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SD:SPUR Main guidance

Good practice guidance on the application of sustainable practices to the management of decommissioning wastes from nuclear licensed sites
W Miller and J Tooley, 2005

The SD:SPUR Main guidance is the outcome of the CIRIA managed SD:SPUR project which ran for 20 months from November 2003. It provides guidance to waste managers and strategy developers on nuclear sites on how they can incorporate the concepts of sustainability when identifying and assessing options for the management of redundant buildings, plant and equipment and decommissioning wastes.

Throughout the preparation of this guidance, it was recognised that stakeholders, both individuals and organisations, hold a range of diverse but legitimate views on the issue of the reuse and recycling of wastes from nuclear sites. The SD:SPUR project worked closely with stakeholder groups including the nuclear and defence industries; NGOs and community based organisations; government bodies (including regulators, local authorities and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority); the construction and demolition industries; and other organisations, including universities.

The guidance has been developed to be directly applicable to, and complementary with, the methodological requirements of developing site Integrated Waste Strategy (IWS).

Download the main guidance document (pdf)
(115 pages)

SD:SPUR Information papers

The following information papers have been produced within the SD:SPUR Learning Network. They provide more detailed information on topics introduced in the main guidance document.

New: SD:SPUR scoping documents Quintessa and Golder Associates, August 2009 These four documents have been designed to support the development of detailed guides relating to the management of decommissioning wastes and items from nuclear licensed sites. The need for such guides, covering activities and decision processes implemented by waste management practitioners, has been identified by members of the SD:SPUR project steering group. The guidance notes can be downloaded below: Guidance note 1: Waste Characterisation and Management of Residual Wastes Guidance note 2: Develop Management Strategy for Wastes and Materials Guidance note 3: Selection of Management Options for Waste and Items Guidance note 4: Implementation of Management Options

	NEW: SDSPUR Review of developments Marion D Hill, November 2010
	Information on the range of options and techniques available for the management of decommissioning wastes and items Enviros Consulting Ltd, Dec 2007
	Regulatory framework paper Marion D Hill, Sept 2007

Good practice tools (including flow diagram) Marion D Hill , Sept 2007

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