The new service has been hailed as offering additional value to radioactive waste producers as in addition to the core elements of incineration and supercompaction routinely used to dispose of waste streams, it will also enable access to a wide range of other technologies such as encapsulation and de-tritiation.
The Framework has been awarded to Inutec Ltd, trading as Tradebe Inutec, Veolia ES UK Ltd, and PermaFix Environmental Services Inc.
Dr Craig Ashton, Waste Services Director at NWS, said:
This Framework marks the continued evolution of our service offering to customers as part of a longer-term strategy for generating even greater value and enabling mission acceleration.
As always, the team have done a fantastic job in getting it ready so that service delivery continues without disruption.
The contract builds on the success of an existing Waste Treatment Services Framework, operating for four years, and the focus remains, where possible, on providing treatment processes that enable the diversion of waste from the Repository.
The Framework can provide a service covering the full waste lifecycle, including but not limited to, project management, expert advice, characterisation, site preparations, dismantling, transport, segregation, treatment, conditioning and optimised disposal.
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