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Thursday, 04 October 2007 Good Practice Guidance for Site Characterisation Philippa Towler

Slide 3 An Alfred McAlpine plc company Need for revision First SAFEGROUNDS guidance 2000 Most popular download Recast as largely technical supporting document to LMGv2 Omit information in other SAFEGROUNDS documents Update legislation, regulation and non-SAFEGROUNDS guidance Signpost and reference – e.g. stakeholder involvement & record keeping Move case studies to web site

Slide 4 An Alfred McAlpine plc company SAFEGROUNDS Documents Land Management Guidance v2 detail in - Site Characterisation Guidance-2000(8) - Options Comparison Guide -2007(8) - Health & Environmental Risks Record Keeping Regulatory Framework Citizen’s Guide- 2007(8)

Slide 5 An Alfred McAlpine plc company Key Principles 1.Protection of People and the Environment 2.Stakeholder Involvement 3.Identifying the Preferred Land Management Option 4.Immediate Action 5.Record-Keeping Site Characterisation interrelates to ALL KPs

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Slide 7 An Alfred McAlpine plc company First Consultation Web consultation – 11 questions August 2007 Meeting of PSG sub-group 13 September 2007

Slide 8 An Alfred McAlpine plc company Function To provide technical guidance to an informed audience on site characterisation on SAFEGROUNDS sites More practical than v1 – 7 years more experience How much prescription is appropriate in site characterisation guidance i.e. how far should guidance provide a step-by-step approach? v1 used as training material - v2 for professional development

Slide 9 An Alfred McAlpine plc company Form Chapter 1- Introduction Chapter 2- Radioactivity in the environment Chapter 3 – Health, safety & environmental protection Chapter 4 - Objectives of site characterisation Chapter 5 – Planning the site investigation Chapter 6 – Characterisation methods Chapter 7 – Waste management and transport of radioactive materials Chapter 8 – Data management Current 9 – Current capabilities and lessons for practice ‘One-stop’ Manual – Signposting & Referencing – Flow Diagrams

Slide 10 An Alfred McAlpine plc company First Consultation Feedback Update Regulatory information in Chapter 1, but make concise Chapter 2 on radioactivity in the environment will remain, but fundamental knowledge assumed, with tightening and updating. Background measurements important. Other chapters to have appropriate specific legislation section specific to compliance issues in site characterisation work. Chapter 3 on SHE to remain, but focus on what is needed in practice. Updates on practices and techniques, impact of policies and regulation, uncertainty, SI generated wastes – Your chance in breakout sessions

Slide 11 An Alfred McAlpine plc company Some other feedback Give guidance beyond BS10175 for radioactive contaminants, highlight any shortcomings of the BS Improve guidance on risk assessment phase – more specific on requirements for preliminary qualitative risk assessment More in line with CLR11 Consider getting as much information from one investigation – e.g. geotechnical data – store cored material Trends towards real-time data collection analysis and interpretation Stronger emphasis on quality management Case studies to reflect as many themes as possible

Slide 12 An Alfred McAlpine plc company We Need Your Views Stakeholder consultation on revision via website – technical specialists are encouraged to respond

Slide 13 An Alfred McAlpine plc company Issues to consider: How much prescription is appropriate in site characterisation guidance i.e. how far should guidance provide a step-by-step approach? Do you think it would be useful for the guidance to include flow diagrams for the design and implementation of site characterisation, in-line with a step-by- step approach?” Would it be useful to highlight at the beginning of each chapter key regulatory compliance information? Has any legislation related to the implementation of site characterisation works caused issues or problems?

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