2021 Report details for project: SIXEP Continuity Plant
| Project name | SIXEP Continuity Plant - there are 3 reports for this project: 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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| Organisation | BEIS (D1198) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2021 (data is from March 2021) |
| Category | Infrastructure - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | SIXEP Continuity Plant will replace the existing effluent treatment plant at Sellafield as it approaches end of life and will provide interim waste storage capability. It is a key enabler for the safe and reliable retrieval and treatment of legacy waste at Sellafield, in support of government and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority strategic objectives. |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber/Red |
| DCA text: | The Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating is Amber/red.This is primarily due to the following factors: This is a complex nuclear project on an operational nuclear site. The project is undergoing a structured assurance to support the Full Business Case and will come forward for sanction in Q3 2021. It is important that the project identifies the level of technical maturity and supply chain capability and capacity it will carry beyond this gate. Additionally, robust asset management of existing facilities associated with the site effluent infrastructure will need to be demonstrated for the project and wider programme benefits to be realised. The newly established Programme and Project Partnership is being used to deliver this project and its success is critical. Finally, the project has been affected by Covid-19, with significant efforts ongoing to minimise impact on overall cost and schedule. It is also worth noting that this project replaces the current effluent treatment facility and is mission critical to the future safe operation of the site. |
| Start date | 2013-05-25 |
| End date | 2027-12-20 |
| Schedule text | The project end-date is 20 December 2027. This is primarily due to the following factors: This is a complex nuclear project and its delivery has been affected by Covid-19. The forecast Project lifecycle end date is within the date range sited in the Outline Business Case but has been impcated by Covid-19 and specifically relates to delays in development of a specialist valve prototype. Development of the valve could take longer than anticipated leading to delays in delivery of the SIXEP Continuity Plant capability. Due to the location of Sellafield getting suppliers from other parts of the country, the ability to get people onto site safely from a worker density viewpoint and the adjacent on-going nuclear operational activities make achieving normal productivity levels impossible. The Sellafield Executive have maximised the position given the circumstances and constraints. |
| Baseline | £38.49m |
| Forecast | £45.54m |
| Variance | 18.00% |
| Variance text: | The budget variance exceeds 5%. The forecast spend for 2020/21 is £45M, 18% higher than the profile in the Outline Business Case. This is due to the acceleration of construction work in 2019/20 and 2020/21 against the baseline. While the project is forecasting to be ahead of the baseline at year end this does not reflect the true impact of Covid-19, which has slowed delivery in year and led to some cost inefficiencies. |
| Whole Life Cost | £589.91m |
| WLCost text: | The projects Baseline Whole Life Cost is £589.91m. This is primarily due to the following factors: The bulk of the information in this submission is based around the Outline Business Case approved in 2020. The project is progressing towards Full Business Case approval in Q3 2021 after which the information will be updated. The approved cost range is £574m to £1,050m (not taking account of Covid-19 impact). The project forecast is at the upper end of this range. The Reference Class Forecasting model is likely to exceed the Outline Business Case upper range when Covid-19 impact is included. A full impact assessment of Covid-19 will be included in the Full Business Case submission. |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2021.csv |
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