Environmental Monitoring at Nuclear Licensed Sites

TÜV SÜD specialises in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for groundwater, surface water, human health, and sediments at Nuclear Licensed Sites. This capability has developed over a decade and encompasses monitoring of radiological and other contamination.

Site monitoring for groundwater, surface water, and sediment management is a key statutory requirement for a Nuclear Licensed Site. Every nuclear site has challenges due to prevailing and legacy land use. A key challenge is to delineate the conceptual site model and verify how subsurface contamination is interacting with the environment. The vital element of monitoring is the collection, assessment of data, and development of a quantitative risk assessment framework to calibrate exposure risks to human health and the environment. There is often a statutory requirement to attain regulatory adequateness through the use of monitoring reports and data.

Within the country, this is a growing market in the nuclear industry, where reliable technical capability and cost-effective delivery are key to meeting expectations.

FOCUS TOPICS

• Key challenges in developing a successful programme
• Traditional and new approaches to monitoring
• Programme Data Management and Data Deliverables
• Reporting Standards and Quality: National and International Guidelines
• The Market and its Trends

SPEAKER

Arshad Bhat

Senior Lead Consultant

Arshad is a Chartered Environmentalist with experience in environmental monitoring, ground investigation design, contamination characterisation, and regulatory interfacing. Working in the Land Quality for TÜV SÜD, he brings experience from the regulatory and construction sectors. Arshad has a background in sustainability and Greenhouse gas management.