it is useful and where it can be obtained (including hyperlinks where relevant).

Resource media Available from Usefulness / ease of use

Document

Data or statistics

Person / group

Waste producer site / organisation

Other waste producer sites /

organisations

Supply chain (including LLW Repository

Ltd and RWM)

Local communities

Regulators

@ Internet website

Low usefulness / difficult to use

Medium usefulness / ok to use

Useful / easy to use

Resource maps

These are provided after the relevant resource list and provide a mapping of the resources against the sub-attributes (as defined in Appendix 2)

to show which sub-attribute groups the resources may be useful in assessing. It should be noted that this is not an exhaustive mapping exercise

and also that the resources may be used in other ways than shown.

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Appendix 3.1 Scoping BAT / BPM assessments resources

These are generic sources of information which may be useful in scoping a BAT / BPM assessment (including consideration of the questions in Appendix 1) and which may prove useful across the whole BAT / BPM assessment process.

Resource

code Resource

Resource

media

Available

from Usefulness Ease of use Comments

SC1 UK Radioactive Waste Inventory (UKRWI) @

UKRWI is very

high level.

This provides information about the volume, characteristics and arisings profile for wastes

(typically on a wastestream basis); and is updated on a three-yearly basis. Inventory

information can be accessed on-line [https://ukinventory.nda.gov.uk/].

SC2 Waste Inventory Form (WIF)

This provides information about the volume, characteristics, arisings profile and routing

assumptions for wastes (typically on a wastestream basis). This information is updated on an

annual basis and is available internally within organisations.

SC3 Joint Waste Management Plans (JWMP) @

JWMP are plans developed by waste producers which demonstrate how the waste producer is

implementing the UK LLW Strategy. These provide summaries of delivery and transformational

activities for strategy implementation, identification of opportunities and a forward five-year

projection of waste arisings by waste route. These can be obtained internally or else via the

LLW Repository Ltd website (http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/programme-

governance/#jwmps).

SC4

Internal information repositories for inventory,

characterisation reports and BAT / BPM

assessments

These provide information on inventory, characterisation and historical BAT assessments for

individual sites / organisations. This information is available internally within organisations.

SC5 Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning

Research Forum (NWDRF) @

It may be difficult to

identify the NWDRF

representative.

The NWDRF is a forum whose role is to promote a common understanding and collaboration

between relevant bodies across the UK about respective research and development needs,

risks and opportunities required to enable the delivery of the decommissioning of the UK’s

nuclear legacy. It involves waste producers (NDA and non-NDA estate), the NDA, research

organisations, regulators and other stakeholders. It is a source of expert contacts and

information about research and development (R&D). Information about the NWDRF is available

on the NDA Knowledge Hub or from the relevant site contact(s).

SC6

Technical Baseline and Underpinning

Research and Development (TBuRD)

documents

@

The TBuRD is a document produced by NDA estate sites which summarises the technical

baseline and R&D needs for organisations. This could provide information on timescales and

organisational needs. These should be available internally within organisations, although some

publish on their websites. These are not available for most non-NDA sites although they may

have equivalent documents.

SC7 UK Problematic Waste Inventory @

Cannot currently be

accessed in its full

state by duty

holders.

This is a tool which compiles information on the UK problematic waste inventory. Data from the

tool is available upon request from the Problematic Waste Integrated Project Team (PW-IPT)

vie email (to [email protected]) and summaries of the information are

published on-line via http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-

guidance/#problematic.

https://ukinventory.nda.gov.uk/

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/programme-governance/%23jwmps

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/programme-governance/%23jwmps

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/%23problematic

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/%23problematic

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Resource

code Resource

Resource

media

Available


SC8 EARWG database @

The EARWG database is a resource containing summaries of technologies and approaches for

the minimisation of radiological waste compiled by the Environment Agencies Requirements

Working Group (EARWG). This is available online

[http://www.rwbestpractice.co.uk/Default.aspx] but is a little out-of-date. Members of EARWG

are also a useful source of expertise and contacts.

SC9 Decision calendar or technology insertion

calendar

May not be

available for every

site.

These are documents which specify when decisions or technologies are required against a

timeline of operations / decommissioning for a waste producer site; giving information about

when options are required. If produced by an organisation, these should be available internally.

SC10 Environmental Permits / RSA93

Authorisations @

These documents are permissions from the relevant environmental regulators that define the

conditions and limitations that a waste producer or waste receiver (duty holder) needs to abide

by when undertaking waste management activities on their site. These may specify things such

as environmental discharge limits, permitted waste routes, etc. These are available from

individual facilities (some are available on-line) or else can be obtained for a fee from the

relevant environmental regulator (the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment

Protection Agency or Natural Resources Wales).

SC11 National strategic BAT assessments @

Strategic level BAT studies have been undertaken to determine and underpin the strategic

decisions relating to waste treatment for soils, concrete, granular materials, soft-solid organic

waste, metallic waste and asbestos; and to provide a source of information for waste producers

undertaking their own BAT / BPM assessments. These are available on-line via

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/#guidance.

SC12 Accessing the Waste Services

(NWP/REP/093) @

Accessing the Waste Services is a guidance document, developed by the NWP Office, which

provides a summary of the routes available under the LLW Repository Ltd Waste Service

frameworks and the process to be followed to access the services. This is available on-line via

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/#guidance.

SC13 NDA Value Framework @

This is NDA’s departmental specific guidance on what it values and how to measure it. It

provides a toolkit that can be used to consistently assess the value and impact of different

strategies, funding scenarios and options. This can be obtained on-line

[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nda-value-framework-how-we-make-decisions].

SC14

Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice on the

Management of Records issued under

Section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act

2000.

@

This guidance document provides information on the importance of records management, risk

assessment relating to records and knowledge management. This sets out the arrangements

which relevant bodies should follow in creating, keeping, managing and destroying records.

This is available on-line (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-

management/foi-section-46-code-of-practice.pdf).

SC15 Regulatory dialogue

Dialogue can and should be had with the relevant local or national regulators to enable

improved understanding of regulatory views and requirements; as well as providing an

opportunity to discuss any necessary or beneficial changes to conditions in permits.

http://www.rwbestpractice.co.uk/Default.aspx

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/%23guidance

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/%23guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nda-value-framework-how-we-make-decisions

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/foi-section-46-code-of-practice.pdf

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T1 Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) @

TRLs are a means of measuring how ready a technology or item of equipment is for use in plant

operations. Guidance on defining TRLs and how they can be applied is available in NDA

guidance on TRLs [https://tools.nda.gov.uk/publication/guide-to-technology-readiness-levels-

for-the-nda-estate-and-its-supply-chain/].

T2 IAEA Technical Documents @

IAEA Technical Documents (TECDOCs) are a series of documents developed by the IAEA

covering a range of topics such as waste management, decommissioning and radiological

safety. These provide a compendium of technical information on these subjects and can be

accessed on-line [http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/Series/34/IAEA-TECDOC].

T3 EARWG Database @

The EARWG database is a resource containing summaries of technologies and approaches for

the minimisation of radiological waste compiled by the Environment Agencies Requirements

Working Group (EARWG). This is available online

[http://www.rwbestpractice.co.uk/Default.aspx] but is a little out-of-date. Members of EARWG

are also a useful source of expertise and contacts.

