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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
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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 |
Dounreay
Dounreay
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7TZ
Tel. 01847 802121
Dounreay is located in Caithness, Scotland and has a total site area of 74 hectares. It was established in the mid-1950s as a research reactor site with fuel production and processing facilities. There were three reactors, the last of which ceased operation in 1994.
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) is the Site Licence Company (SLC) that manages and operates, on behalf of the NDA, Dounreay site. We are competing a contract for a Parent Body Organisation (PBO) to provide the vision for the optimal accomplishment of Dounreay site's mission. The PBO will second key personnel to form the SLC's senior leadership team to deliver that vision, driving to attain best value for money while maintaining mandatory standards of safety, security and environmental performance.
Overview
| Age | Operated from 1950s - 1994 |
|---|---|
| Site Licensee | Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd |
| Parent Body Organisation | UKAEA Ltd (owned by Babcock International Group (BIG) Limited) |
| Status | Decommissioning and Termination |
| Cost - Lifetime (total discounted* nuclear liability) |
£2,471 million |
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 2039 | Interim State achieved |
| 2034 | PFR facility decommissioning complete |
| 2032 | All ILW removed from shaft |
| 2029 | All NaK residues removed from DFR |
| 2014 | LLW facilities commence operations |
| 2012 | Bulk NaK destruction complete |
| 2010 | Major hazard eliminated |
| 2009 | 'Reactorsauraus' to tear Dounreay apart |
| 2009 | Dounreay says goodbye to largest hazard |
| 2008 | Shaft clean-up nominated for top award |
| 2006 | An innovative approach to isolate the Dounreay Shaft |
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 |
|---|---|---|
Complete demolition of Building D1207 (Old LLW treatment plant) to slab |
On target |
On track |
Complete the draining, decontamination of 'hot spots' and sealing of the DFR Fuel Storage Ponds |
On target |
On track |
Spent Fuels
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Complete 305 of the estimated 335 batches of primary NaK from the Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR) |
On target |
Complete |
Establish site capability for out of reactor Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR) breeder fuel transfers to Sellafield |
On target |
On track |
Integrated Waste Management
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Complete decommissioning of the Building D1251 (Dounreay Material Test Reactor Ancillary Building) sentencing tanks |
Behind target |
Will now not be complete until summer 2012. Target date was Q4 2011/12. Exceptional weather events stripped the roof from the buidling which has led to delays as the buidling had to be evacuated for a period of time. |
Complete all design work for the new installation of the New Active Analysis Lab |
On target |
Complete |
Complete design and start phase 1 construction of the D3100 new LLW Repository |
On target |
On track |
Critical Enablers
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Provide support to the NDA in the competition for a new Parent Body Organisation (PBO) |
On target |
On track |
Safety and Environmental Performance
Status as at end Quarter 3 (end December 2011) - next update due April 2012
