Designing and implementing temporary works schemes on UK nuclear licensed sites Available to Purchase

Nuclear projects in the UK demand high levels of assurance and substantiation during both design and construction. As a result, site licensees must demonstrate control over construction works in the vicinity of, or modifications to safety-related structures, systems and components in accordance with their nuclear site licence conditions. Furthermore, the Office for Nuclear Regulation will scrutinise designs, management controls and processes prior to permissioning the works. This paper discusses examples of additional considerations for the design and implementation of temporary works during the construction phase to demonstrate compliance with the regulators, Safety Assessment Principles and licence conditions, and to demonstrate that nuclear safety risks have been reduced to as low as reasonably practicable. References of good practice are from a confidential BAE Systems project in Cumbria, UK, titled D58, involving nuclear Class 1 concrete construction and informing of the steps taken to obtain Nuclear Safety Committee and regulatory permissioning.