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SAFEGROUNDS is currently researching information to assist in the development of a suite of case studies that provide examples of good practice for the management of defence and nuclear-licenced sites. This is in terms of both characterisation and remediation. SAFEGROUNDS is very interested in projects that have either referred to the SAFEGROUNDS Main Guidance document or designed the project around this guidance.
If your organisation has case studies that you feel other organisations would benefit reading about please contact Mark Bentley at CIRIA via email: mark.bentley@ciria.org or on 020 7549 3300 to discuss this further.
Characterisation of the Dounreay Castle site using the Groundhog System
CIRIA 2003
The castle is at the northern boundary of the UKAEA Dounreay nuclear site. Land there became radioactively contaminated some decades ago as a result of experiments and leakage from drains. The Groundhog system, in which a gamma radiation probe is driven over the site and measurements are recorded using a GPS, was used successfully for surveys prior to and after remediation.
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Remediation of a Radioactively and Chemically Contaminated Site at Harwell
CIRIA 2003
This site near UKAEA Harwell was used for munitions storage until 1945 and for processing, storage and disposal of radioactive and chemical wastes for several decades afterwards. A BPEO process, involving various stakeholders, was used to select the final remediation strategy. All wastes and contamination above risk-based clean-up levels were removed. (Adobe Acrobat format)