Cie Bahoetb hilt CDE.TM 8 copy No. Sotée CLOSURE OF CDE NANCEKUKE Technical Memorandum No. 8 November 1980 & Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wilts. De Necr) with compliments fom TECHNICAL INFORMATION SECTION Procurement Executi ‘ecutive, Ministry of Defence CHEMICAL DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENT Porton Down, Salisbury, Wits Telephone Idmiston (0980) 610211 ext, THIS DOCUMENT Tere ene. —- BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, and is Isaued for the information of such persons. ‘only as need to know Its contents in the course of their official duties, 1. This information is released by the UK Government to the recipient Government for defence purposes only. 2. This information must be accorded the same degre ‘that accorded there to by the of security protection UK Government, 3. This information may be disclosed only within the Defence Departments of the recipient Government and to its defence contractors within its own territory, except as otherwise authorised by the Ministry of Defence. Such recipients enali be required to accept the information on the same conditions as the reciplent Government 4. This Information may be subject to privately-owned rights, © crown Copyright 1980CDE TECHNICAL MEMORANDIM Wo 8 DATE: NOVEWBER 1980 GLOSURE OF CDE NANCEKUKE SUMMARY The closure of CDE Wancekuke has been completed vithin the tine scale predicted in the original plan. Tae cost of the closure is estimated to have been £907K; corrected to 1975 prices, compared to a forecast cost of £82hK at 1975 prices. This has been offset by the revenue from recovered disposable silver of £1.5 million. Won-industrial staff were satisfactorily placed according to their wishes in practically all’ cases, either by trensfer or by voluntary piémature retirement. At closure 2 steff were redundant. Industrial staff.vere allowed to leave on redundancy terns as they obtained alters: work, No one wes made.comulsorily redundant before closure. Medical surveiliance of staff engeged on dismantling and demolition showed ‘thet personnel aia nat suffer fom any chemical hazard. Unfortunately one serious eccident ves recorded involving physical injury. Clearance certificates, specifying that everything left was safe to handle, have been signed for all buildings, including former air raid shelters used by CUE Nancekuke. A photographic record of the site has been prepared, with a list of buildings, including bunkers, giving their uses and their fate. : A number of areas om the site exe equipment or chemicals have deen buried have been marked on the site map es areas not to be disturbed in future years: Documents relating to the ecology and conservation of the site did not indicate any edverse effect from the presence of CDE Nancekuke. DOE were asked to arrange for the demolition of all buildings not required by future users of the site and for the filling in and lendscaping of various areas. Use of the site by the RAF commenced in January 1979 and by Pattern Recognition Munitions Ltd in March 1979.ube BA do Fb bbws bE 1 2 i 3 é 9 9. 9 3. 9 9 9 3 1 2 a PRSe Pr errr ee ee ee Aana wow bbb bib tink y CLOSURE OF CDE NANCEKUIKE Con TENTS Sumary Introduction Closure Plen Revised Closure Plan Redundancy Arrangements lenentation of Closure Plan Managing the Run Down of Personnel Dismantling and Decontaninetion of Plant and Buildings Buildings Data Decontamination Disposal of Dismantied Material Clearance Certificates Medical Surveillance of Workforce During Closure Disposal of Stores, Equipment and Plant Disposal of Chemical Stocks Photographic Record end Site Map Documents, Files and Drawings . Documents ‘Relating to the Conservation and Ecology of the Nencekuke Site Conservation Survey of Nancekuke Conservation - Field Experiments Pollution and Marine algee in the Vicinity of Nanceltuke Dispersion of Bffluent ané-ics #ffect on the Outfall Cave Soil Analysis Leaching from Quarry Dumps Final Clearance of Site Cost of Decontanination and Clearance Future Use of the Site Radiation Measurenents Explosives Ordnance Disposal (0D) Survey Closure Publicity Parliamentary Questions Press Articles Visit of the UN Comittee on Disarmament ¥inel Day Ceremonies Conelusion APPENDICES 1. Revised Closure Flen 2, Comparison of Work Munbers at 6 Monthly Intervals 3. Buildings Date 4. Clearance Certificates 5. List of Asbestos-lagged BoilersCONTENTS (conta) 6. Bulk Toxic Chemicals : \ 1. Buried Materials 8. Conservation Report 9. Conservation Rerort 10. Report on Effluent, Dispersion } Li) Leaching from Quarry Dumps 12) Record of Work to be Carried Out by DOE After Closure 13. Visit of UN Committee on Disarmanent _|CDE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM No 8 DATE: NOVEMBER 1980 CLOSURE OF CDE NANCEKUKE 2. TeTRODUCTTON ‘The 1976 Defence Wnite Paper (Cnd 6432) announced on 17 March 1976 the closure of ODE Nenceluke as part of a progreme of Defence. cuts. ‘the staff vere informed of this decision and the reasons for it by-the Director CDE on the same day. ‘the next fev veeks hovever say mounting opposition to the closure from both the Staff Orgenisations and the Trade Unions. There followed a protrected period of consultation, argument and comter ergument which lasted until 26 August 1977, when at a final meeting with the Trade Unions and Staff representatives, the Minister of State for Defence announced that ‘the original decisiom to close CDE Nencekuke would stand and would be implemented immediately. yn, a plan was dravn up for the closure of CDE Tencekuke in an orderly and phased memer, vith the object of achieving significant economies from FY 1978/79 onwards, leading to an amual saving of £500K on completion of the closure programe. The plan envisaged the completion of the scientific programe by the end of FE 1977/18, mostly by 31 Decenber 1977. This was to be folloved by a second phase involving removal and decontamination of ell plant and facilities, destruction of stocks of unvanted chemicals and disposal of surplus equipment and stores. A summery of the tasks for each building vas given vith estimated dates for compl ‘The proposed run down of non-industrial end industrial staff with susgested wensfers to other s outlined. It was thought that the closure could ve completed by Septeniber 1980 provided a reasonably balanced workforce could ‘be maintained and thet morele dia not reach too low a level. tablishments 3.2 REVISED CLOSURE PLAN ‘the announcenent of closure and the end of Because of the long delay betw: the negotiations vith the Stafz and Trade Union representatives it became necessary to revise the original closure plan. Until the Ministerial decision had been made,and whilst consultation was still in progress it would have been not only unethical, to have asked the workforce to start dismantling plant, but any such request would Jed to industrial action. ‘The revised closure plan is shown in Appendix 1, .Those aspects of the revised plen which concerned the workforce (such as redundancy dates) were fully dealt with whitley meetings. ‘The revised plan reflected the extension of the scientific programme in many aspects by up to 1 year, permitting extra production of CS end Activated Charcoal Cloth, additional processing of Orasol Navy Blue and extended studies on the extraction and imobilisation of the engyme cholinesterase. The dismantling programe, vhich under the original plan vould have been started in sumer 1976 end vould have run alongside the continuing work programe, yas estimated to have been delayed by 3h veeks, assuming that the total strength of Craftsmen then available could be deployed on dismantling. The delay would be proportionately longer if lover mmbers had to be used. Wo allowance was made to the staffing tables. It vas decided to compensate for the delay later in the programme should it become necessary. Thus the estinated final closure date of September 1960 was not altered. : 3.3 REDUNDANCY ARRANGEMENTS From the original announcement of the closure in March 1976 one of the problems faced by management was the issue of when staff (particularly industrial staff) would be alloyed to leave on redundancy terms. As Nencekuke was situated im an area where unemployment ranged from 10-15% the anxiety of the workforce was well understood. ‘he Superintendent personally interviewed each menber of the vorkforce, staff and industriel, to establish each individual's preference for the future with the object of trying to treat each person's problems as sympathetically 2s possible within the rules. ‘The main issue that emerged both from the intervievs and from meetings with ‘the Trade Unions vas the timing of the declaration thet a state of redundancy existed. In the event, because of the protracted consultations on closure, all of vhich took place after the ennouncement of closure rather than leading to it, a state of redundancy ves not declared until 26 August 1977. ‘he redundancy state was only declared for Industrial Staff. Non-Industrial Staff were to be dealt with either by trensfer or by elloving Voluntary