Guidance

NWP Benefit Map 2020 Issue 5 (Accessible Version)

Published 22 March 2018

The Benefit Map describes the programme mission, strategic objectives, strategic benefits, intermediate benefits, intermediate disbenefits, business changes, priority business changes, enablers, and projects.

1. Mission

Optimised LLW management across the UK that delivers value.

2. Strategic objectives

• Apply the Waste Management Hierarchy
• Make best use of existing assets
• Open and exploit new fit for purpose routes
• Have the culture and capability in place for optimised LLW management

3. Strategic benefits

• Continued application of the Waste Hierarchy
• The life of the LLWR is increased to 2130
• Overall waste management costs are reduced
• LLW management and waste flow is optimised such that it is not a barrier to effective operations, decommissioning and risk/hazard reduction
• Stakeholders to the Strategy are increasingly engaged with its delivery
• LLW management supports delivery of Sustainability Development Goals and plays its part in action against climate change

4. Intermediate benefits

• Increased value from use of increased flexibility and capacity in waste management
• Life of the LLWR is increased to 2050
• Increased solutions for problematic and boundary wastes
• Reduced impact of LLW waste flow to decommissioning programme schedules
• Reduced environmental impact of LLW management

5. Intermediate disbenefits

• Increased competition for LLW management infrastructure from other sectors
• Doing the ‘right’ thing with waste takes more time and effort

6. Priority Business Changes

• Strategy implementation has commenced for a greater range of LLW/ILW boundary waste and problematic wastes. Progress has been made on integration of radioactive waste strategy. The NWP has successfully transitioned into the NDA IWM Programme Waste management practice enables agile, efficient and effective waste flow management to support operations, decommissioning and site restoration. Waste management is fully risk-informed, enabling effective management of waste at the LLW/ILW boundary
• There is a detailed understanding of the sustainability of LLW management practice and arrangements; and active action is being taken to improve this
• Waste-informed culture is prevalent across the industry and full LLW management value chain
• Consignors have easy access to information or specialist advice to enable understanding of acceptance criteria for treatment and disposal services
• Reliable and appropriate local and national inventories are available that support and underpin decision making

7. Business changes

• A proactive, systemised and streamlined process is used to manage non-standard and problematic wastes
• Management of problematic wastes and wastes at the LLW/ILW boundary is business-as-usual
• Waste-informed decommissioning is being practiced on large decommissioning projects across the industry, with arrangements that can tolerate changes in waste volume. Decommissioning personnel are involved in waste management fora, learning/knowledge management structures etc. as appropriate
• Active stakeholder engagement in the NWP with appropriate participation, including New Build and other industrial sectors as appropriate. This includes participation of these organisations in NWP stakeholder fora, projects, interventions and communications networks at a frequency and approach relevant for the organisation.
• There is a diverse, resilient supply chain infrastructure with management routes for LLW and waste at the LLW/ILW boundary
• Resourcing (including specialist resource) is resilient across the industry and supports effective waste management. There is a cross-industry understanding of skill sets, needs, projections, issues and opportunities. Work is undertaken to mitigate risks to the waste management sector
• Packaging is developed in a coordinated cross-industry way. There is a flexible and resilient fleet available for all wastes
• Cost norm models for LLW management are up to date and are subject to periodic health checks. These are supported by tools and resources to facilitate their consistent application in decision making

8. Enablers

• BEIS development of revised radioactive waste policy within Cmd 2919 review
• IWMP development of near-surface disposal
• NDA implementation of revised cost norm model
• NDA Inventory Improvements project

9. Projects

• Development of transition plan for the NWP into NDA IWMP
• Implementation of transition plan for NWP
• Scale-up waste management for decommissioning Phase 2 and 3
• Analysis of LLW flow and opportunities for improvement
• Pilot / trial and implementation of waste flow improvements
• Support delivery of Problematic Waste IPT
• LLWR WMS development of process for non-standard waste projects
• LLW management lifecycle environmental sustainability review
• Pilot / trial and implement identified improvements
• Waste Management Culture baseline study and improvement identification
• Pilot / trial and implement identified improvements
• Development of training material for decommissioning community on LLW management
• Marketing of waste management training and fora to decommissioning communities
• LLW management fora review, refresh and relaunch
• NWP Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Plan update
• WMS Framework re-competitions
• Support delivery of the RMW ILW Management strategic study
• Cross-industry review of skill sets and role profiles for LLW management
• Resourcing and skills review for LLW management against future needs
• Development and marketing of WMS Hub page
• Implementation of LLWR WMS Customer-Supplier fora
• Completion and launch of WAC Clarity Resource
• LLW disposal container waste producer requirements capture
• Project to health check cost norm model for LLW management
• Delivery of collaborative RWM project on Waste Data Quality