Despite the advance of sustainable practice and energy efficient techniques outside of the nuclear industry, at the start of the 21st Century there was a lack of published guidance aimed at their adoption at specifically nuclear facilities. Even with the establishment of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, there is very little guidance published on how to adopt sustainable practices during decommissioning. There have been instances where energy efficiency had affected design and operations decisions. Projects aimed at responsible housekeeping, switching off lights, and changes to the nuclear ventilation design philosophy illustrate a desire for action, but these activities were championed by interested and motivated employees. Sustainable practice had not at that time received a strategic lead that resulted in a management structure to enable a coordinated and concerted effort in sustainable practice. This paper traces the progress during the 20th and early 21st Centuries, whereby sustainable practice is now established within a much firmer foundation of case study, guidance and organisational structure; to embed sustainable practice within the United Kingdom’s current decommissioning programme. It looks at the development of relevant literature and, through interviews with key managers and external stakeholders, demonstrates (i) the degree to which two essential guidance documents (the NiCOP and CIRIA SD:SPUR) are permeating the industry, (ii) how the current work of the Characterisation and Clearance Group has evolved to influence the decontamination and dismantling planning procedures and (iii) the transition from identifying ‘free-release’ materials to actually releasing them for re-use in the community.
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ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
October 11–15, 2009
Liverpool, UK
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division and Environmental Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4408-3
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The Emergence of Sustainable Practice Within Decommissioning
David William Adamson,
David William Adamson
Sellafield Limited, Risley, Cheshire, UK
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Jonathan Francis
Jonathan Francis
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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David William Adamson
Sellafield Limited, Risley, Cheshire, UK
Jonathan Francis
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Paper No:
ICEM2009-16059, pp. 309-315; 7 pages
Published Online:
December 12, 2010
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Adamson, DW, & Francis, J. "The Emergence of Sustainable Practice Within Decommissioning." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 2. Liverpool, UK. October 11–15, 2009. pp. 309-315. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2009-16059
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