Premature Retirement for people over 55.In the event, tvo non-wbile Won-Industriel Steff vere made redundant. ‘he effect of the delay was felt vorst by the longest serving and most loyal menbers of the | ‘workforce who because they had so much to lose could not seck future work from the few jobs available. ‘he people with short service lost little by resignation | ead-were able to take advantage of the fev jobs viich vere advertised. ‘This soured ‘the atmosphere surroubdihg discussions with the Trade Usions on redundancy. i ‘The key problem in the selection of people for redundancy vas"the maintenance of a balanced vorkforce. ‘he balance would not have been maintained had seniority |. across the board been the criterion for redundancy decisions. To overcone this problem the workforce was split into disciplines (Craftsmen, Experimental Workers ) ete) and'seniority within the groups vas. proposed as the criterion of redundancy, using the mumbers required by the closure plan to phase the losses over the whole | closure period. ‘his proposal was accepted ty the Trade Unions. Redundancy Lists — | vere formally agreed for publication on 15 November 1977. i The formal announcement that a state of redundancy existed led to more requests to de allowed to leave voluntarily on redundancy terms than hed been anticipated, | in view of the high unemployment level in the area. As would be expected, those who found alternative jobs easiest to obtain were the skilled rather than unskilled or semi-skilled. To permit the maximum number of volunteers to leave and preserve a balanced workforce on egreenent on flexibility vas put to the Trade Unions. | Under this agreement, the management undertook to release peoplé on reéun— "— dancy terms when’ they obtained alternative vork in exchange for flexible working | the workforce. the flexibility agreed comitted eration electriciars vith no electrical work to help with other @ismentling vork end craftsmen accepting | memsstaent ning seni-shiTed.tenour (eg Experimental Workers) on minor dismantling of plant. Management did hovever reserve their rights under MOD Manual 9 to 7 refuse redundancy where it would prejudice the plan to comlete the closure by Septenber 1980. In the event, the flexibility agreement has been the main reasori for the excellent progress made toward closure and for the maintenance of reasonable | morale through a difficult period. ‘he flexibility given by the workforce hes far exceeded initial expectations and demarcation arguments have been insignificant. | Matedenent aid not find it necesoary to invoke their reserved rights to refuse } redundancy on any occasion.4.1 INPLEMENTATTON OF THE CLOSURE PLAN The objective was to close the esteblishment in en orderly and phased manner achieving significant cost savings by Fr 1978/79 onvards. leading to the final closure by Septenber 1980. ‘he main elements in the impleuentation’ of the plea were: 2, Management of the run down of persomne2. b, Dismantling and decontamination of chenicel plant end buildings. ¢. Naintenance of en adequate record of the use to which each building had been put andthe treatment that building and contents hai received Jeading to the signing of the clearance certificates. @. Compilation of data referring to the surveillance of vorkforce émployed on dismantling, smelting etc and the vriting of a medical report. e. Transfer and disposal of stores, equipment end chemical stocks. f£. Preparation of a site map showing areas on site not to be disturbed in future years elong with a photcsraphic record of the site. @. Transfer of documents, files and dravings. hh. Collection ‘of documents relating to conservation and ecology of the Nancekuke site. , 4.2 MANAGING THe RUN DOWN OF PERSONNEL The run dovn of mobile non-industrial staff was achieved ty transfer to CDE Porton or to other establishments or by normal or Voluntary Premature Retirenent. For non-mobile non-industrial staff the policy was to try to place them by direct managenent contact with.other employers (eg local authority, police or public, bosrds and other goverment esteblishnents vithin travelling distance) or to invite the Regional Employment Officer to assist. ‘the policy worked well and practically ell the non-industrial staff were satisfactorily placed either by their own effort or with menagenent support. Redundancy’vas declared for the two remaining non-industrial staff, 6 months before closure. For industrial staff a state of redundancy was declared on 26 August 1977 some 17 months after the