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Slide 1An Alfred McAlpine plc company
Thursday, 04 October 2007
An Alfred McAlpine plc company
Land Management Guidance (v2)
Philippa Towler
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Purpose
• Aid for those responsible for the management of contaminated land
• Primarily for site owners, operators and their contractors• Inform stakeholders (regulators, public)• Supplements government and regulatory guidance
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Status
Living document, intended to be revised at intervals:- In light of experience;- In response to policy changes;- In response to regulatory changes; and- Other changes.
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Scope
• Radioactive, non-radioactive and mixed contamination on nuclear-licensed and non-nuclear defence sites on which there is radioactive contamination
• Deals mainly with general approaches• Not prescriptive• Strategic planning and specific issues• Is technical but focuses on issues outside this sphere
(citizens guide)
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SAFEGROUNDS Documents
Land Management Guidance v2
detail in
- Site Characterisation Guidance -2000(8)- Options Comparison Guide -2007(8)- Health & Environmental Risks -2005- Record Keeping - 2007- Regulatory Framework - 2007- Citizen’s Guide - 2007(8)
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Key Principles
1. Protection of People and the Environment2. Stakeholder Involvement3. Identifying the Preferred Land Management Option4. Immediate Action5. Record-Keeping
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KP1: Protection of People and the Environment
The fundamental objective of managing contaminated land on nuclear-licensed sites and defence sites should be to achieve a high level of protection of people and the environment, now and in the future.
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KP2: Stakeholder Involvement
Site owners/operators should involve stakeholders in planning and decision-making processes for the management of contaminated land.
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KP3: Identifying preferred LM option
Site owners/operators should identify their preferred management option (or options) for contaminated land by carrying out a comprehensive, systematic and consultative assessment of all possible options. The assessment should be based on a range of factors that are of concern to stakeholders, including SHE impacts and various technical, social and financial factors.
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KP4: Immediate Action
Site owners/operators should take measures immediately to monitor and control all known (or suspected) contamination and continue such measures until an acceptable management option has been identified and implemented.
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KP5: Record-Keeping
Site/owners/operators should make comprehensive records of the nature and extent of contamination, the process of deciding on the management option for the contaminated land and the findings during the implementation and validation of the option. All records should be kept and updated as necessary.
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2 Formulate plans
· stakeholder involvement (P2)
· site characterisation (P1)
· record keeping (P5)
· how to decide on short-term and long-term land use (P1, P3, P4)
3 Characterise site and implement immediate control and monitoring (P1, P4)
· investigate site, implementing immediate control and monitoring as necessary
· obtain information for establishing long-term site strategy and prioritising areas
4 Establish long-term management strategy for whole site and priorities for specific areas (P1, P3)
5 Deal with specific areas (P1, P3)
· high priority areas first
· establish most appropriate management option for each contaminated area
6 Achieve final end-state (P1)
· carry out any further actions required to achieve final end-state(s) in all areas of site
· do final survey(s) to validate end-state(s)
Stakeholder Involvement
(P2)
Record Keeping
(P5)
1 Decide whether SAFEGROUNDS land management guidance applies
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Stage 1: Applicability
• Is it known or suspected that radioactive contamination is present above natural or artificial background?
• Identify the relevant legislation, statutory and regulatory guidance
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Stage 2: Formulation of Plans
• Stakeholders- Range of stakeholders depends on the significance of the contamination and
the stage in the land management process
- Consult key stakeholders if in doubt as to who to involve
- Discuss resource required by stakeholders – commensurate with scale of problem, but may need capacity building
- On NLS integrate with other engagement programmes (e.g.IWS)
- Defence site more limited – sale v retention issues
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Stage 2: Formulation of Plans• Record-keeping- Cover all characterisation work, decision making processes, implementation
of chosen option, validation and stakeholder interaction
- Recommendation for a ‘Land Quality File’ – part of documents MS
Long-term storage is a National problem
- Nuclear site licensees keep till ‘period of responsibility’ ends
- No mechanism for storage in accessible form
- Nor for updating records for delicensed land and sold for non-nuclear use
- MOD has long-term record storage, but not updated once land sold
- Regulator register of ‘Special Site’ but not for detailed records
Recommend owner keeps and passes to new owner
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Stage 3: Characterisation & Immediate Actions Characterisation:
• Phase 1 with preliminary risk assessment – consider need for immediate action
• Prioritise, plan and implement targeted Phase 2 with generic or detailed risk assessment
• Prioritise areas
• Prioritise, plan immediate, short-term, long-term management measures (enough data?)
Consult Stakeholders:
1. Contaminants of concern 3. Characterisation techniques
2. Areas of interest 4. Background measurements
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Stage 3: Characterisation & Immediate Actions
Immediate Actions Aims:
1. Control source
2. Prevent spread of contamination
3. Control exposure
4. Monitor until loner-term management started
Not always necessary (risk assessment/change of use)
Do not prejudice long-term management options
Stakeholders
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Stage 4: Long-Term Strategy
1. Site owners/operators and stakeholders assess and compare candidate strategies;
2. Site owner/operator identifies preferred strategy, with stakeholder input;
3. Preferred strategy is considered by regulators’ and others’ acceptance procedures;
4. Site owner/operator develops proposed strategy;
5. Regulators and decision-makers assess proposed strategy; and
6. Site owner/operator decides on strategy to be implemented
1 & 2 = Option Comparison guidance
Whole site or Specific Areas
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Stage 6: Achievement of end-state
1. Implementation of preferred option (monitoring, waste management, stakeholders)
2. Validation – consideration by stakeholders; independent verification
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Issues to consider:
• Is the LMG useful for you as a consultant/contractor?
• Where has/can it benefit the industry most?
• How far should the link with CLR11 go and why?
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