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On target
Behind target with possibility of recovery
Behind target with possibility of recovery
Behind target
Behind target

Safety and Environmental Performance Key

Nuclear Safety
No incidents this month No incidents in the month
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Industrial Safety
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Environmental Safety
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Capenhurst

Capenhurst site building 

Capenhurst
Sellafield Sites
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 6ER

Tel. 0151 3394101

Capenhurst is located near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, adjacent to Urenco (the Uranium Enrichment Company), and has an area of 32 hectares covered by the nuclear site licence. It was home to a uranium enrichment plant and associated facilities that ceased operation in 1982.

 

Location

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

Age

Operated from 1953 - 1982

Site Licensee

Sellafield Limited

Status

Decommissioning and Termination

Progress against this year's targets

Status as at end of Quarter 3 of 2012/13 (Progress against Quarter 4 will be reported in May 2013)


Site Restoration

Target Status Commentary

Prioritisation of funding for high risk and hazard legacy wastes

On target

2012/13 target complete

Programme optimisation including accelerated scenarios / options

On target

2012/13 target complete

Nuclear Materials

Target Status Commentary

Progress the capability to transfer materials between sites

On target

2012/13 target complete

Work with Government on implementing any new policy regarding nuclear material

On target

2012/13 target complete

 

Integrated Waste Management

Target Status Commentary

Establish with the SLCs the ILW programme including co-location potential

On target

2012/13 target complete

 

Focus on the Higher Activity Waste (HAW) programme

On target

2012/13 target complete

Business Optimisation

Target Status Commentary

Capenhurst – Transition of the Capenhurst site and operations to URENCO

On target

2012/13 target complete

 

Evaluation of potential LLWR contract extension

On target

2012/13 target complete

Securing best value from NDA land

On target

2012/13 target complete

 

Critical Enablers

Target Status Commentary

Deliver savings from collaborative procurement across the estate

On target

2012/13 target complete

 

Embed new programme and project reporting

On target

2012/13 target complete

 Embed the new Dounreay Programme into NDA plans following competition

On target

2012/13 target complete

Implementation of the Direct Research Portfolio Framework Contracts to support the development of strategy and estate wide needs and opportunities

On target

2012/13 target complete

Improving Risk Management throughout the estate

On target

2012/13 target complete

Information Governance Strategy to be approved and published which will include details on Knowledge Management and the long-term Records Management Solution

On target

2012/13 target complete

 

Initiate the Records Management project to ensure NDA are compliant in storing and restoring documents

On target

2012/13 target complete

Oversee the delivery of the Skills and People Strategy including the Transition Framework

On target

2012/13 target complete

 

Preparations for the Magnox and RSRL competitions

On target

2012/13 target complete

Re-certification of ISO9001/14001

 

On target

2012/13 target complete


Safety and Environmental Performance

Status as at end of Quarter 3 of 2012/13 (Progress against Quarter 4 will be reported in May 2013)

Nuclear Safety
Industrial Safety
Environmental Safety