CONTENTS

• Inspections
• Routine Matters
• Non Routine Matters
• Regulatory Activity

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FOREWORD

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 Station’s Local Community Liaison Council and covers activities associated with the regulation of safety at Bradwell Nuclear Power Station. These reports are distributed quarterly. Site Inspectors of HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate normally attend LCLC meetings and will respond to any questions raised there or subsequently by members of the LCLC. Any other person wishing to inquire about matters covered by this report should contact the HSE, Nuclear Directorate Information Centre on 0151 - 951 - 4103.

This report will be put onto the HSE Website at www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/ home under “Local Liaison Committee Reports”.

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INSPECTIONS

1. Bradwell was visited for inspections, meetings and investigations on five occasions during this quarter, the inspections containing both a routine element and a reactive element. The visits were made on the following dates:-

• 05 – 07 April 2005
• 26 – 28 April 2005
• 17 – 19 May 2005
• 07 – 08 June 2005
• 26 – 28 June 2005

In addition to the site inspector’s planned inspection activities, a number of additional activities were carried out. The main thrust in this period has been concerned with Bradwell’s continued compliance with the requirements of the nuclear site licence and continued preparations to enter the decommissioning phase of the station’s lifecycle. Additionally, an inspection of the station’s compliance against the Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999. This was carried out by HMNII specialist inspectors.

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ROUTINE MATTERS

2 Routine Inspections

Routine inspections were carried out against the following licence Conditions in this quarter;

• 2 Marking of the site boundary
• Incidents on site
• Warning Notices
• Emergency arrangements
• 16 Site Plans, designs and specifications
• 19 Construction or installation of new plant
• Modification to design of plant under construction
• Examination, Inspection, Maintenance & Testing
• Duty to carry out Tests, Inspections & Examinations.
• Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999.

The results of these inspections showed Bradwell’s arrangements made under these licence conditions to be generally adequate. Where any minor deficiencies were identified, improvements were agreed with the station.

3 Meetings

Two meetings were held with the station regarding the Near Term Work Plan. The aim of these meetings was to ensure that any regulatory requirements were included in the plan of work covering the next two years.

A meeting of the Bradwell Emergency Planning Consultative Committee was attended as was the thirty seventh meeting of the Bradwell Local Community Liaison Council.

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NON-ROUTINE MATTERS

4 Reactive inspections were carried out against the following areas:

• Incident which resulted in the contamination of Reactor 2 pilecap in March 2005
• Arrangements for stripping asbestos from the boiler houses. This inspection involved Asbestos Specialists from the Health & Safety Executive.
• Clean up of the fuel ponds.

Actions were placed on the station to implement any improvements identified during these inspections.

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REGULATORY ACTIVITY

Licence Instruments

5 One Licence Instrument was issued during the period agreeing to the placement of PASSPORT work control system into normal operation..

HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
St Peter’s House
Stanley Precinct
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 3LZ

07 July 2005