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Environment Agency's Assessment of the Post-Closure Safety Case for the BNFL, Drigg Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility.

DE2005828308

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Streatfield, I. J.; Duerden, S. L.; Yearsley, R. A.
Page Count	18
Abstract	The Environment Agency is responsible, in England and Wales, for authorization of radioactive waste disposal under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) is currently authorized by the Environment Agency to dispose of solid low level radioactive waste at its site at Drigg, near Sellafield, NW England. As part of a planned review of this authorization, the Environment Agency is currently undertaking an assessment of BNFL's Post-Closure Safety Case Development Programme for the Drigg disposal facility. This paper presents an outline of the review methodology developed and implemented by the Environment Agency specifically for the planned review of BNFL's Post-Closure Safety Case. The paper also provides an overview of the Environment Agency's progress in its on-going assessment programme.
Keywords	BNFL Radioactive wastes United Kingdom Nuclear fuels Waste management
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Environmental Agency, North West Region, Cumbira (England).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Environmental Agency. National Centre for Risk Assessment and Options
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Environmental Agency. National Centre for Risk Assessment and Options Appraisal, Bristol (England). and Environmental Agency. National Centre for Risk Assessment and Options Appraisal, Reading (England). Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200518

Environment Agency's Assessment of the Post-Closure Safety Case for the BNFL, Drigg Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility.

Environment Agency's Assessment of the Post-Closure Safety Case for the BNFL, Drigg Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility.
DE2005828308

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Streatfield, I. J.; Duerden, S. L.; Yearsley, R. A.
Page Count	18
Abstract	The Environment Agency is responsible, in England and Wales, for authorization of radioactive waste disposal under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) is currently authorized by the Environment Agency to dispose of solid low level radioactive waste at its site at Drigg, near Sellafield, NW England. As part of a planned review of this authorization, the Environment Agency is currently undertaking an assessment of BNFL's Post-Closure Safety Case Development Programme for the Drigg disposal facility. This paper presents an outline of the review methodology developed and implemented by the Environment Agency specifically for the planned review of BNFL's Post-Closure Safety Case. The paper also provides an overview of the Environment Agency's progress in its on-going assessment programme.
Keywords	BNFL Radioactive wastes United Kingdom Nuclear fuels Waste management
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Environmental Agency, North West Region, Cumbira (England).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Environmental Agency. National Centre for Risk Assessment and Options
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Environmental Agency. National Centre for Risk Assessment and Options Appraisal, Bristol (England). and Environmental Agency. National Centre for Risk Assessment and Options Appraisal, Reading (England). Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200518