Best Practicable Environmental Option & Best Practicable Means
The challenge
In the nuclear industry, using best practicable environmental option (BPEO) and best practicable means (BPM) assessment processes are considered best practice to identify optimised solutions to address technical feasibility, environmental impact, safety, cost and schedule.
Related services
- Environmental assurance
- PRICE (cost estimating)
- SPS (strategic modelling)
- Letters of Compliance and waste packaging
- Waste minimisation
- Technology assessment
- Strategy development and assessment
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The process is a key stage in strategy development and project implementation for decommissioning, waste management and environmental restoration.
Our capabilities
- Management of BPEO/BPM process
- Options development
- Workshop facilitation
- Provision of technical expertise
- Technical assessment
- Desk-top options studies
- Scenario modelling
- Cost estimating
- Multi-attribute decision analysis
- BPEO/BPM report preparation
How you benefit
UKAEA has the expertise and experience to manage the entire BPEO/BPM assessment processes on your behalf:
- Working collaboratively with our client to develop optimum solutions
- Understanding the process and its application
- Providing technical expertise to underpin the decision making process
- Identifying and developing feasible options based on our own decommissioning, waste management and environmental restoration experience