T4 Manufacturers Specifications @

These are summaries of technologies, feedstock requirements, throughput, operating envelope,

etc. for specific technologies produced by manufacturers. These are available direct from

manufacturers but can be difficult to obtain.

T5

Radioactive Waste Management Ltd

(RWM) (people, documents and

website)

@

RWM is the organisation responsible for the implementation of geological disposal of higher

activity waste for England and Wales. Information is available from RWM about geological

disposal and associated requirements for waste management. Documents and contact details

are available via their website [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/radioactive-waste-

management].

T6 Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) and

underlying safety cases @

WAC define what wastes can be accepted for treatment and disposal at individual waste

receiver sites (including requirements for packaging, labelling, records, etc. where relevant);

whilst the underlying safety cases define the conditions that the facility operates under to

ensure safe operations now and in the future. These WAC are available via individual suppliers,

although some are accessible on-line. The WAC for the LLWR site can be accessed via

http://llwrsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/WSC-WAC-LOW-Version-5-July-2016.pdf.

T7 Environmental Permits and Discharge

Authorisations @





individual facilities (some are available on-line) or else can be obtained from the relevant

environmental regulator (the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency

or Natural Resources Wales) for a fee.

https://tools.nda.gov.uk/publication/guide-to-technology-readiness-levels-for-the-nda-estate-and-its-supply-chain/

https://tools.nda.gov.uk/publication/guide-to-technology-readiness-levels-for-the-nda-estate-and-its-supply-chain/

http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/Series/34/IAEA-TECDOC


https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/radioactive-waste-management

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/radioactive-waste-management

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LLW Repository Ltd Waste

Management Services (people,

documents and website)

@

LLW Repository Ltd manage the UK’s primary LLW disposal facility, manage a diverse range of

waste management services (providing waste producers with access to supply chain services

for, amongst other things, metallic waste treatment, incineration and VLLW disposal) and lead

the LLW National Programme. LLW Repository Ltd can provide advice on all aspects of LLW

management. Information, documents and contact details are available via the LLW Repository

Ltd website [http://llwrsite.com/].

T9 National strategies and policies @

National strategies and plans define national (Government) level expectations for management

of LLW in the UK. These are available online:

Policy for the Long-Term Management of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste in the

United Kingdom:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254393/L

ow_level_waste_policy.pdf

UK Strategy for Management of Solid LLW from the Nuclear Industry –

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/497114/N

I_LLW_Strategy_Final.pdf

Strategy for Management of solid low level radioactive waste from the non-nuclear

industry in the United Kingdom Part 1 – Anthropogenic

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48291/46

16-strategy-low-level-radioactive-waste.pdf

Strategy for the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)

waste in the United Kingdom:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335821/F

inal_strategy_NORM.pdf

Implementing Geological Disposal

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332890/

GDF_White_Paper_FINAL.pdf

Scotland’s Higher Activity Waste Policy -

http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2011/01/20114928/0

Joint regulatory guidance on Higher Activity Waste management -

http://www.onr.org.uk/wastemanage/waste-management-joint-guidance.pdf

NDA Value Framework - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nda-value-

framework-how-we-make-decisions

Impact assessments - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nda-draft-strategy-

integrated-impact-assessment-iia

T10 Site / organisation strategies, policies

and plans @

These define site and organisation specific plans, approaches and drivers; including those

relating to waste management (including their Integrated Waste Strategy and Radioactive

Waste Management Cases). These are site / organisation specific and should be available

internally within organisations (although some may be published on external websites).

http://llwrsite.com/

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254393/Low_level_waste_policy.pdf


https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/497114/NI_LLW_Strategy_Final.pdf


https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/48291/4616-strategy-low-level-radioactive-waste.pdf


https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335821/Final_strategy_NORM.pdf


https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332890/GDF_White_Paper_FINAL.pdf



http://www.onr.org.uk/wastemanage/waste-management-joint-guidance.pdf



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T11 Learning From Experience (LFE) from

other waste producers

Relevant LFE may

be difficult to

access.

LFE includes good practices and lessons learned on the selection and implementation of

approaches and technologies for waste management based on the experiences of waste

producers at other sites or organisations. This is available via networking, forums (such as the

LLW Practitioners Forum, Delivery Overview Group and Nuclear Waste & Decommissioning

Research Forum), benchmarking, the LLW Repository Ltd website (www.llwrsite.com) and site

visits.

T12

BAT / BPM assessments and technical

assessments from other waste

producers

May be difficult to

access from other

sites.

BAT, BPM and technical assessments from other waste producers provide a diverse range of

technical information and LFE on waste management approaches. This is available principally

via networking with other sites and organisations; and may be challenging to access.

T13 Journals @

Journal articles provide information on different waste management approaches, technologies

and lessons learned from experience of their deployment from the experience of waste

producers and suppliers. A range of journal articles are available online [for example, but not

limited to, Nuclear Future http://www.nuclearinst.com/NuclearFuture].

T14 Mineral and Waste Local Plans @

These are plans produced by local planning authorities and set out planning policy for minerals

and waste developments (including those for radioactive waste) for a given geographical area.

These should be available on-line via the specific council / unitary authority website for the area

of interest.

T15 Site land use plans

These are site / organisation specific plans which set out how land will be used across the

lifecycle of the site, including definition of any interim and final end-states. These should be

available internally within organisations but may not always be readily available.

T16 Skills assessments @

Skills assessment project future skills needs and availability in order to identify gaps, issues and

opportunities. These may be produced on a local, regional or national basis; and can help to

show whether any specialist skills that are required for a particular option are available in the

required timescales. Local skills assessments should be available internally within

organisations. National level assessments can be accessed through organisations such as the

National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN) [https://www.nsan.co.uk/nuclear-energy-skills-

alliance/nesa-nuclear-workforce-assessment-2015] and Cogent [http://www.cogentskills.com/].

T17 Inventory data @

UKRWI very high

level. WIF data not

freely available.


(typically on a wastestream basis). Inventory information should be available internally within

organisations or may be accessed on a site / national basis via sources such as the UK

Radioactive Waste Inventory (UKRWI) [https://ukinventory.nda.gov.uk/] and the Waste

Inventory Form (WIF).

T18 Characterisation data

Information about the physical, chemical and / or radiological characteristics of a waste

population. This is specific to individual sites / organisations and should be available internally

within organisations.

T19

Deactivation and Decommissioning

Knowledge Management Information

Tool (D-D KMIT)

@

On-line database of information about technologies for decommissioning and waste

management, including lessons learned on deployment

[https://energy.gov/em/downloads/deactivation-decommissioning-knowledge-management-

information-tool-dd-km-it].

http://www.llwrsite.com/

http://www.nuclearinst.com/NuclearFuture

https://www.nsan.co.uk/nuclear-energy-skills-alliance/nesa-nuclear-workforce-assessment-2015

https://www.nsan.co.uk/nuclear-energy-skills-alliance/nesa-nuclear-workforce-assessment-2015

http://www.cogentskills.com/


https://energy.gov/em/downloads/deactivation-decommissioning-knowledge-management-information-tool-dd-km-it

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T20 SciTech Connect @

On-line database for the US Department of Energy which consolidates technical papers and

reports on a range of topics including radioactive waste management. This provides access to

information from waste practitioners on the deployment of approaches and technologies

[http://www.osti.gov/scitech/].