initiel announcement of closure. Between the two dates 18 industriel staff resigned to take other jobs. ‘hey vere mainly people with short’ service vho had little redundancy pay to expect, or people who were over 60. By 3 March 1978, the date the first redundancies vere scheduled, the actual nushers vere below those required on the closure plan, ‘he extra reduction in mubers vas compensated for by deferring the redundancy dates of others on an equivalent cost basis. The rete of voluntary redundancy continued to be consistently gréater then ‘that required by the closure plan, and by 31 March 1979 (without increasing the overall cost) it was possible to defer the’ redundancy of all the remaining industrial steff util closure. A Table is given in Appendix 2 comparing the ectusl strength et 6 monthly intervals with that required in the revised closure plan, Appendix 1. 44.3 DISMANTLING AND DECONTAMINATION OF PLANT AND BUTLDINGS 4.3.1 Builaings Over a period of almost 30 years, MOS Nancekuke followed by CDE had occupied 96 buildings epproximately half of which hed been used either for chemical work or chemical storage." About 30 buildings were considered to need:specialised attention, because they had been used for plant operation, as Laboratories or for age of bulk quantities of intermediates or chemicals vith which difficult hendling problems vere encountered. A list was prepared of all buildings on the site. This is shown in Appendix 3 which also includes a list of bunkers used by ODE Nancekuke. Thes¢ air raid shelters are shown ringed in brovn on-the site map. The list includes the size, construction and approximate year of origin of the uildings. Additions infersation on the chemical usage of buildings and the fate of buildings after closure, with the site of rubble from buildings already deaolished, is given in Appendix 3 where appropriate. 4.3.2 Decontenination Where buildings hed contained plent used in toxic or hazardous operations, the policy had alveys been to decontaminate that plant once the production hed ended. Consequently although plant was still in place in a number of buildings, it had received preliminary decontamination. Otherwise, the first step in the dismantling process was to fi1 the equipment as fer as possible with the appropriate decontaminant usually aqueous or alcoholic sodium hydroxide or sodium hypochlorite. After an appropriate time, the plant vas drained so that dismantling cola commence. After decontamination, detection equipment appropriate to the hazard was introduced into the plant cubicle to test for backgroud activity before any joints were broken. Once it had been shown that no hazardous material was present,personnel in full protective clothing commenced dismantling from the top downwards in each separate cubicle, As each joint vas broken, the jointing materials vere placed in decontaminant and the piece removed vith each open end sealed with neoprene or other suiteble material end transferred to e large bath of decontaminent as a furthe® safeguard. The vhole operation was monitored = the portable monitor probes being taken close to the joint being broken. DICE detectors backed up by RVD and ‘the Schoenemann method detector were used in the case of the GB plant. A number of positive alarm occurred although the o: ginal decontamination had taken place more than 20 years earlier. When @ positive reaction on the ionisation detectors was observed, it was checked by the RVD.and Schoenemann methods. Where the contamination was shoyn to arise from an anticholinesterase agent, personnel were withdrawn from the cubicle until the ventilation system (off gases being scrubbed in a tower through which aqueous caustic soda flowed) reduced contamination to an undetectable level (usually @ maximum time of one hour) or further decontanination had been completed with the sane result. The components of the plant vere. Aismantled systematically making sure that every joint which decontaninants might not have reached was’ properly broken and retreated. Once the plant itself had been removed, all the connecting services were similerly treated, particular care being taken with service lines such as vecinm. ‘Then followed the systematic decontamination of cubicle walls prior to ‘their removal, Lastly the wells of the building and the drains vere “treated with decontaminant and washed through with water. ~ 4.3.3 Disposal of Dismantled Material, ‘All decontamination effluent was collected and treated at source or held in the main effluent tank at North Site where