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A marine licence was issued by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to dispose of dredged material to the Cardiff Grounds disposal site in 2014, which is one of 17 disposal sites across Wales. To clarify, it is important to note, the licence is not for the disposal of nuclear waste. The material licenced for disposal is sediment dredged from the Severn Estuary. To date, no disposal activity has taken place. Any dredged material to be disposed of will be sampled, tested and the licence holder is subject to further written approval by NRW before any disposal activity can take place under the licence. I can reassure members a sound assessment process is in place to protect the marine environment and human health for present and future generations.


### Background


Welsh Ministers are the licensing authority under Part 4 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA). Between 2007 and 2013, marine licence applications (and those under pre – MCAA regimes) were handled by the Welsh Government’s Marine Consents Unit (MCU). In 2013, with the establishment of NRW, the Welsh Ministers delegated the majority of these functions to NRW, who administer the system on their behalf.


### Hinkley Point C project


On 19 March 2013, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Edward Davey) issued a Development Consent Order for the Hinkley Point C project. An environmental impact assessment (EIA) was carried out for the project.


### Marine licence and conditions for sampling of material


Applications for the disposal of dredged material were received by the MCU and were processed in line with the requirements under the MCAA and the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 (as amended) (MWR). Two separate applications were received (due to the dredged material arising from 2 sites – the temporary jetty area and other offshore works) but one licence was issued. Records show the applications for the disposal of material in Welsh waters took into account the overall EIA for the Hinkley Point C project.


The marine licensing determination process provides for a thorough and robust assessment of projects against the following key criteria:


* protection of the marine environment
* protection of human health
* prevention of interference with other legitimate uses of the sea.


Given the location of the source site, at Hinkley Point C, a radiological assessment was undertaken by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) as part of the determination process for the marine licence, and following consultation with experts (including the lead nuclear regulator at the Environment Agency), no concerns were raised regarding the level of radiological contamination.


The applications were transferred to NRW as part of the transfer of the marine licensing functions and they completed the determination. NRW issued the marine licence (ref. 12/45/ML) on 11 July 2014 which licenced the disposal of arisings from capital dredging to the Cardiff Grounds disposal site.


### Sampling requirements


As with all marine licences granted for the disposal of dredged material, there is a requirement for material to be sampled and robustly tested to establish suitability for disposal at sea and at a specific disposal site – in this case Cardiff Grounds.


To date, under this licence, no disposal activity has taken place and in line with the conditions on the licence, due to the time elapsed since the licence was issued, any material to be disposed of must be re\-sampled and re\-tested before any disposal can go ahead. It is normal practice for any material which is disposed of at sea to be tested every 3 years in line with requirements of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972\.


Conditions 9\.3 – 9\.5 in licence 12/45/ML set out requirements for sampling to be carried out by the licence holder, in line with a sampling plan agreed with NRW. The current situation is the licence holder has agreed a sampling plan with NRW. Once sampling is carried out by the licence holder, it will be tested for suitability to be disposed of at sea, this process will include a further radiological assessment. Condition 9\.5 of the licence states no disposal activity can take place without written approval from NRW.







Translation:


 
Cafodd trwydded forol ei rhoi yn 2014 gan Gyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (CNC) ar gyfer cael gwared ar ddeunydd wedi'i garthu ar safle gwaredu Cardiff Grounds, sef un o'r 17 safle gwaredu yng Nghymru. I esbonio, mae'n bwysig nodi nad trwydded yw hon ar gyfer cael gwared ar wastraff niwclear. Trwydded yw hi i gael gwared ar waddodion sydd wedi'u codi o Aber Hafren. Hyd yma, nid oes unrhyw waith gwaredu wedi'i gynnal. Byddwn yn samplu unrhyw ddeunydd sydd wedi'i godi ac sydd am gael ei waredu a bydd yn rhaid i CNC roi cymeradwyaeth ysgrifenedig cyn y gellir gwaredu unrhyw ddeunydd o dan y drwydded. Gallaf dawelu ofnau aelodau fod gennym broses asesu gadarn i ddiogelu amgylchedd y môr ac iechyd y cyhoedd, heddiw ac yn y dyfodol.

### Cefndir

Gweinidogion Cymru yw'r awdurdod trwyddedu, hynny o dan Ran 4 Deddf y Môr a Mynediad i'r Arfordir 2009 (MCAA). Rhwng 2007 a 2013, yr Uned Caniatadau Morol oedd yn gyfrifol am geisiadau am drwyddedau morol. Yn 2013, gyda sefydlu CNC, trosglwyddodd Gweinidogion Cymru y rhan fwyaf o'r swyddogaethau hyn i CNC, sy'n gweinyddu'r system ar eu rhan.