T21 Advice from technical specialists

Provides access to advice and guidance on specific aspects of technical feasibility for different

approaches and technologies. Should be readily available internally within organisations.

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Technology readiness levels (NDA TRL Guidance)

IAEA Technical Documents

EARWG Database

Manufacturers Specifications

RWM (people, documents and website)

Waste Acceptance Criteria and underlying safety cases

Permits and Authorisations

LLWR Waste Services (people, documents, website)

National strategies and policies

Site / organisation strategies, policies and plans

LFE from other waste producers

BATs and technical assessments from other waste producers

Journals (such as Nuclear Future)

Mineral & Waste Local Plans

Site land use plans

Skills assessments

Inventory data

Characterisation data

T19 D-DKMIT

T20 SciTech Connect

T21 Advice from technical specialists

Difficulty of deploymentTime to end of

project or liability

Implementation risk

Complexity of disposal case

Susceptibility to future degradation

Land use

Development status (TRL)

Precedence (LFE from other sites)

Consistency with other plans and

strategies

Resilience

Dependence on other site facilities

Compliance with permit

Likelihood of success in delivering desired

outcome

Impact on future operations

Permissions required

Skills and capabilities

Asset / facility capability, capacity and longevity, and strategic impacts

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T13 T17 T18 T19

T10 T15

T19

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T6 T8 T11 T12

T13 T17 T18 T19

T5 T8T6

T17 T18 T19

T14 T15

T9 T10

T16 T19

T7 T19

T10 T11

T15 T19

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T10

T5 T8 T11

T13 T19

T4 T5 T8

T11 T15 T19

T4 T5 T8

T11 T15 T19

T9 T10 T19

T3 T7

T14 T19

T4 T5 T8

T10 T11 T12

T13 T19

T20 T21

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T21

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E1 Characterisation data


population. This is specific to individual sites / organisations and should be available internally


E2 Inventory data @

UKRWI very high

level. WIF data not

freely available.




Radioactive Waste Inventory (UKRWI) [https://ukinventory.nda.gov.uk/] and Waste Inventory

Form (WIF).

E3

LFE from previous projects (own and

other sites) such as theoretical vs actual

arisings; assumptions, etc.

Relevant LFE may

be difficult to

access.

LFE includes good practices and lessons learned on the environmental impact from

implementation of approaches and technologies for waste management based on the

experiences of waste producers at other sites or organisations. This is available via networking,

forums (such as the LLW Practitioners Forum, Delivery Overview Group and Nuclear Waste &

Decommissioning Research Forum), benchmarking and site visits.

E4 Discharge history and dose history for

the site or project

The environmental discharge history provides information about the quantity, type and nature of

such discharges from a site or project. The dose history provides information about the

radiological nature of the waste. This provides baseline information or enables estimates to be

made about the impact of implementing new approaches. This should be available internally


E5 Permits and authorisations @





individual facilities (some are available on-line) or else can be obtained, for a fee, from the

relevant environmental regulator (the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection

Agency or Natural Resources Wales).

E6

Previous environmental monitoring data

(own, other waste producers and

receiving sites)

May be difficult to

access from other

waste producers.

This provides wider environmental monitoring data about a site, waste receiver (treatment and

disposal) site and other waste producers. It provides underpinning data to enable the estimation

of the environmental impact of implementing waste management approaches. This information

should be available internally, from other waste producers (e.g. via networking) or from

suppliers on request.

E7 Proximity (location of treatment and

disposal sites) @

The number of transport miles provides data to enable the calculation of impact from transport

to the environment. Proximity can be calculated or else, for use of waste routes available under

the LLW Repository Ltd Waste Services Frameworks, is available in a look-up table within the

LLW Repository Ltd Carbon Emissions guidance document [http://llwrsite.com/wp-

content/uploads/2016/08/NWP_REP_083-Carbon-Emissions-Assessment-Issue-2-July-

2016.pdf].


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E8 Tools for calculation of public doses @

A range of tools and models are available for the calculation of public doses (e.g. MicroShield

http://radiationsoftware.com/microshield/ , PC-CREAM https://www.phe-

protectionservices.org.uk/pccream/models/ and ADMS http://www.cerc.co.uk/environmental-

software/ADMS-model/options.html) and guidance is available from the environment agencies

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296390/geho120

2bklh-e-e.pdf). An additional tool is Initial Radiological Assessment Tool (IRAT) used for the

assessment of radiological dose, incorporating guidance on clearance and exemption. The

methodology is detailed in guidance documents available via

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-radiological-assessment-methodology.

Advice and guidance should also be sought from relevant radiological protection technical

specialists on tools and methods for calculating public dose.

E9

Radioactivity In Food and the

Environment (RIFE) / Habit Surveys /

ERICA survey

@

These are a range of tools which enable the radiological risks to the environment, people and

non-human species to be assessed; and to enable the impact of different options to be

estimated and compared. RIFE

(http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/rife) is a

comprehensive annual report of radioactivity in food and measures the radioactivity in different

parts of the food chain. Habits Surveys are surveys of diet, consumption rates and other habits

of people that enable radiation exposure to be calculated; a number of these are available on-

line via CEFAS (https://www.cefas.co.uk/). ERICA (http://www.erica-tool.com/) is a tool which

enables the radiological risk to terrestrial, freshwater and marine biota to be calculated.

E10

Application of concepts of exclusion,

exemption and clearance (IAEA RS-G-

1.7)

@

IAEA RS-G-1.7 is a guidance document that specifies an approach for exclusion, exemption

and clearance of waste; and may be used to assess whether waste management approaches

will deliver a waste of this classification. The guidance document is available on-line via

http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1202_web.pdf.

E11 Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) -

tools and guidance @

This includes a range of tools and guidance on how to calculate greenhouse gas emissions for

different technologies and waste management approaches (such as DEFRA greenhouse gas

emission guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206392/pb13944-

env-reporting-guidance.pdf, DEFRA carbon factors

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-conversion-factors-for-company-

reporting, and LLW Repository Ltd Carbon Emissions guidance http://llwrsite.com/wp-

content/uploads/2016/08/NWP_REP_083-Carbon-Emissions-Assessment-Issue-2-July-

2016.pdf. Information on GHG emissions may also be available from suppliers or internally

commissioned studies / reports.

E12

Data from treatment and disposal

facilities (worker dose, resource use,

GHG, volume reductions, etc.)

May be difficult to

obtain.

Range of data on operation of particular treatment and disposal routes may be available from

specific suppliers (including worker dose, resource use, greenhouse gas emissions, volume

reductions, secondary waste, etc.). Some data may be available on supplier websites or on

request; although some may be difficult to obtain.

