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A note on LMG and SITF

How the nuclear industry ensures best practice in the safe and effective management of its radioactive liabilities

The Liabilities Management Group (LMG) was created by DTI in 1995 with the
aim of improving the performance of managing and discharging liabilities on
nuclear licenced sites in the public sector. In this context liabilities
refers to the legacy (past, present, and future) of radioactive waste and
decommissioning from nuclear research, weapons production and electricity
production which will have to be safely managed, treated and ultimately
disposed over very long timescales.

At the time of the creation of LMG, member organisations included Scottish
Nuclear and Nuclear Electric (subsequently merged into British Energy who
moved into the private sector in 1996), BNFL and Magnox Electric
(subsequently integrated into BNFL in 1998), UKAEA, and MoD sites such as
Aldermaston. The LMG spawned 4 task forces on:

• Performance
• Procurement
• R&D
• Safety Issues

SAFEGROUNDS is one of the projects sponsored by the Safety Issues Task
Force (SITF) whose purpose is to address safety, environmental and
regulatory issues that could influence efficient liabilities management or
decommissioning activities by:

• highlighting to the LMG safety, environmental and regulatory matters
  of concern to liability managers
• identifying and addressing safety and environmental matters of
  interest to both nuclear liability strategists and nuclear liability
  practitioners not being addressed by another competent body
• concentrating on generic regulatory matters and cross industry safety
  and environmental related problems identified by liability managers
• commissioning and managing work to develop improve and communicate
  'best practice' consistent with the above overall objectives

All the main nuclear liability management holders are represented on SITF
(currently BNFL, UKAEA, AWE and British Energy) by members consisting of
'Practitioners', (i.e. involved liabilities strategies, decommissioning and
waste management activities) and 'Health Safety & Environment Managers'
with a focus on liability discharge. The members are in a position of
influence within their organisation and to speak for their organisation as
a whole. This representation includes DTI.

The SITF has proved a useful opportunity for exchange of experience and
ideas within the industry, whilst the following issues have or are been
addressed through specific projects including:

• Review of application of NII Licencing Conditions to Decommissioning
  and Waste Management
• Safety of Contractors Working on Nuclear Sites
• 'Liabilities Foresight' (anticipating future safety challenges and
  technology opportunities)
• Development of Guidance on the Management of Contaminated Land
  (SAFEGROUNDS)
• Development of Guidance on Records and Documents for Efficient
  Liabilities Management
• Safety of On -Site Storage of Unconditioned ILW
• Sustainable Development in Decommissioning

In addition SITF have made government departments aware of legal and policy
issues which pose potential barriers to safe and effective management of
liabilities on nuclear licenced sites.

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