Recent Management Experience of UK Performance Assessments of Radioactive Waste Disposal

by B. G. J. Thompson, United Kingdom Dep of the, Environment, London, United Kingdom,
M. W. Wakerley, United Kingdom Dep of the, Environment, London, United Kingdom,
T. J. Sumerling, United Kingdom Dep of the, Environment, London, United Kingdom,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: High Level Radioactive Waste Management 1993

Abstract:

The approach to management used over the past decade by a UK Government regulatory body (HMIP) to develop, test and apply integrated risk assessment methods, using a team of private contractors, is described. Two assessment projects using different contractual arrangements are compared and the significant issues arising from this experience are discussed both from the viewpoint of the client and of the main contractors. These issues include: - the client research management environment and use of computer-based information management systems; - estimating and controlling resources and timescales; - multidiscliplinary team working, communication and conflict resolution; - accommodating new information and computational tools during an assessment; - alternative documentation structures for reporting an assessment; - confidence, quality assurance (QA) and peer review.

Subject Headings: Management methods | Waste management | Radioactive wastes | Information systems | Information management | Waste disposal | Risk management | United Kingdom | Europe

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