NDA & RWMD Documents

RWMD approach to issues management

Posted on February 14, 2013 by graham

RWMD report dated March 2012 which includes a full compilation of issues raised with RWMD by various bodies, including NWAA, the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM),  and Helen Wallace for Greenpeace International. The issues are grouped together in subject … Continue reading →

Posted in NDA & RWMD Documents, NWAA Documents | Comments Off

NDA RWMD Issues Register

Posted on February 14, 2013 by graham

An Excel File (dated March 2012) showing the status of NDA/RWMD work in responding to each of NWAA’s 101 issues in our issues register. The table shows whether or not work is ongoing to address the issue, inactive or planned … Continue reading →

Posted in NDA & RWMD Documents, NWAA Documents | Comments Off

NDA Manpower Study

Posted on May 25, 2011 by graham

Disposal of the UK’s higher activity radioactive waste underground will generate an average of 550 jobs over its 140 year lifespan, according to a study published by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The highest employment rate during the £12 billion … Continue reading →

Posted in NDA & RWMD Documents | Comments Off

NDA Response to NWAA Issues Register.

Posted on April 14, 2011 by graham

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Response to the NWAA Issues Register. Part One: Inventory; Gases; Site Considerations; Construction Issues. Up to page 13. NDAResponse(Part1) Part Two: Waste package & repository components; Chemistry & contaminations levels; Pages 14-27 NDAResponse(Part2) Part Three: Plutonium … Continue reading →

Posted in Documents, NDA & RWMD Documents, NWAA Documents | Comments Off

Radioactive Waste Inventory

Posted on March 22, 2011 by graham

The latest United Kingdom Radioactive Waste Inventory has been published. The UK Radioactive Waste Inventory, currently updated every three years, is provided by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The inventory describes the stocks of … Continue reading →

Posted in Documents, NDA & RWMD Documents | Comments Off

Disposal System Safety Case

Posted on February 23, 2011 by graham

The NDA has published a suite of scientific and technical reports which explain all of the safety factors it believes need to be considered when it submits an application to the nuclear regulators for permission to operate a deep geological disposal facility. … Continue reading →

Posted in NDA & RWMD Documents | Comments Off

Summary of Options for Graphite

Posted on February 1, 2011 by graham

Higher Activity Waste. Reactor Decommissioning Update. Summary of Options for Graphite. NDA, February 2011. Decommissioning of the UK reactor fleet will generate substantial amounts of radioactive waste. A significant proportion of these “reactor decommissioning wastes” will be graphite, other waste includes … Continue reading →

Posted in NDA & RWMD Documents | Comments Off

Steps towards implementation.

Posted on March 21, 2010 by graham

The Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD) of the NDA is responsible for managing the delivery of geological disposal for higher activity radioactive wastes, as required under UK Government policy. This policy also states that the siting of a geological disposal … Continue reading →

Posted in NDA & RWMD Documents | Comments Off

The Viability of a phased geological repository

Posted on November 29, 2005 by graham

Nirex Report N/122, November 2005. The viability of a phased geological repository concept for the long-term management of the UK’s radioactive waste. Report summarises why Nirex believed its Phased Geological Repository Concept is the viable technical option for the long-term … Continue reading →

Posted in NDA & RWMD Documents | Comments Off