How can you simplify the enormously complex process of
decommissioning a nuclear power station? By creating a specialised
Planning Framework, says expert lawyer, Paul Zyda.
Imagine if you could streamline applying for
and obtaining planning permissions for your major infrastructure
project. This is exactly what we did in 2006 when we helped
Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) create their first
Dounreay Planning Framework (DPF).
This plan, and the updated version (DPF2), set out the long-term
strategy and has now been adopted, saving DSRL time and money.
Here, we explain the background and benefits.
Keeping it current
Since we put together the original Framework in 2006, much has
changed. DSRL needed to update it to reflect the significant
progress in decommissioning and restoring the site. For example, in
2008, the Cavendish Dounreay Partnership (formerly Babcock
Dounreay) took over, developing a new master-plan which shortened
the decommissioning
