Chapelcross

Chapelcross was Scotland’s first commercial nuclear power station and was built on the 92-hectare site of a World War II training airfield in Dumfries and Galloway.

Built to produce 200MW of electricity, the site shut down after 45 years of successful operation and began decommissioning in 2013.

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Information is presented about wastes that existed at Chapelcross at the stock date (1 April 2022) and were forecast to arise after this date.

Waste Inventory Data for Chapelcross

For background information about this site owner, please refer to the Site Information Sheets in the 2022 UK Radioactive Waste Inventory report.

The following page presents information about radioactive wastes at the specific site selected.

Information about spent fuel and nuclear materials is presented separately in the relevant 2022 Inventory report. For official figures and essential information about how the data has been produced, always refer to the UKRWI 2022 published reports.

View all 2022 waste stream data sheets for Chapelcross

Waste groupings

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Activated metals
Activated other materials
Asbestos & other insulation materials
Concrete & rubble
Conditioned
Contaminated metals
Contaminated other materials
Desiccant & catalysts
Flocs
Fuel cladding & miscellaneous wastes
Fuel element debris
Fuels & uranium residues
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High level waste
Inorganic ion exchange materials
Miscellaneous contaminated materials
Mixed wastes
Oils & other fluids
Organic ion exchange materials
Plutonium contaminated materials
Raffinate
Sludges
Soil
Uranium & thorium contaminated material
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Waste categories

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Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 342 4,650 4,900
LLW 341 56,900 57,300
VLLW 0 1,030 1,030
Total 683 62,600 63,200
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 639 5,320 5,960
LLW 89 46,600 46,700
VLLW 0 1,030 1,030
Total 728 53,000 53,700
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 1,090 5,740 6,830
LLW 90 46,600 46,700
VLLW 0 1,030 1,030
Total 1,180 53,400 54,600

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From 1 April 2022 there is a net decrease in the volume of HLW because accumulated highly active liquor is being conditioned, which reduces its volume by about two-thirds, and also because vitrified HLW is being exported to overseas customers.

Forecast waste arisings

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