Waste Characterisation and Assurance Services Presented By: Richard Hunter, Waste Characterisation Services Manager, LLW Repository Ltd

Topics for Today What is the Waste Characterisation Service ? How will the Service work? Forms for use in the Service.

What is the Waste Characterisation Service ?

LLWR - Waste Characterisation and Assurance Services Soft marketing exercise – summer 2010 Expression of Interest on European Journal – Oct 2010 Return of EOI – Nov 2010 Selection of candidates for Invitation to Tender – March 2011 ITT issued – April 2011 ITT Closes – June 2011 Scoring and selection of successful companies – July 2011 Award of framework – August 2011 Changes to Waste Services Contract – April 2012 Service offering available – Spring 2012

Main reasons for characterising waste: Determination of the waste fingerprint. Determination of the waste category. Estimation of the waste volume. Demonstration of the success of treatment.

LLWR - Waste Characterisation and Assurance Services Service Provision: Waste Characterisation Consultation Sampling Analysis Interpretation Routing Measurement

Consultation Consultation - provision of support in the development and preparation of sampling strategies and plans, provision of support in development of sampling technologies; support in provision of safety related paperwork etc.

Sampling Provision of on-site sampling services, development, testing and deployment of sampling equipment in support of sampling plans. For novel sampling techniques, this may include design, manufacture, testing, demonstration and training.

Analysis Analysis - Identification of suitable analytical techniques and packages in order to support safety/inventory data collection; provision of analytical services

Interpretation Data Interpretation - Provision of technical assessment of raw data and compilation of supporting documents for treatment and/or disposal of lower activity wastes

Analytical Interpretation If the data does not fit your hypothesis, is your hypothesis incorrect OR is your data flawed ?

Routing Routing - Provision of advice on the potential packaging, transport, treatment and disposal options to manage particular waste volumes of lower activity wastes

Measurement Measurement - Provision of on-site measurement and assay services for waste segregation or radioactivity declarations prior to treatment and/or disposal

LLWR - Waste Characterisation and Assurance Services Why put the services as one offering? Considerable overlap between service requirements in terms of technical knowledge, equipment requirements, resource requirements etc Poacher or Gamekeeper ?

LLWR - Waste Characterisation and Assurance Services Service Provision: Assurance Services Verification Monitoring Verification Sampling and Analysis Equipment and Process Verification Audit Support

Our traditional forms

Diagrammatic Representation of Service Customer LLWR Service Provider CAR CAMCRQ QUOTE CRQ CAQ Site Start Up Meeting CAQ WORK CAQ Complete CCC Payment Customer submits Workbook LLWR Assesses CAR, Notes recorded on CAM LLWR Completes CAQ CRQ CAQ Submitted to Service Provider Indicates if Quote to be produced Prepares quotation LLWR Assesses Quotations LLWR Prepares CAQ LLWR Issues Quote to Customer Preferred Bidder notified Customer assess quotation Customer Accepts Bid Service Provider Reaffirms Quote LLWR Initiates Work Service Provider notifies work complete Customer completes CCC CAR – Characterisation and Assurance Request Form CAM – Characterisation and Assurance Management Template CRQ – Characterisation Request for Quotation CAQ – Characterisation and Assurance Quotation CCC – Characterisation Completion Certificate

To be completed by Customers To be completed by LLW Repository Ltd staff Auto-fills from one Worksheet to the next Calculates automatically No input required To be completed by Service Provider

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Contains Comments Data cell provided with comments to act as aide memoir during form completion

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