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SAFEGROUNDS guidance documentWork started in mid-2000 on producing good practice guidance about selecting, implementing and validating methods for the future management of contaminated land on nuclear sites and defence sites. A stakeholder workshop was held in July 2000 to identify and prioritise the main issues, and contractors were selected to assist in producing the guidance through a consortium led by Enviros. The plan was to produce a guidance document containing key principles and basic guidance for all sites, and more specific guidance for nuclear sites, including those that are being decommissioned; and defence sites for which a change of ownership and/or use is planned. The guidance was published on the web site in September 2002.
Participation (by organisations or individuals) in the SAFEGROUNDS project must not be taken as an indication of either support for or disagreement with the content of this guidance in its entirety. This is the first version of the guidance and it is not yet tried and tested. It is intended that the guidance will be revised at intervals, taking into account experience in using it and regulatory and other changes.
Reformatted in 2007 for consistency across the SAFEGROUNDS documents.
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