Radioactive waste in Scotland
| Waste type 1 | Volume (cubic metre) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stocks at 1 April 2010 | Estimated future arisings | Lifetime total once all wastes are packaged | |
| ILW |
8,080 |
17,400 |
41,500 |
| LLW |
30,500 |
245,000 |
374,000 |
(1) No HLW is managed in Scotland.
Radioactive waste is managed on 7 sites in Scotland, that include:
- Chapelcross, Dounreay and Hunterston A, where the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is undertaking decommissioning and site clean up activities;
- At Hunterston B and Torness, EDF Energy operates Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) power stations;
- The Ministry of Defence (MoD) sites at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde, Rosyth and Vulcan support the UK’s naval nuclear propulsion programme.
| Site | Location | Activities | Responsible organisation 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelcross | Dumfries & Galloway | Decommissioning of Magnox reactor power station | NDA |
| Clyde (HMNB Clyde) | Dunbartonshire | Maintenance and support services for the operational submarine squadrons | MoD |
| Dounreay | Caithness | Decommissioning of shut down Fast Breeder reactors and fuel cycle support plants. Waste disposal facilities (to be remediated) | NDA |
| Hunterston | Ayrshire | Hunterston A - Decommissioning of Magnox reactor power station | NDA |
| Hunterston B - Operating AGR power station | EDF Energy | ||
| Rosyth (HMNB Rosyth Royal Dockyard) | Fife | Decommissioning of submarine refit facilities | MoD |
| Torness | East Lothian | Operating AGR power station | EDF Energy |
| Vulcan (NTRE Vulcan) | Caithness | Testing of prototype submarine nuclear reactors | MoD |
(1) The organisation with strategic responsibility for radioactive wastes managed on the site.
