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HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate

HM NAVAL BASE CLYDE

Quarterly report for I OCTOBER TO 31 DECEMBER 2005 2005

CONTENTS

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 Clyde Local Liaison Committee and covers activities associated with the regulation of nuclear safety at HM Naval Base Clyde. These reports are distributed quarterly. Site Inspectors of HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate normally attend LLC meetings and will be happy to respond to questions raised there or subsequently 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.

This report will be put onto the HSE Website under ‘Local Liaison Committee Reports’ at www.hse.gov.uk/nuclear/llc/index.htm

Introduction

1. Visits are made to the HM Naval Base Clyde for the purpose of undertaking routine plant and project inspections or meeting site management or safety representatives. The Base consists of two sites at Faslane and Coulport. NII inspectors visited these sites during the quarter as follows:

3 – 6 October

7 – 10 November

1 December

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ROUTINE MATTERS

2. NII’s normal method of business is to inspect HM Naval Base Clyde in accordance with a planned inspection programme and to discuss any matters arising with site staff. Inspections are undertaken for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the relevant provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (1974) including the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (IRRs), and the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (REPPIR) at the two sites.

Meetings are also held routinely to discuss matters that affect the continued safe operation of the base. Discussions are also held with the Ministry of Defence Regulator, on matters of mutual interest.

In this period, the following matters in particular have been covered:

  1. Attendance, with staff from the Naval Nuclear Regulatory Panel, at the an-nual demonstration of the emergency arrangements at exercise ‘Evening Star 05’. This was a satisfactory demonstration;
  2. A joint inspection with the Field Operations Directorate of HSE, from Edin-burgh, of the arrangements for compliance with the Manual Handling Regu-lations, and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. This was a satisfactory inspection;

In general, the inspections indicated that the site staff are continuing to manage and control the activities in a satisfactory manner, and no significant issues were identi-fied..

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NON-ROUTINE MATTERS

3. Nothing to report

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REGULATORY ACTIVITY

4. The Inspectorate has taken no formal enforcement action on the Base during this period.

Clyde Naval Base Site Inspector
HM Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
5 January 2006