Day 4Thursday, 4 September 2025

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Decommissioning and Radiological Waste Management

09:00 - 09:10

Opening & Summary from Day 3

09:15 - 10:00

The UK Decommissioning Landscape - A Strategic Overview

Nuclear fuel cycle
Current UK inventory of civil nuclear waste
Current government policy
What is a Geological Disposal Facility
Challenges around developing a GDF
- Consenting
- Construction
- Long term Safety & Security

Andy Bevington - Programme Director – Geological Disposal Facility, Nuclear Waste Services

10:05 - 11:05

Workshop: Remediation of Radioactive Land

11:05 - 11:35

Tea & Networking Break

11:35 - 12:35

Workshop: Decommissioning of a small facility

12:40 - 13:40

Workshop: Waste Characterisation

Richard Hunter - Characterisation and Compliance Manager, LLW Repository Ltd

13:40 - 14:40

Lunch & Networking

14:45 - 15:30

End State: Requirements & Guidance on Releasing Nuclear Sites from Radioactive Substances Regulation

Final stages of decommissioning nuclear sites, including wastes generated and future site use
Strategies for managing final decommissioning wastes, including baseline and novel approaches
Release of sites from radioactive substances regulation, including key principles and documentation
Case studies: First-of-a-kind applications for on-site disposal in the UK

15:35 - 16:20

Decontamination Processes and Dismantling Techniques for Decommissioning

16:20 - 16:40

Q&A Session and Closing remarks

16:40 - 17:15

Tea & Networking

19:15 - 21:15

Gala Dinner & Distribution of Certificates

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