 Chemical, Biological & Radioactive Decontamination/Decommissioning Services
NUKEM can provide a decontamination, decommissioning and disposal service for chemical, biological and radioactive contamination. We specialise in cost-effective and safe remediation of facilities, whilst ensuring that waste is minimised and disposed of appropriately. We solve our clients’ problems, help them to meet regulatory requirements and assist them in realising the value of buildings, plant and equipment as they are brought back into use.
Key Services
- Facility Surveys
- Decontamination
- Decommissioning and dismantling
- Land Remediation
- Waste disposal
- Radiation Protection Advisers and surveyors
NUKEM has dealt with a wide range of contaminants
including:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Organic and inorganic chemicals including mercury
- Biological materials such as anthrax and botulism and pathogens
- Radionuclides including uranium, tritium and Carbon 14 etc
Safety, Health and Environment
In any decontamination/decommissioning operation, safety, health and environmental issues are of paramount importance. These will be controlled through sound project management and the application of:
- Method Statements
- Risk Assessments
- CoSHH Assessments
- Health and Safety Plans
- Environmental Impact Assessments
NUKEM Limited has been awarded the RoSPA Gold Award for safety for nine consecutive years and is certified to BS EN ISO 14001:2004 and BS EN ISO 9001:2000 for its Environmental and Quality management systems.
Typical Projects
- Contamination surveys of industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, university and hospital facilities.
- Decontamination and removal of fume cupboards, ductwork and drains contaminated by toxic organic and inorganic chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biological pathogens and radioactive substances.
- Decontamination and decommissioning of redundant chemical, biological, pharmaceutical and radioactive research laboratories.
- Decontamination of a university laboratory where mercury had entered the fabric of the buildings.
- Decommissioning of pharmaceutical industry buildings and plant contaminated with carcinogenic, cytotoxic and pathogenic agents.
- Decontamination, removal and disposal of air handling systems.
- Hazard and risk assessments including HAZOP studies for the decommissioning of contaminated chemical, biological and radioactive buildings, plant and equipment.
- Contaminated land assessments before and after demolition of contaminated structures.
NUKEM’s Clients include
GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Boehringer Engelheim, Elan Pharmaceuticals, OSI pharmaceuticals, Ipsen Biopharm, Isoflow, Cambridge, Oxford, Surrey, Cranfield and Birmingham Universities, King’s College, Guy’s Hospital, AEA Technology, UKAEA, Medical Research Council, Davy Process Technology, Pharmacia, Horticulture Research International, Syngenta, Philips, QinetiQ, AWE, BAe Systems.
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