Executive summary
- Date(s) of inspection: December 2024
Aim of inspection
The purpose of this inspection is to sample evidence of implementation of the Sellafield Limited arrangements for compliance with Licence Condition (LC) 36, specifically in Final Decommissioning in Remediation, in order to inform a regulatory judgement regarding the licensee’s compliance with its legal duties under the nuclear site licence.
Subject(s) of inspection
- LC36 - Organisational capability - Rating: Green
Key findings, inspector's opinions and reasons for judgement made
I undertook a Licence Condition (LC) 36 (Organisational Capability) inspection in Final Decommissioning within the Remediation value stream at the Sellafield Site. The inspection focused on the adequacy of the implementation of Sellafield Limited’s arrangements made under the requirements of the nuclear site licence under LC36; the inspection focused on Operations personnel.
Overall, I found that Sellafield Ltd is complying with the key requirements of LC36. The restructure of the Remediation Value Stream has followed the Sellafield Ltd governance process, albeit with some areas of non-compliance. The most significant of these was that the Control and Supervision baseline for Alpha had not been updated in accordance with the Sellafield Ltd arrangements, but this was rectified during the inspection.
However, I do not consider that these shortfalls require formal regulatory action, and I have instead provided regulatory advice to Sellafield Ltd. Consequently, and in accordance with ONR’s arrangements, I consider a rating of Green (no formal action) appropriate for this inspection.
Conclusion
Overall, I found that Sellafield Ltd is complying with the key requirements of LC36. The restructure of the Remediation Value Stream has followed the Sellafield Ltd governance process, but with some areas of non-compliance.
The Control and Supervision baseline for Alpha had not been updated in accordance with the Sellafield Ltd arrangements, but this was rectified during the inspection and a Condition Report was raised to record the shortfall.
Other minor non-compliances included the review of the MSML papers, but I was satisfied that there had been minimal impact and no challenges to MSML this year.
I do not consider these shortfalls significant as such to require formal regulatory action, and I have instead provided regulatory advice to Sellafield Ltd. Consequently, and in accordance with ONR’s arrangements, I consider a rating of Green (no formal action) appropriate for this inspection.