E13 Maintenance and testing data for

abatement systems

Provides information on the efficacy and condition of abatement systems providing a measure

of their performance and hence enabling projections of how they might perform for different

waste management approaches; enabling information to be fed into calculations of

environmental impact. Available internally or from supply chain.

http://radiationsoftware.com/microshield/

https://www.phe-protectionservices.org.uk/pccream/models/


http://www.cerc.co.uk/environmental-software/ADMS-model/options.html


https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296390/geho1202bklh-e-e.pdf


https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-radiological-assessment-methodology

http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/rife

https://www.cefas.co.uk/

http://www.erica-tool.com/

http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1202_web.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206392/pb13944-env-reporting-guidance.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206392/pb13944-env-reporting-guidance.pdf

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species @

A range of tools are available to enable calculation of the impacts on non-human biota (such as

ERICA http://www.erica-tool.com/). Some tools are available on-line but advice should be

sought from relevant technical experts on their use.

E15 Waste Hierarchy @

The Waste Hierarchy is defined and described in the UK LLW Policy

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254393/Low_lev

el_waste_policy.pdf) and strategy

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/497114/NI_LLW

_Strategy_Final.pdf). Additional information and guidance on how the Waste Hierarchy can be

applied is available in LLW Repository guidance document A Good Practice Guide for

Application of the Waste Hierarchy (http://llwrsite.com/wp-

content/uploads/2015/05/NWP_REP_077-Waste-Hierarchy-Good-Practice-V1-May15.pdf).

Networking with other waste producers can also be a useful source of guidance.

E16 Disposability assessments @

These provide information on the disposability of different waste types and populations. Advice

is available from LLW Repository Ltd (with contact details available via

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/) and RWM

(https://rwm.nda.gov.uk/publication/wps65003-geological-disposal-an-overview-of-the-rwm-

disposability-assessment-process/). Information on previous disposal assessments for HAW is

available on-line via the RWM website.

E17

Advice from specialists (environmental,

radiological protection, construction,

etc.)

Provides access to advice and guidance on specific aspects of environmental impact for

different approaches and technologies. Should be readily available internally within

organisations. External technical support may be available via organisations such as IEMA

(http://www.iema.net/) and CIRIA (http://www.ciria.org/).

E18

Technical guidance on how to assess

and classify non-radioactive waste

(WM3)

@

This is a guidance document on how non-radioactive waste should be classified (i.e. how to

identify and assess hazardous properties of waste and how to apply the classifications). This

document (available via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-classification-

technical-guidance) defines expectations for duty of care for non-radioactive waste.

E19 IEMA (people, documents and website) @

IEMA is the professional body for environment and sustainability professionals. The

organisation provides information on legislation, policy changes, horizon scanning, etc. on

issues relating to environmental management and non-radioactive waste. Information,

documents and contact details are available via http://www.iema.net/.

E20 WRAP (people, documents and

website) @

WRAP is an organisation that promotes and drives sustainability and the circular economy.

WRAP can provide useful information on non-radioactive waste management and the Waste

Hierarchy. Information, documents and contact details are available via http://www.wrap.org.uk/.

E21 Legislation (NetRegs and

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/) @

These resources provide information and guidance relating to legislation in the UK (NetRegs,

available via http://www.netregs.org.uk/ provides information for Scotland and Northern Ireland,

whilst the UK Government website http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ provides information for the

whole of the UK).

http://www.erica-tool.com/





http://llwrsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/NWP_REP_077-Waste-Hierarchy-Good-Practice-V1-May15.pdf

http://llwrsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/NWP_REP_077-Waste-Hierarchy-Good-Practice-V1-May15.pdf

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/

https://rwm.nda.gov.uk/publication/wps65003-geological-disposal-an-overview-of-the-rwm-disposability-assessment-process/

https://rwm.nda.gov.uk/publication/wps65003-geological-disposal-an-overview-of-the-rwm-disposability-assessment-process/

http://www.iema.net/

http://www.ciria.org/

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http://www.wrap.org.uk/

http://www.netregs.org.uk/

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NuLeAF @

Local authority planning teams are a source of information on the planning process, planning

consents and their conditions. Contact details for the relevant local planning team should be

available via the website of the appropriate local council. The Nuclear Legacy Advisory Forum

(NuLeAF) is an organisation which seeks to build capacity within local government to engage

effectively with nuclear legacy management, and is a source of information about planning and

the issues affecting the planning community / local government. Information on NuLeAF is

available via http://www.nuleaf.org.uk/.

E23 Environment Agency RSR

Environmental Principles (REPs) @

These are the principles that are used by the Environment Agency when regulating and making

decisions in relation to radioactive substances. This is available via the internet

[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radioactive-substances-regulation-environmental-

principles].

http://www.nuleaf.org.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/radioactive-substances-regulation-environmental-principles

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C1 EGG01 Cost Norms Guidance (NDA)

This guidance document provides cost norms, a model for their use and worked examples to

enable the cost of using different LLW waste treatment and disposal routes for LLW

management to be estimated. Available on request from NDA.

C2 Supply chain costs and estimates

Supply chain organisations should be able to provide information on costs (e.g. through the

provision of indicative cost estimates) for the use of different waste routes. Cost estimates for

services through the LLW Repository Ltd waste services frameworks can be obtained through

LLW Repository Ltd Service Delivery (contact details available via http://llwrsite.com/waste-

services/service-pricing/).

C3 Energy Bills

Energy bills from the host site, receiving site or other waste producers may provide an

indication of costs associated with deployment of different approaches and technologies for

waste management. These are available internally within organisations, on request from

suppliers or from networking with other waste producers.

C4 The Green Book (Treasury) @

‘The Green Book’ is an HM Treasury document which addresses options appraisal and

evaluation in central Government. It provides clear guidance on how monetary impacts should

be evaluated and the impact of time on these but also states that money is not the only

consideration when determining value and that other benefits / detriments should be factored

into any analysis. This document is available on-line

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220541/green_b

ook_complete.pdf).

C5 EGG08 Business Case Template and

Guidance @

This guidance document defines the approach to be used by NDA estate organisations on

development, underpinning and management of business cases. This document includes

information on how to evaluate options using the NDA Value Framework. This document is

available on-line (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/egg08-guidance-business-case-

and-value-management-not-sellafield).

C6 Environmental Impact Assessments

(EIA) @

EIA is the formal process used to predict and document the environmental consequences of a

plan, policy, programme or project; and should include information on socio-economic impacts

and costs. These should be available on-line via local planning authority planning portals.

C7 Upstream and downstream supply costs

These are supplier or site specific costs which enable the upstream or downstream impacts of

an approach or technology to be considered from a cost perspective. For example, this may

include the detrimental cost of mining new ore rather than recycling materials or the benefit of

re-use of concrete to fill voids on-site rather than buying in new aggregate. These should be

locally available or may be obtained from suppliers.

C8 Performance Agreement Forms (PAF)

[NDA estate]

May not be

relevant and may

be difficult to

access.

PAFs are a tool used to define targets set by NDA and its estate organisations. These should

be available internally within NDA estate organisations and provide information on financial

incentives and / or expected timescales. Fees (incentives) may drive or hinder project

progression and may change costs, so PAFs may be a source of information to enable profiling

of costs.

C9 Lifetime Plans (NDA estate) or costed @ Specific, costed plans for individual organisations including assumptions on waste management

http://llwrsite.com/waste-services/service-pricing/

http://llwrsite.com/waste-services/service-pricing/

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220541/green_book_complete.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220541/green_book_complete.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/egg08-guidance-business-case-and-value-management-not-sellafield

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site plans (non-NDA) costs. This may be a source of information on organisational assumptions and costs for

different approaches. These are site / organisation specific and should be available internally.

