Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Nuclear
LLC reports
This report is issued as part of the Health and Safety Executive's commitment to make information about inspection and regulatory activities relating to the above site available to the public. It is for distribution to members of the Amersham plc, Grove Centre Local Liaison Committee (LLC) and covers activities associated with the regulation of safety at the site. These reports are distributed quarterly. Site Inspectors of HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate attend LLC meetings and will be happy to respond to questions raised there by members of the LLC. Any other person wishing to inquire about matters covered by this report should contact the HSE, Nuclear Directorate Information Centre on 0151 - 951 - 4103.
Visits by the NII to the Grove Centre site were made on 22 - 23 January, 12 - 14 February and 25 - 27 March 2003.
The main thrust of NII activity during the period of this report has been regulatory compliance.
Routine compliance inspection of plant was carried out to the inspection plan and the site inspector on each of his visits has inspected parts of the site. Particular attention has been paid to the compliance by the licensee with Licence Conditions 4 (Restrictions on Nuclear Matter on the Site), 5 (Consignment of Nuclear Matter), 24 (Operating Instructions) and 25 (Operational Records). An adequate level of compliance with all the Conditions was shown.
A meeting was held with the Environment Agency inspector to discuss areas of mutual interest regarding Amersham's operations and topics for a future joint inspection visit. The meeting was undertaken to facilitate effective and consistent regulation as required by the Memorandum of Understanding between the NII and Environment Agency.
The NII Chief Inspector visited site as part of his rolling programme of periodic visits to nuclear licensed sites. Amersham gave a presentation covering site operations, waste and decommissioning and issues relating to the site and visits to a number of facilities on the site were made. He met the Chief Executive, Sir William Castell, the President of Amersham Health, Mr Peter Loescher and a number of other personnel on his tour of the site. He commented positively on Amersham's commitment to the safe operation of it's facilities and to working within the nuclear regulatory regime and the commitment to carrying out decommissioning work.
The NII Superintending Inspector covering the Grove Centre site retired during the quarter. The new Superintending Inspector made a familiarisation visit to the site. Amersham gave a number of presentations covering site operations, waste management and decommissioning. Visits were made to a number of laboratories and waste management facilities.
No statutory reportable radiological incidents have been notified to the NII this quarter.
No legal instruments were issued during the quarter.
Published on the HSE web site 17 June 2003