Performance Updates
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Related Documents
Directions to NDA in respect of Hunterston A
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Hunterston Site Commercial Status Map
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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 |
Hunterston A
Hunterston A Power Station
West Kilbride
Ayrshire
KA23 9RA
Tel. 01294 824000
Hunterston A Power Station ceased electricity production in 1989. All fuel has been removed from the reactors and the station is well into decommissioning.
Overview
| Age | Operated from 1964-1989 |
|---|---|
| Site Licensee | Magnox Limited |
| Parent Body Organisation | Energy Solutions Inc |
| Status | Decommissioning and Termination |
| Cost - Lifetime (total discounted* nuclear liability) |
£707m |
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 2070 - 2080 | Final site clearance |
| 2022 | 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. |
| 2010 | Weather Protection |
| 1990 - 1995 | Removal of irradiated fuel from the station's twin reactor vessels - completed in 1995 - and despatched to Sellafield for reprocessing |
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 active commissioning of the Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) store |
Behind target |
NDA has agreed this will not be completed until 2012/13 (2011/12 was the date as per the original published business plan). There is no significant impact on the overall programme of work at the site as a result of this change. |
Complete Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) wet retrieval equipment inactive commissioning |
On target |
Complete |
Continued retrieval of material from ponds in line with Magnox ponds programme |
On target |
Complete |
Develop overarching ILW management approach for the site including the graphite pathfinder project |
On target |
On track |
Safety and Environmental Performance
Status as at end Quarter 3 (end December 2011) - next update due April 2012