C10 NWP LLW Cost Model

This is a model developed by the LLW Repository Ltd NWP Office to enable lifecycle modelling

of costs relating to LLW management. It uses data from cost norms and site specific data to be

provided by sites / organisations. This is available upon request from the NWP Office.

C11 RSF 3.08.01_01B Benefit Calculator @

This is a tool, developed by the NWP Office, for calculating the benefits (in terms of cost,

carbon emissions and Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) life extension) of diverting waste

relative to the cost of waste disposal. This tool can be accessed on-line via

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/programme-governance/#dashboards.

C12 Technical experts (e.g. Commercial,

Finance)

Provides access to advice and guidance on specific aspects of cost for different approaches

and technologies. Should be readily available internally within organisations.

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/programme-governance/#dashboards

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I1 Local / regional development plans @

These are plans for community and socio-economic development on a local or regional

basis; providing information on community priorities, issues, gaps, drivers and aspirations.

Where available, these should be accessible on-line.

I2 Mineral & Waste Local Plans @

These are plans produced by local planning authorities and set out planning policy for

minerals and waste developments (including those for radioactive waste) for a given

geographical area. These should be available on-line via the specific council / unitary

authority website for the area of interest.

I3 Site / organisational strategies, policies

and plans @

These define site and organisational specific plans, approaches and drivers; including those

relating to waste management. These are site / organisation specific and should be

available internally within organisations (although some may be published on external

websites).

I4 Site land use plans

These are site / organisation specific plans which set out how land will be used across the

lifecycle of the site, including definition of any interim and final end-states. These should be

available internally within organisations but may not always be readily available.

I5 WAC and underlying safety cases @

WAC define what wastes can be accepted for treatment and disposal at individual waste

receiver sites (including requirements for packaging, labelling, records, etc. where relevant);

whilst the underlying safety cases define the conditions that the facility operates under to

ensure safe operations now and in the future. These are available via individual suppliers,

although some are accessible on-line.

I6 LFE from other waste producers

Relevant LFE may

be difficult to

access.

LFE includes good practices and lessons learned on the selection and implementation of

approaches and technologies for waste management based on the experiences of waste

producers at other sites or organisations; and may provide information on community

impacts from equivalent projects elsewhere. This is available via networking, forums (such

as the LLW Practitioners’ Forum, Delivery Overview Group and Nuclear Waste &

Decommissioning Research Forum), benchmarking, the LLW Repository Ltd website

(http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/peer-review-and-peer-assist-programme/)

and site visits. LFE may be difficult to access.

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I7 Engagement with local site stakeholder

groups or local liaison committees @

Site stakeholder groups / local liaison committees are groups which enable engagement

between nuclear licensed sites and their local communities covering subjects such as

safety, socio-economic plans, performance, etc. There is a site stakeholder group or local

liaison committee for every nuclear licensed site. There is information available on-line for

many of these:

AWE - http://www.awe.co.uk/our-responsibilities/local-liaison-committee/

BAE - http://www.baesystems.com/en/our-company/corporate-

responsibility/responsible-business/how-our-business-works/stakeholder-

engagement

Magnox Ltd Berkeley site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/berkeley/

Magnox Ltd Bradwell site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/bradwell/

Magnox Ltd Chapelcross site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/chapelcross/

Magnox Ltd Dungeness A site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/dungeness-a/

Magnox Ltd Harwell site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/harwell/

Magnox Ltd Hinkley Point A site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/hinkley-point-a/

Magnox Ltd Hunterston A site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/hunterston-a/

Magnox Ltd Oldbury site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/oldbury/

Magnox Ltd Sizewell A site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/sizewell-a/

Magnox Ltd Trawsfynydd site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/trawsfynydd/

Magnox Ltd Winfrith site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/winfrith/

Magnox Ltd Wylfa site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/wylfa/

HMNB Devonport -

https://www.babcockinternational.com/en/Who%20we%20are/Sustainability/Commu

nity/Devonport%20Royal%20Dockyard/Devonport%20Local%20Liaison%20Committ

ee

Dounreay - http://www.dounreaystakeholdergroup.org/

EDF Dungeness B site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-

stations/dungeness-b

EDF Hartlepool site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hartlepool

EDF Heysham 1 site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/heysham-1


EDF Hinkley Point B site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hinkley-

point-b

EDF Hunterston B site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-

stations/hunterston-b

EDF Sizewell B site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/sizewell-b

EDF Torness site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/torness

Sellafield Ltd, LLW Repository Ltd and Cyclife - http://wcssg.co.uk/

I8 Wider stakeholder engagement

Networking, community events such as open days, community support, specific / targeted

engagement and use of social media enables wider stakeholder engagement and could

enable collection of information about the views and drivers of local communities.

Information should be available internally from previous activities or may be obtained from

such activities.

http://www.awe.co.uk/our-responsibilities/local-liaison-committee/

http://www.baesystems.com/en/our-company/corporate-responsibility/responsible-business/how-our-business-works/stakeholder-engagement



http://magnoxsites.com/site/berkeley/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/bradwell/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/chapelcross/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/dungeness-a/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/harwell/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/hinkley-point-a/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/hunterston-a/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/oldbury/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/sizewell-a/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/trawsfynydd/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/winfrith/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/wylfa/

https://www.babcockinternational.com/en/Who%20we%20are/Sustainability/Community/Devonport%20Royal%20Dockyard/Devonport%20Local%20Liaison%20Committee



http://www.dounreaystakeholdergroup.org/

http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/dungeness-b


http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hartlepool

http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/heysham-1


http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hinkley-point-b


http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hunterston-b


http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/sizewell-b

http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/torness

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population. This is specific to individual sites / organisations and should be available

internally within organisations.

I10 Inventory data @

UKRWI very high

level. WIF data not

freely available.




Radioactive Waste Inventory (UKRWI) [https://ukinventory.nda.gov.uk/].

I11 Organisational socio-economic plans or

corporate social responsibility reports

Such documents define socio-economic development objectives, drivers and plans for

organisations for their local communities. These may provide information on how the

activities of the site / organisation will impact the local community. These are site /

organisation specific and should be available internally within organisations.

I12 Government Communications Service:

Working With Stakeholders @

This is guidance produced by the Government Communications Service on how to

effectively plan and deliver stakeholder engagement; which would support activities to

gather information on community impacts. This information is accessible on-line at

https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Planning-and-Delivering-

Effective-Communications-Partnership-Strategies-Feb-16.pdf and

https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Stakeholder-Toolkit-210316-

1.pdf.

I13 BAT NICoP @

The BAT NICoP for the Management of the Generation and Disposal of Radioactive Waste

contains useful information and guidance on how to execute stakeholder engagement

relating to BAT / BPM, and the wider community impacts to consider. This is available on-

line at

http://www.nuclearinst.com/write/MediaUploads/SDF%20documents/EARWG/BAT_Good_P

ractice_Guide_May_2017.pdf.

