Performance Updates
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Site Progress Key
On target |
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 | |
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No incidents in the month |
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One or more INES Level 1 or above in the month |
| Industrial Safety | |
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No incidents in the month |
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One or more RIDDOR reportable events in the month |
| Environmental Safety |
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No incidents in the month |
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One or more environmental non compliances in the month |
Chapelcross
Chapelcross
Power Station
Annan
Dumfriesshire
DG12 6RF
Tel. 01461 202835
Chapelcross power station is located near Dumfries in southwest Scotland and has an area of 96 hectares covered by the nuclear site licence.
It was the first nuclear power station in Scotland. Electricity generation started in 1959 and ceased in June 2004. The area around the site is environmentally sensitive.
Overview
| Age | Operated from 1959 - 2004 |
|---|---|
| Site Licensee | Magnox Limited |
| Parent Body Organisation | Energy Solutions Inc |
| Status | Defuelling |
| Cost - Lifetime (total discounted* nuclear liability) |
£843m |
* The costs of discharging the nuclear liability will be incurred over a significant period of time. To take account of the time value of money, the costs are "discounted" back to a present value. Effectively this is the amount that would need to be invested today, at a set rate of interest (the discount rate) in order to pay for the liability in the future as it falls due.
| Year | Key Activities |
|---|---|
| 2085 - 2095 | Final site clearance |
| 2028 | Site enters Care and Maintenance During this stage the reactor is left to cool. Most of the structures are removed, and the reactor building is left ina safe state which requires minimum supervision, until final site clearance. |
| 2017 - 2023 | Interim Care and Maintenance |
| 2012 | Completion of defuelling |
| 2011 | Defuelling milestone: 68% complete (as of November) |
| 2010 | Defuelling milestone: 50th flask (approx. 20%) shipped for reprocessing |
| 2010 | Magnox Depleted Uranium (MDU) shipped to Capenhurst |
| 2007 | Chapelcross cooling towers demolished |
Progress against this year's targets
Status as at end Quarter 3 (end December 2011) - next update due April 2012
Site Restoration
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Completion of Ponds 1m drain and seal |
On target |
Complete |
Continued asbestos removal from heat exchangers and turbine hall |
On target |
On track |
Continued hazard reduction activities towards interim Care and Maintenance |
On target |
On track |
Spent Fuels
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Continued defuelling in line with Magnox Operating Programme (MOP) requirements |
On target |
Defuelling is being managed within wet stock control limits. |
Safety and Environmental Performance
Status as at end Quarter 3 (end December 2011) - next update due April 2012
