Projects - Strategic |
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Examples of strategic projects undertaken by AdvanSci staff include:
| Compliance assessment of nuclear site
management systems |
| Client: | RSRL |
| Scope: | Review of Harwell and
Winfrith management systems (manuals, standards, procedures, specifications,
rules, working instructions and guidance) and assessment of compliance with
nuclear site licence conditions |
| Support for deployment of new
technology into the civil nuclear market |
| Client: | BAE Systems |
| Scope: | Scoping study for the
potential deployment of an innovative technology into the civil nuclear
sector, addressing:
- potential applications
- market definition
- R&D requirements
- budgets and timescales
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| Economic evaluation of PFA utilisation and
disposal |
| Scope: | Detailed analysis and
economic evaluation of pulverised fuel ash utilisation and disposal options
for four coal-fired power stations |
| Assessment of likely trends in landfill charges |
| Scope: | Assessment of likely trends in
landfill charges over 25 years, and the economics of developing a new landfill to
replace an existing facility |
| Liability assessment for Windscale leased
operational facilities |
| Client: | BNFL and AEAT |
| Scope: | Assessment of liabilities
associated with several facilities at Windscale prior to transfer of leased operations,
including:
- audit and detailed asset inventory of B13 post-irradiation fuel examination
facilities
- regulatory compliance assessment
- building contamination assessment
- structural condition survey
- EHS assessment of non-active R&D facilities
including large-scale test laboratory and waste encapsulation trials
facility
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| Environmental liability assessment of
Westinghouse nuclear facilities |
| Scope: | Pre-acquisition assessment of
liabilities associated with Westinghouse facilities in the USA, UK,
continental Europe and the Ukraine, including the potential for radioactive and
chemical contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water |
| Legacy land contamination assessment |
| Scope: | Detailed assessment of
contaminated land liabilities for an extensive portfolio of sites historically and currently used for the
production of bulk and speciality chemicals, fertilisers, explosives and
chemical weapons, and the disposal of related wastes. The work was
undertaken for an insurance company |
| Environmental audits |
| Scope: | Environmental
liability and EHS compliance audits of numerous facilities, including:
- chemical plants
- adhesives and chemical manufacture
- heavy engineering
- light engineering
- precision/aerospace engineering
- paper recycling
- power stations
- landfills
- textile mills
- motor racing circuit
- cosmetics manufacture
- laboratories
- transportation depots
- rail depots
- electroplating works
- LPG storage and bottling facilities
- redeveloped gasworks
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These are just examples to illustrate the range of work
performed. For further information on any of these projects, or our other experience, please
contact us.