I14

SAFEGROUNDS: Good Practice

Guidance for Management of

Contaminated Land on Nuclear

Licensed and Defence Sites

@

The SAFEGROUNDS document provides useful guidance on stakeholder engagement and

issues regarding community impact from the perspective of contaminated land

management. This guidance document is available on-line at

http://www.safegrounds.com/pdfs/w29_safegrounds_lmg_version_2.pdf.

I15 Horizon scan for special interest groups

and interest areas. @

Horizon scanning information enables understanding of the drivers, objectives, issues and

concerns for the local community and special interest groups active in the local community.

This information may be available internally (for example from stakeholder relations

personnel), from internet searching or from networking.

I16 Advice from technical specialists (e.g.

stakeholder relations)

Provides access to advice and guidance on specific aspects of community impact for

different approaches and technologies. Should be readily available internally within

organisations.


https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Stakeholder-Toolkit-210316-1.pdf

https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Stakeholder-Toolkit-210316-1.pdf

http://www.nuclearinst.com/write/MediaUploads/SDF%20documents/EARWG/BAT_Good_Practice_Guide_May_2017.pdf

http://www.nuclearinst.com/write/MediaUploads/SDF%20documents/EARWG/BAT_Good_Practice_Guide_May_2017.pdf

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Political attributes could be considered as a component of other attributes during the assessment process or may (for particularly significant or potentially controversial projects) be considered separately. It is important that political attributes are assessed on the basis of evidence (i.e. from actual engagement with stakeholders) rather than opinion or supposition.

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P1

Site stakeholder group dialogue and

engagement with planners / local

government

@

Site stakeholder groups / local liaison committees are groups which enable engagement

between nuclear licensed sites and their local communities covering subjects such as safety,

socio-economic plans, performance, etc. There is a site stakeholder group or local liaison

committee for every nuclear licensed site. There is information available on-line for many of

these:

AWE - http://www.awe.co.uk/our-responsibilities/local-liaison-committee/

BAE - http://www.baesystems.com/en/our-company/corporate-responsibility/responsible-

business/how-our-business-works/stakeholder-engagement

Magnox Ltd Berkeley site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/berkeley/

Magnox Ltd Bradwell site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/bradwell/

Magnox Ltd Chapelcross site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/chapelcross/

Magnox Ltd Dungeness A site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/dungeness-a/

Magnox Ltd Harwell site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/harwell/

Magnox Ltd Hinkley Point A site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/hinkley-point-a/

Magnox Ltd Hunterston A site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/hunterston-a/

Magnox Ltd Oldbury site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/oldbury/

Magnox Ltd Sizewell A site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/sizewell-a/

Magnox Ltd Trawsfynydd site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/trawsfynydd/

Magnox Ltd Winfrith site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/winfrith/

Magnox Ltd Wylfa site - http://magnoxsites.com/site/wylfa/

HMNB Devonport -

https://www.babcockinternational.com/en/Who%20we%20are/Sustainability/Community/

Devonport%20Royal%20Dockyard/Devonport%20Local%20Liaison%20Committee

Dounreay - http://www.dounreaystakeholdergroup.org/

EDF Dungeness B site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/dungeness-b

EDF Hartlepool site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hartlepool



EDF Hinkley Point B site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hinkley-point-

b

EDF Hunterston B site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hunterston-b

EDF Sizewell B site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/sizewell-b

EDF Torness site - http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/torness

Sellafield Ltd, LLW Repository Ltd and Cyclife - http://wcssg.co.uk/

Additional information about wider political aspects can be obtained through dialogue and

engagement with local planning authorities and local government.

http://www.awe.co.uk/our-responsibilities/local-liaison-committee/



http://magnoxsites.com/site/berkeley/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/bradwell/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/chapelcross/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/dungeness-a/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/harwell/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/hinkley-point-a/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/hunterston-a/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/oldbury/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/sizewell-a/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/trawsfynydd/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/winfrith/

http://magnoxsites.com/site/wylfa/



http://www.dounreaystakeholdergroup.org/


http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/hartlepool






http://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/sizewell-b

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Consultation responses to permits /

authorisations and variations to permits

/ authorisations

@

Lengthy documents

– may be difficult to

find useful

information.

Consultation responses to permits / authorisations and variations to them provide information

on stakeholder considerations, perceptions and organisational reputation (both in the local

community and more widely). These can be obtained on-line via:

EA (https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal)

SEPA (http://www.sepa.org.uk/regulations/consultations/currentopen-consultations/)

NRW (https://naturalresources.wales/guidance-and-advice/environmental-

topics/consultations/?lang=en)

P3 Public enquiry and appeal output @

Lengthy documents

– may be difficult to

find useful

information.

Public enquiry reports and output provide information on stakeholder considerations and

perceptions relating to specific developments. It may provide information about the likely

political implications of new developments relating to waste management routes. This

information would be available online (via https://www.gov.uk/ for national level enquiries) or

via planning portal websites for local planning authorities (for local enquiries).

P4 Organisational policies and strategies @


relating to waste management. These are site / organisation specific and should be available

internally within organisations (although some may be published on external websites).

P5 Government policy, priorities and

legislation @

This provides information about government policy, priorities, requirements and

expectations. Information on a national basis is available on-line via https://www.gov.uk/ and

websites for the devolved administrations (http://www.gov.scot/ for Scotland and

http://www.assembly.wales/en/Pages/Home.aspx or Wales). Information may be also

available through intelligence internal to organisations. Information of particular relevance

would be available from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

[https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-

industrial-strategy], the MOD [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-

defence] and HM Treasury [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury].

Information specific to regulations in Scotland and Northern Ireland is available via

http://www.netregs.org.uk/.

P6 Networking with other waste producers,

suppliers, regulators, etc.

Provides information and intelligence about the political implications of deploying different

waste management approaches and technologies from the perspective of different

stakeholders.

P7 Advice from technical specialists (e.g.

stakeholder relations)

Provides access to advice and guidance on specific aspects of political impact for different


https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal

http://www.sepa.org.uk/regulations/consultations/currentopen-consultations/

https://naturalresources.wales/guidance-and-advice/environmental-topics/consultations/?lang=en

https://naturalresources.wales/guidance-and-advice/environmental-topics/consultations/?lang=en

https://www.gov.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/

http://www.gov.scot/

http://www.assembly.wales/en/Pages/Home.aspx

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

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S1 Radioactivity In Food and the

Environment (RIFE) @

RIFE is a tool which enables the radiological risks to people and non-human species to be

assessed; and to enable the impact of different options to be estimated and compared. RIFE

(http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/rife) is a

comprehensive annual report of radioactivity in food and measures the radioactivity in

different parts of the food chain.

S2 Critical dose assessment for each site

These are assessments specific to a site or organisation of doses to critical groups and

should be available internally within organisations. Advice from radiological protection

specialists should be sought on their derivation and usage.

S3 Department of Transport statistics @

This is a set of data on road traffic, accidents, casualties and congestion in Great Britain.

This is available on-line via https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-

transport/about/statistics.

S4 Transport Risk Factors @

Risk factors are a range of data and information relating to the factors which effect the

impact or likelihood of road traffic accidents in Great Britain; available on-line via

http://www.dft.gov.uk/rmd/programme.asp?intProgrammeID=73. Further information about

the transport of radiological waste is available via the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)

website [http://www.onr.org.uk/transport/].

