Nuclear

Forth’s innovative solutions for the nuclear industry significantly accelerate decommissioning processes, achieving substantial cost savings and improving safety standards by reducing human exposure to hazardous environments.

Many of Forth’s nuclear decommissioning projects have a common goal of prioritising safety by minimising the time people are exposed to hazardous situations.

Forth’s skip-tipping technology is one example, developed in partnership with The Decommissioning Alliance (TDA), and providing a robust solution that is undergoing development to be implemented in legacy ponds on the Sellafield site.

The innovative technology was showcased in May 2024 to industry bosses from across the country at Forth’s Deep Recovery Facility (DRF).

Leaders from Sellafield Ltd, including CEO Euan Hutton, gathered in Flimby, alongside officials from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency, the Department for Energy Security, Net Zero (DESNZ), and the UK Government Investments (UKGI) to see the solution first-hand.

Using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), the technology tips Miscellaneous Beta Gamma Waste (MBGW) from the legacy skips within the ponds.

The method was designed by Forth to minimise risk and maximise efficiency in the nuclear decommissioning process using a method of tipping, cleaning, and exporting.

Through Forth’s advanced facilities and expertise, we’re also proud to play a vital role in advancing Sellafield’s Decommissioning Strategy as part of Resolve Engineered Solutions.

Sellafield Sprint Projects

Resolve partners Forth, React, CORE and COMS, work in collaboration to offer end-to-end solutions for the nuclear industry, including for Sellafield’s Sprint projects which quickly develop solutions to complex industry challenges by working together at Sellafield’s Engineering Centre of Excellence at Cleator Moor.

Forth is also working at other nuclear sites around the UK after winning two contracts with Magnox.

NDA Sites

Forth is also working at other nuclear sites around the UK after winning two contracts with Magnox. Forth has completed the installation of active effluent pumping facilities at Magnox’s SGHWR and Dragon reactors in Winfrith. Its new water and waste management technology has also undergone factory acceptance tests at the Hinkley Point facility.

The Hinkley Point contract comprises two work streams, one focusing on water management and the other on waste management, addressing health-associated infections (HAIs). These tasks promise to enhance safety measures for Magnox’s decommissioning operations.

Forth MD Mark Telford said: “Securing these contracts cements Forth’s position as an expert in nuclear decommissioning technologies. The team have worked seamlessly alongside Magnox, to ensure their needs were carefully met, and we are looking forward to closing out on Hinkley Point – having delivered an excellent outcome.”

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