### Prosiect Hinkley Point C

Ar 19 Mawrth 2013, cyhoeddodd yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Ynni a Newid Hinsawdd (Edward Davey) Orchymyn Caniatáu Datblygiad ar gyfer prosiect Hinkley Point C. Cynhaliwyd Asesiad o'r Effaith Amgylcheddol (EIA) ar gyfer y prosiect.

### Trwydded forol ac amodau ar gyfer samplu deunydd

Daeth ceisiadau i gael gwared ar ddeunydd wedi'i garthu i law'r Uned Caniatadau a chawsant eu prosesu yn unol â gofynion yr MCAA a Rheoliadau Gwaith Morol (Asesiad o'r Effaith Amgylcheddol) 2007 (fel y'i diwygiwyd) (MWR). Daeth dau gais ar wahân i law (gan i'r deunydd gael ei garthu o ddau safle \- yr ardal o gwmpas y lanfa dros dro a gwaith arall yn y môr) ond un drwydded a roddwyd. Dengys y cofnodion bod y ceisiadau i waredu deunydd yn nyfroedd Cymru wedi ystyried yr Asesiad o Effaith Amgylcheddol prosiect Hinkley Point C.

Mae'r broses cloriannu ceisiadau morol yn cynnwys asesiad trylwyr a chadarn o'r prosiectau ar sail y meini prawf canlynol:

* Diogelu amgylchedd y môr
* Diogelu iechyd pobl
* Peidio ag amharu ar weithgareddau dilys eraill yn y môr.

O gofio'r safle y daeth y deunydd ohono, sef Hinkley Point C, cynhaliodd Canolfan Gwyddorau'r Amgylchedd, Pysgodfeydd a Dyframaethu (CEFAS) asesiad ymbelydrol fel rhan o broses cloriannu'r ceisiadau, ac ar ôl ymgynghori ag arbenigwyr (gan gynnwys y prif reoleiddiwr niwclear yn Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd), ni fynegwyd unrhyw ofidiau ynghylch y lefel radiolegol.

Trosglwyddwyd y ceisiadau i CNC pan gafodd y swyddogaethau trwyddedu morol eu trosglwyddo, a nhw gynhaliodd weddill y broses. Cyhoeddodd CNC y drwydded forol (cyf. 12/45/ML) ar 11 Gorffennaf 2014 i drwyddedu'r gwaith o waredu'r deunydd a garthwyd ar safle gwaredu Cardiff Grounds.

### Gofynion samplu

Fel gyda phob trwydded forol a roddir i waredu deunydd a garthwyd, mae gofyn samplu'r deunydd a chynnal profion trylwyr arno i wneud yn siwr ei bod yn addas cael ei wared yn y môr neu ar safle gwaredu penodol \- yn yr achos hwn, Cardiff Grounds.

Nid oes unrhyw waith gwaredu wedi'i wneud eto o dan y drwydded hon, ac yn unol ag amodau'r drwydded, oherwydd yr amser sydd wedi mynd heibio ers rhoi'r drwydded, rhaid ail\-samplu ac ail\-brofi'r deunydd sydd i'w waredu cyn y gellir ei waredu. Mae'n arferol bod unrhyw ddeunydd y bwriedir cael gwared arno yn y môr yn cael ei brofi bob tair blynedd yn unol â gofynion Confensiwn Atal Llygredd Morol trwy Ddympio Gwastraff a Deunydd Arall 1972\.

Mae amodau 9\.3 \- 9\.5 o drwydded 12/45/ML yn gofyn i ddeiliad y drwydded gynnal y gwaith samplu, yn unol â'r cytundeb samplu y cytunwyd arno gydag CNC. Y sefyllfa ar hyn o bryd yw bod deiliad y drwydded wedi cytuno ar gynllun samplu gydag CNC. Pan fydd y gwaith samplu hwn wedi'i wneud, caiff profion eu cynnal ar y deunydd i weld a yw'n addas ar gyfer cael gwared arno yn y môr a bydd y broses yn cynnwys asesiad radiolegol arall. Dywed amod 9\.5 o'r drwydded na chaniateir cael gwared ar ddeunydd heb gymeradwyaeth ysgrifenedig CNC.