S5 HSE Reducing Risks: Protecting

People @

HSE Reducing Risks: Protecting People is a guidance document providing a methodology

and information on risk assessment relating to safety risks under the Health and Safety At

Work Act 1974 (and the philosophy for regulation by ONR). This is accessible on-line

[http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/theory/r2p2.pdf].

S6

Recommended Radiological Protection

Criteria for the Recycling of Metals from

the Dismantling of the Nuclear Industry,

EU-RP89

@

This document provides recommended radiological protection criteria for the recycling of

metals from the dismantling of nuclear installations. This provides information on radiation

exposures relating to the recycling of steel, copper and aluminium; and is available on-line

[https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/89.pdf].

S7 Initial Radiological Assessment Tool

(IRAT) @

IRAT is a tool for the assessment of radiological dose, incorporating guidance on clearance

and exemption. The methodology is detailed in guidance documents available via

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-radiological-assessment-methodology.

Advice from radiological protection specialists should be sought on this tool and its usage.

S8

Environmental Impact Assessments

(via local planning department

websites).

@

EIA is the formal process used to predict and document the environmental consequences of

a plan, policy, programme or project; and should include information on vulnerable road

users, road improvements and public safety risks. These should be available on-line via local

planning authority planning portals.

S9 Chemical safety data sheets @

Chemical safety data sheets provide information on chemical products which help users of

those chemicals to make a risk assessment. These describe the hazards that the chemical

presents and give information on handling, storage, usage and emergency measures in case

of accident. These are available on-line from chemical manufacturers (such as, but not

limited to, https://www.fishersci.co.uk/gb/en/scientific-products/chemicals.html and

https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/united-kingdom.html).

http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/rife

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/about/statistics

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/about/statistics

http://www.dft.gov.uk/rmd/programme.asp?intProgrammeID=73

http://www.onr.org.uk/transport/

http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/theory/r2p2.pdf

https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/89.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-radiological-assessment-methodology

https://www.fishersci.co.uk/gb/en/scientific-products/chemicals.html

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Document (BREF) @

BREF notes are standards that describe BATs for non-radioactive waste. They generally

provide information on a specific industrial/agricultural sector in the EU, on the techniques

and processes used in the sector, emission and consumption levels, techniques to consider

in the determination of the best available techniques (BAT) and emerging techniques. It also

provides links to webpages containing relevant legislation/standards. These are available on-

line via http://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/.

S11 CIRIA Best Practice Guides @

CIRIA publish a range of best practice guides relating to the construction industry, providing

information on a range of safety topics, testing, verification and construction. These are

available via the CIRIA website

[https://www.ciria.org/CIRIA/Bookshop/All_publications/CIRIA/Store_Home.aspx?hkey=4a04

1b49-608b-4f48-9a46-51681945f4c0].

S12 Modelling tools (e.g. PC-CREAM,

MicroShield and ADMS) @

A range of tools and models are available for the calculation of public doses (e.g.

MicroShield http://radiationsoftware.com/microshield/ , PC-CREAM https://www.phe-

protectionservices.org.uk/pccream/models/ and ADMS http://www.cerc.co.uk/environmental-

software/ADMS-model/options.html) and guidance produced by the environment agencies is

available from the UK Government website

(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296390/geho

1202bklh-e-e.pdf). MicroShield is useful for worker dose calculation, whilst the other tools are

more useful for calculation of environmental doses. Advice and guidance should also be

sought from relevant radiological protection technical specialists on tools and methods for

calculating public dose.

S13 EARWG database @

The EARWG database is a resource containing summaries of technologies and approaches

for the minimisation of radiological waste compiled by the Environment Agencies

Requirements Working Group (EARWG). This is available online

[http://www.rwbestpractice.co.uk/Default.aspx] but is a little out-of-date.

S14

Industry groups (e.g. Nuclear Industry

Liaison Group (NILG), Safety Directors’

Forum etc.)

Industry groups provide intelligence and useful expert contacts on legal issues and

implications. The Safety Directors’ Forum is a forum that brings together senior level nuclear

industry executives to promote learning, agree strategy, network, to provide industry input to

new developments and to ensure a focus on continuous improvement. This is useful as a

source of expert contacts. Details for this forum are available on-line

[http://www.nuclearinst.com/SDF-1]. The NILG is a forum for discussion between nuclear site

operators and the UK environment agencies; covering topics such as government policy,

legislation and regulatory initiatives. Representatives on the NILG forum should be available

within your organisations.

S15 Security Standards

These consist of a range of security requirements and standards relating to the nuclear

industry. Specific advice on security standards and security requirements should be obtained

from a relevant technical expert (such as a site security specialist).

http://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/

https://www.ciria.org/CIRIA/Bookshop/All_publications/CIRIA/Store_Home.aspx?hkey=4a041b49-608b-4f48-9a46-51681945f4c0

https://www.ciria.org/CIRIA/Bookshop/All_publications/CIRIA/Store_Home.aspx?hkey=4a041b49-608b-4f48-9a46-51681945f4c0

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Safety Assessment Principles (SAPs),

Technical Assessment Guides (TAGs)

and Site Licence Conditions.

@

ONR inspectors use Safety Assessment Principles (SAPs), together with the supporting

Technical Assessment Guides (TAGs), to guide regulatory decision making in the nuclear

permissioning process. Site Licence Conditions define the conditions that licensed sites must

have adequate arrangements to comply with to remain within the bounds of their site licence.

These can be accessed online via http://www.onr.org.uk/saps/index.htm for SAPs,

http://www.onr.org.uk/tagsrevision.htm for TAGs, and http://www.onr.org.uk/licensing.htm for

site licence conditions. These are long documents but very useful.

S17 NDA Safety & Environmental Detriment

measure (SED) @

SED is a measure of expressing the safety and environmental concern of a facility. The

measure takes account of the potential impact of stored material being released to the

environment, conditions of storage and to some extent the threat posed by the existence of

the facility and its contents. Information about deriving and using SED can be obtained on-

line via NDA guidance [https://tools.nda.gov.uk/publication/egpr02-nda-prioritisation-

calculation-of-safety-and-environmental-detriment-scores-rev6/].

S18 IAEA Safety Standards @

IAEA Safety Standards (available via http://www-

pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/Series/33/IAEA-Safety-Standards-Series) are a series of

documents developed by IAEA which provide standards for safety for the protection of health

and minimisation of danger to life and property. These cover a wide range of topics including

radioactive waste management.

S19 Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Safety

Standards @

The NEA (a specialised agency within the OECD) has developed a series of documents and

information relating to nuclear safety and safety of radioactive waste management. These

are available on-line via http://www.oecd-nea.org/.

S20 Characterisation / monitoring data


population. This is specific to individual sites / organisations and should be available

internally within organisations.

S21

Advice from technical specialists

(radiological protection, safety advisors,

safeguards, security etc.)

