Application of the Data Quality Objective Process to the Partial De-Licensing at Oldbury Nuclear Power Station

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Nuclear Power Station ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Regulatory Control ◽  
Power Station ◽  
South West ◽  
Safety Case ◽  
Quality Objective ◽  
The Uk ◽  
South West England

Early in 2011 Oldbury Nuclear Power station in South West England applied to the Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR) to de-license an area of over 30 hectares of licensed land. This is the largest area of licensed land in the UK to undergo this procedure. As part of the process the site prepared a safety case to support the submission to the ONR. Also there has been a requirement to do sampling and analysis to characterise the land and show that any radioactive contamination is below the criterion for de-licensing. This has been achieved through the successful application of the Data Quality Objective (DQO) process which enabled both site and regulators to agree on the quantity of samples and the degree of analysis. The ONR has now issued the variation to Oldbury in July 2011 de-licensing approximately 32 hectares of land from regulatory control. This Paper outlines the process including the decisions and criteria that have been applied to the Sampling and Analysis at Oldbury and the Treatment and Interpretation of the data.

scholarly journals Applying for development consent during lockdown: The Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Catherine Ann Caine
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power Station ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Power Station ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Uk

The UK is currently facing unprecedented times as Covid-19 has forced the country into lockdown. However, the recent development consent application from EDF Energy for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station provides an opportunity for the planning sector to begin to return to normal. This opinion considers whether it is possible to achieve full public consultation on the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station application, given the current circumstances that the UK faces due to Covid-19. It is argued that the Planning Inspectorate has not currently taken sufficient action to ensure that members of the public who do not have internet access and those who require library access to make representations are not left out of the process. It is also argued that businesses and non-governmental organisations may also struggle to make representations at a time when they are suffering from limited resources. In conclusion, it is essential that the Planning Inspectorate takes immediate action to ensure that the public consultation process is preserved for applications of this kind while Covid-19 restrictions are in place.

UK support for Hinkley Point is likely to continue

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power Station ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Electricity Supply ◽  
Power Station ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk

Subject The project to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point. Significance Reports that construction of the planned nuclear power station at Hinkley Point may be postponed will raise further concerns about the project's prospects as well as the long-term direction of the UK electricity sector. The reports follow weeks of debate in the United Kingdom and France over whether construction should go ahead and over further delays in the final investment decision on the project (now scheduled for May). Impacts Depending on how the French government decides to support EDF, approval by the European Commission may be needed. The Austrian government has legally challenged the Commission's approval of UK plans to support the project. The UK government's existing plans for maintaining electricity supply -- the so-called 'capacity auctions' -- may need to be revisited.

ASME III Design Code Assessment of a Nuclear Power Station Fuelling Machine Cooling System Pipework

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinhua Shi ◽  
David Blythe
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power Station ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Piping System ◽  
Design Code ◽  
Power Station ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Safety Case ◽  
Assessment Procedures

An ASME III design code assessment of the fuelling machine cooling system pipework at a gas cooled nuclear power station has been carried out via the design analysis route of ASME III, Division 1, Section NB-3600 to support an update of its safety case. The objective of the work is to demonstrate that all components assessed are in compliance with the ASME III design code. More than 100 welds and components comprising plain pipe sections, elbows, tees and reducers have been selected and assessed against ASME III Service Levels A and D Stress Limits for a number of load cases. The loadings for the components assessed are internal pressures and piping system forces and moments obtained from the piping flexibility analyses. For all components assessed, the ASME III Service Level A requirements are met. For ASME III Level D assessments, the rules contained in ASME III NB-3656 and Appendix F are used. It is shown that the ASME III Level D requirements are also met. This paper details the assessment procedures on the selected components and also presents the assessment results.

TBE in United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Disease ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Probable Case ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
South West ◽  
Louping Ill ◽  
The Uk ◽  
North And South ◽  
South West England

Until 2019, TBE was considered only to be an imported disease to the United Kingdom. In that year, evidence became available that the TBEV is likely circulating in the country1,2 and a first “probable case” of TBE originating in the UK was reported.3 In addition to TBEV, louping ill virus (LIV), a member of the TBEV-serocomplex, is also endemic in parts of the UK. Reports of clinical disease caused by LIV in livestock are mainly from Scotland, parts of North and South West England and Wales.4

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