Environment Agency Working Group (EARWG) Support

Objective:

To provide support to the Environment Agency Working Group (EARWG) in satisfying their 'Improvement and Additional Information Requirement' requested by the Environment Agency.

Added Value to Client:

The support will assist clients in achieving compliance with their RSA Authorisations.

Activity:

AREVA Risk Management Consulting Ltd (AREVA RMC) provides secretarial support to the Group and is involved in developing two databases to satisfy two of the clients' 'Improvement and Additional Information Requirements'.

Development of a Best Practice in Waste Minimisation Database.

AREVA RMC conducted a review of national and international best practice waste minimisation for solid, liquid and gaseous waste. This was undertaken by conducting a desktop literature search. A panel of experienced AREVA RMC staff provided specialist input.

Information on each technology was incorporated into a datasheet, which was reviewed by a panel of independent reviewers.

A web-hosted database was created. This database allows waste minimisation data to be viewed, entered and modified via the Internet. Datasheets were stored in the database using a hierarchical structure.

Development of Waste Assay Attributes Tool.

AREVA RMC are in the proceess of developing a waste assay database to facilitate the storage and retrieval of data on radioactive waste assay. AREVA RMC conducted a comprehensive review of the waste assay techniques used by UK nuclear operators.

The database has been populated with a number of radioactive waste assay technologies categorised according to user, radionuclides, medium and analytical technique.