Provides access to advice and guidance on specific aspects of safety for different


S22 IMG01 Knowledge Management Guide

(NDA) @

This is a document providing guidance and best practice on knowledge management;

including descriptions of effective knowledge management systems and the risks of poor

knowledge management practices. This is available on-line

(https://tools.nda.gov.uk/publication/img01-knowledge-management-best-practice-guide/).

http://www.onr.org.uk/saps/index.htm

http://www.onr.org.uk/tagsrevision.htm

http://www.onr.org.uk/licensing.htm

https://tools.nda.gov.uk/publication/egpr02-nda-prioritisation-calculation-of-safety-and-environmental-detriment-scores-rev6/

https://tools.nda.gov.uk/publication/egpr02-nda-prioritisation-calculation-of-safety-and-environmental-detriment-scores-rev6/

http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/Series/33/IAEA-Safety-Standards-Series

http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/Series/33/IAEA-Safety-Standards-Series

http://www.oecd-nea.org/

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These attributes may be considered during the assessment process or may else be considered after choosing a preferred option or as part of the evaluation of the timescales / costs to option implementation.

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L1 Legal Aspects Register

Legal aspects registers are matrices on legal requirements on sites or organisation deriving

from environmental permits / authorisations, site licenses and relevant legislation. These

should be available internally within organisations.

L2 Company standards and policies @


relating to waste management. These are site / organisation specific and should be

available internally within organisations (although some may be published on external

websites).

L3 Environmental Permits / Authorisations,

Site Licences and conditions @

Environmental permits / authorisations are permissions from the relevant environmental

regulators that define the conditions and limitations that a waste producer or waste receiver

(duty holder) needs to abide by when undertaking waste management activities on their site.

These may specify things such as environmental discharge limits, permitted waste routes

etc. These are available from individual facilities (some are available on-line) or else can be

obtained, for a fee, from the relevant environmental regulator (the Environment Agency, the

Scottish Environment Protection Agency or Natural Resources Wales). Site licenses are

documents that set out the general safety requirements to deal with the risks on a nuclear

site. A Nuclear Site Licence and the conditions attached to it are the primary means of

ensuring the safety of nuclear sites in Great Britain. These are legal documents containing

site-specific information and define the number and type of installations permitted. These

are available internally within organisations. Details of site licence conditions can be found

on the ONR web-site via http://www.onr.org.uk/licensing.htm.

L4 Planning consents and their conditions @

These specify the detail of planning permission and any associated conditions imposed by

planning authorities for developments in the UK. Site / organisational information should be

available internally within organisations or else via the on-line planning portal for the relevant

local planning authority.

L5 UK obligations (Paris-Brussels treaty,

etc.) @

Lengthy, may be

difficult to find and

interpret.

These comprise a range of documents which specify the requirements on the UK from

international treaties, agreements and regulations. Specific detail on the plethora of UK

obligations relating to radioactive waste management can be difficult to access. An overview

of the key UK obligations relating to radioactive waste management is provided in the LLW

Repository Ltd Guidance on Low Level Waste Management Legislation (available via

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-

guidance/#guidance N/A) and in the UK National Programme for the Responsible and Safe

Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management (available via

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-national-programme-to-the-eu-

commission-on-the-responsible-and-safe-management-of-spent-fuel-and-radioactive-

waste).

http://www.onr.org.uk/licensing.htm

http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-guidance/#guidance


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L6 Guidance on Low Level Waste

Management Legislation @

The LLW Repository Ltd Guidance on Low Level Waste Management Legislation provides

an overview of legislation and regulation relating to LLW management in the UK. This is

available via http://llwrsite.com/national-waste-programme/waste-practitioner-support-

guidance/#guidance.

L7

Technical guidance on how to assess

and classify non-radioactive waste

(WM3)

@

This is a guidance document on how non-radioactive waste should be classified (i.e. how to

identify and assess hazardous properties of waste and how to apply the classifications).

This document (available via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-

classification-technical-guidance) defines expectations for duty of care for non-radioactive

waste.

L8 IEMA (people, documents and website) @

IEMA is the professional body for environment and sustainability professionals. The

organisation provides information on legislation, policy changes, horizon scanning, etc. on

issues relating to environmental management and non-radioactive waste. Information,

documents and contact details are available via http://www.iema.net/.

L9 WRAP (people, documents and

website) @

WRAP is an organisation that promotes and drives sustainability and the circular economy.

WRAP can provide useful information on non-radioactive waste management and the Waste

Hierarchy. Information, documents and contact details are available via

http://www.wrap.org.uk/.

L10 Legislation (NetRegs and

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/) @

These resources provide information and guidance relating to legislation in the UK

(NetRegs, available via http://www.netregs.org.uk/ provides information for Scotland and

Northern Ireland, whilst the UK Government website http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ provides

information for the whole of the UK).

L11

Industry groups (e.g. Nuclear Industry

Liaison Group (NILG), Safety Directors’

Forum etc.)

Industry groups provide intelligence and useful expert contacts on legal issues and

implications. The Safety Directors’ Forum is a forum that brings together senior level nuclear

industry executives to promote learning, agree strategy, network, to provide industry input to

new developments and to ensure a focus on continuous improvement. This is useful as a

source of expert contacts. Details for this forum are available on-line

[http://www.nuclearinst.com/SDF-1]. The NILG is a forum for discussion between nuclear

site operators and the UK environment agencies; covering topics such as government

policy, legislation and regulatory initiatives. Representatives on the NILG forum should be

available within organisations.

L12 Local authority planning teams and

NuLeAF @

Local authority planning teams are a source of information on the planning process,

planning consents and their conditions. Contact details for the relevant local planning team

should be available via the website of the appropriate local council. The Nuclear Legacy

Advisory Forum (NuLeAF) is an organisation which seeks to build capacity within local

government to engage effectively with nuclear legacy management, and is a source of

information about planning and the issues affecting the planning community / local

government. Information on NuLeAF is available via http://www.nuleaf.org.uk/.






http://www.wrap.org.uk/


http://www.legislation.gov.uk/

http://www.nuclearinst.com/SDF-1

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National strategies and plans define national (Government) level expectations for

management of LLW in the UK. These are available online:

Policy for the Long-Term Management of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste in the

United Kingdom:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/25439

3/Low_level_waste_policy.pdf

UK Strategy for Management of Solid LLW from the Nuclear Industry –


4/NI_LLW_Strategy_Final.pdf

Strategy for Management of solid low level radioactive waste from the non-nuclear

industry in the. United Kingdom Part 1 – Anthropogenic


/4616-strategy-low-level-radioactive-waste.pdf

Strategy for the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)

waste in the United Kingdom:


1/Final_strategy_NORM.pdf

Implementing Geological Disposal -


0/GDF_White_Paper_FINAL.pdf

NDA Strategy :https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nda-strategy

Scotland’s Higher Activity Waste Policy -


NDA Value Framework - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nda-value-

framework-how-we-make-decisions (NDA sites).

Impact assessments - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nda-draft-

strategy-integrated-impact-assessment-iia

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Trans-frontier shipment

Legal Aspects Register

Company standards

Permits / Authorisations, Site Licence and conditions

Planning consents and their conditions

UK Obligations (Paris-Brussels Treaty etc.)

Guidance on LLW Management Legislation

WM3 (Technical Guidance on how to assess and classify waste)

IEMA

WRAP

Legislation (NetRegs and http://www.legislation.gov.uk/)

Industry groups (e.g. Nuclear Industry Liaison Group and Safety Directors Forum)

Local authority planning teams and NuLeAF

Advice from technical experts

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