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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 competed a contract for a Parent Body Organisation (PBO) to provide the vision for the optimal accomplishment of Dounreay site's mission. On 2 April 2012, Babcock Dounreay Partnership, comprising Babcock Nuclear Services Ltd, CH2M Hill International Nuclear Services Ltd and URS International Holdings (UK) Ltd, were awarded the contract. This PBO has seconded 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 | Babcock Dounreay Partnership |
| 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 of financial year 2012/13 (Progress against Quarter 1 of 2012/13 will be reported in July 2013)
Site Restoration
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Continue removal of spent fuel cans stored in the PFR buffer store |
On target |
2012/13 target complete |
Ongoing destruction of alkali metal on sodium wetted components from reactor decommissioning |
On target |
2012/13 target complete |
Spent Fuels
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Complete preparations and commence 'Out of Reactor' breeder fuel shipments to Sellafield |
On target |
2012/13 target complete |
Complete the removal of fuel from PFR Reprocessing Plant |
On target |
2012/13 target complete
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Integrated Waste Management
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Continue with the construction of the new LLW Facility |
On target |
2012/13 target complete |
Critical Enablers
| Target | Status | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
Complete inactive commissioning of equipment to remove breeder fuel from the DFR |
On target |
2012/13 target complete |
Complete the design for an Un-irradiated Fuels Characterisation Facility to assay and package un-irradiated fuels for final disposition |
On target |
2012/13 target complete |
Complete the new PBO baseline update to reflect the winning decommissioning strategy |
On target |
2012/13 target complete |
Implementation of the socio-economic and stakeholder engagement plans |
On target |
2012/13 target complete
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Safety and Environmental Performance
Status as at end of financial year 2012/13 (Progress against Quarter 1 of 2012/13 will be reported in July 2013)
