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News Release from: CIRIA | Subject: Conference on managing contaminated land
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Managing contaminated land
Conference on managing contaminated land and decommissioning wastes on nuclear and defence sites - changing culture and practice.
and decommissioning wastes on nuclear and defence sites - changing culture and practice A SAFEGROUNDS with SD:SPUR conference
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 1 Apr 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This conference covers the management of contaminated land and decommissioning wastes on nuclear and defence sites.
There will be presentations on experiences from sites, the management options available to operators and the latest developments in regulatory and policy frameworks.
The underlying themes are the benefits of building stakeholders relationships, effective supply chains and cultures of good practice.
Richard Waite of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will open the conference with a keynote address on the scale of the challenges facing sites.
Other features include a conference dinner where Professor Gordon MacKerron of CORWM will deliver a talk on the long-term benefits of building stakeholder relationships.
Participative workshops are a key feature of the event and the following sessions are on offer to delegates:.
* deciding site end-states with local stakeholders.
* maintaining good records.
* communicating technical information to non-technical people.
* good practice tools for waste management.
* the waste hierarchy - opportunities and risks.
* latest waste management experience from Sellafield and Dounreay.
In addition, there will be a suppliers' exhibition, plenty of networking opportunities with people from all perspectives and updates from CIRIA's nuclear networks.
Why you should attend:.
* learn more about the continuing work of the SAFEGROUNDS and SD:SPUR Learning Networks and the development and implementation of stakeholder-developed good practice guidance.
* learn about the increasingly structured and practical approaches that these networks are developing.
* gain insight into the developing regulatory and policy context.
* explore practical stakeholder involvement processes.
* explore the cultural issues and practical issues experienced by those involved in contaminated land and waste management.
* receive updates on areas of uncertainty and risk.
* visit a range of supplier exhibitor stands.
Who should attend?.
* nuclear industry.
* non-government organisations.
* consultants.
* MoD and defence.
* regulators.
* community-based organisations.
* contractors.
* trade unions.
* technology and service vendors.
* local authorities.
* campaign groups.
* independent academics, researchers and analysts.
* government, including policy-makers and NDA.
Venue: Millennium Mayfair Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 2HP. Request a free brochure from CIRIA ...
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