Dungeness A

Dungeness A occupies about a quarter of a 91-hectare civil nuclear site on the Kent coast in an area of Special Scientific Interest. Dungeness A stopped generating at the end of 2006 and is currently decommissioning.

Dungeness A is one of three Magnox sites which has a neighbouring EDF advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) site. The three neighbouring EDF AGR sites, along with four other EDF AGR sites, are due to transfer to Magnox.

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

Waste Inventory Data for Dungeness A

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 Dungeness A

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 281 4,040 4,320
LLW 319 33,800 34,200
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 600 37,800 38,500
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 307 4,720 5,020
LLW 420 31,400 31,800
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 727 36,100 36,800
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 516 5,000 5,510
LLW 440 31,400 31,900
VLLW 0 0 0
Total 956 36,400 37,400

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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.

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