We asked your views on an application to vary the radioactive substances permit for BAE Systems Marine Ltd, Barrow Shipyards.
We received 2 responses in total to our public consultation. Of these responses, 1 was from an individual and 1 was from an organisation. The responses we received have been summarised in the consultation response document.
We assessed the application and the consultation responses were considered as part of this assessment. We issued the permit variation on 23 August 2022. The key changes to the permit are:
View submitted responses where consent has been given to publish the response.
We have received an application from BAE Systems Marine Ltd to make changes to the existing radioactive substances activities (RSA) permit for the Barrow Shipyards site in Cumbria. The permit controls receipt and disposal of radioactive waste and imposes conditions and limits on radioactive discharges to the environment. The proposed changes to the permit are as follows:
BAE Systems Marine Ltd build, test and commission nuclear-powered submarines at the Barrow Shipyards site. Small quantities of solid, liquid and gaseous radioactive waste are produced during testing and commissioning of the submarines. There is no proposed change to the type, volume or activity of radioactive waste to be generated, but the location at which testing and commissioning will take place will change when the new Dreadnought submarines are built. Within the Barrow Shipyards site there is:
Devonshire Dock Quay is situated outside the current boundary of the RSA permit, so the applicant is seeking to extend the boundary of the permit to include it. On a nuclear licensed site the keeping and use of radioactive material plus accumulation of radioactive waste is regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and receipt and disposal of radioactive waste is permitted and regulated by the Environment Agency. Outside a nuclear licensed site, the Environment Agency permits and regulates all these activities. As Devonshire Dock Quay and its associated facilities are outside the nuclear licensed site, the applicant is seeking to add keeping and use of radioactive material (in the form of open sources) and accumulation of radioactive waste to the existing RSA permit. We have standard permit conditions relating to these activities, and appropriate limits will be specified. Solid and liquid radioactive waste will be stored temporarily at the Devonshire Dock Quay and its associated facilities on the authorised site during testing and commissioning and will subsequently be transferred to the nuclear licensed site for disposal via existing permitted routes. The location of gaseous discharge points specified in the permit will change but there will be no increases in radioactive discharge limits, or in estimated radiation dose to the public. We are seeking comments on this permit application. You can view the application and supporting documents by scrolling to the bottom of this page. |
We are consulting on this application to give people the opportunity to understand the proposed changes to the permit and provide us with any information they think is relevant to our decision making. We can take account of:
We cannot take account of:
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Thank you for responding to this consultation.
We will make your response publicly available (excluding personal information and financial data) on our online tool whilst the consultation is running, unless you have requested that we do not publish your response.
Following the end of the consultation we will assess all the information and responses received. We will then produce a final decision document and this will be published alongside the permit and variation notice on this consultation’s web page in April 2022.
We will not be responding to individual comments on the application.
Thank you
Nuclear Regulation Group North
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