Decommissioning of the secondary containment of the SGHWR at UKAEA Winfrith

摘要

Decommissioning operations on the SGHWR Stage 1 contract at UKAEA Winfrith, funded by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), are almost complete with waste packing still in progress. A wide-range of decommissioning techniques have been utilised throughout this project and several examples, involving both hot and cold cutting, have been mentioned in the context of dismantling large and heavy plant items. The development of multiple work fronts has contributed to the success of the project as well as a dedicated waste handling team which has processed over 2600Te of waste in support of the overall project tasks.