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 Bradwell Power Stations Local Community Liaison Council (LCLC) and covers activities associated with the regulation of safety at Bradwell Power Station. These reports are distributed quarterly. Site Inspectors of HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate attend LCLC meetings and will be happy to respond to any questions raised there by members of the LCLC. Any other persons wishing to inquire about matters covered in this report should contact HSE, Nuclear Directorate Information Centre on 0151 - 951 - 4103.
Bradwell was visited for site inspections on three occasions during this quarter, the visits having both a routine element and reactive element, the dates were as follows:
28-30 January 2003The first two visits covered planned inspections as per my inspection programme The last visit was used as a hand over visit to the new Bradwell Site Inspector, Dr Mark Tyrer
- During these visits the site inspector carried out planned inspections of the licensee's compliance with:
(i) the conditions attached to the Site Licence;Where these inspections revealed that improvements to the site's arrangements were required the site inspector raised them with the Station Manager and is regularly monitoring the Station's response
- The Level 1 emergency demonstration date was agreed as 30 April 2003.
- As part of planned inspections the site inspector examined the licensee's arrangements for the recording and investigation of events on the station, and where appropriate undertook independent investigations to the extent that was warranted by the significance of the event. No formal investigations were carried out during this quarter. In general the site inspector is content with how these matters have been progressed by the Company.
- NII requested the station to provide further information under Regulation 10 to support its Environmental Statement. When this is received a period of 30 days will be given for public consultation.
- Dr A Hart visited site on 29 January 2003 to follow up his work on the fault study assessments for the defuelling safety case and to check compliance with the newly approved Operating Rules.
The Inspectorate has powers under the License to issue Consents, Approvals and Directions. In addition the Inspectorate uses Licence Instruments to issue Specifications and Agreements under the conditions attached to the Licence. During the period the following formal regulatory documentation was issued:-
was issued on 4 February 2003 agreeing to the Paper NS/SC 4633 Issue 1 Revisions to the Station Safety Case and Proposed Operating Rules for Final Defuelling: Stage Submission 7 Addendum 1 Maintenance Schedule and Minimum Safety Related Plant.
was issued on 7 March 2003 agreeing to the Paper NS/SC 4633 Issue 1 Revisions to the Station Safety Case and Proposed Operating Rules for Final Defuelling: Stage Submission 6 , Minor variations 1, 2 and 3, Addenda 1, 2 and 3: Discharge Route and Ponds modifications and Assessment.
Published on the HSE web site 20 May 2003