it was neutralised and tested against some. of the locel marine species (prawns, gobies). Only vhen the test indicated no effect was the effluent discharged into the sea, sometimes after further @ilution. Access to the effluent shaft was secured and responsibility for the future safety of this outfall lies with PSA. The effluent system used at Nancekuke is shown in a series of drawings held by PSA Plymouth. A list of the relevant numbers is included with the site map held by TIS CDE. ALL pipevork associated with CW agents vas decontaminated and deposited in the equipment dump, "A" on the site map. All effluent lines vere decontaninated, thoroughly washed and removed to dump A except those parts which went under roads and were left in position. Where accessible the open ends were capped. ‘The| recations of a11 these buried Lines and all other remaining pipes are indicated the documents held by TIS CDE. Wone of the remining pipework has been | essociatea with chemicals. Sone, such as thet for etean and heaters hes been left in position for the RAF. Al2 metalwork, cubicles etc which heve been buried have been deposited in dump "A". All buried chemicals are in dump "B” | neve asbestos vas removed vas done sing a vet process ty operators weezng protective clothing end then packed into polythene bags. ‘Those containing blue asbestos were buried in the Coucil Tip at Tolvadden in accordance with the 1969 Asbestos Regulations. The vhite esbestos bags were deposited into the chemical | tip designated "BY on the site map. | M34 Suasrence oxetishontes ‘The original policy to issue certificates only for buildings which had been | used for chemical purposes vas amended to include all buildings. ‘The clearance es held at CDE are illustrated in Appendix 4 and give in summarised forn information needed regarding the decontamination and disposals from each certifi fo ‘building. For the p Mencekuke (13 in all) have been considered to be buildings (see Appendix 3) and | sither specific clearance chits neve been written or clearance have been included jose of building clearance certificstes bunkers used by in the remaining bunkers were not! used ty Nancekuke. | 202 28 oumkers on the site (16 at South Site and 12 at Central Gite) have been searched and cleared of extraneous material. Where relevant, certificates carried | notisication of buildings which bud asbestos or asbestos-type material in their Zebric and have been labelled accordingly. A separate list of boilers, calorifiers | ete lagged with esbestos is given in Appendix 5. All clearance certificates were issued on the basis that everything left vas safe to handle. A duplicate set of | clearance certificates wes sent to Safety Services Organisation PE aa a refereiice ‘to cover future questions. Safety Services Organisation PE visited the site during @istantling and indicated approval of the measures being adopted. When closure was ——rti‘“Cét;WrCO~—~—SCSC—C—CSCN © of adjacent iaboratori whole. Before closure Director CDE appointed an independent Working Party to review |e slosuze of Nancekute (Safety Procedures). his recomended verious additions) | procedures, now completed, to esteblish that safe conditions would be achieved as 2s humanly possible.) LL MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE OF WORCFORCE DURING CLOSURE m November 1977 until March 1978 North Site surgery was reactivated with “ect alarm communication to 211 areas. Pupil size and.pulse rate of ali personnel olved vere determined at the end of each day. Fortnightly estimations of terase activity were also carried out. Wo abnormal results were found. ‘ood semples were taken from those involved in handling lead on seven occasions n June 1978 to January 1979 including basal levels before commencement of 4 suelting. All estinetions vere found to be well below the maximum acceptable 1 of 80 ug/100 ml. (Highest value found 52 yg/100 ml:) The estimations were srteken by DAD, ODE. The relevant documentation is held by Staff Admin "B" at CDE Porton under "adicel in Confidence" cover. There wes one lost tine accident (20 days) due to "R" contamination in 2 1976 and one minor incident on 27 January 1979 both involving the same man ~ & znown "sensitive". In October 1979 an accident occurred during the dismantling of D8 (Control Tower) waich resulted in the victim's absence from vork until bis xenent on 23 May 1980. A Board of Inquiry into the circumstances of the ume-was held on 8 Novenber Soard made recommendations which were implemented in subsequent dismantLings. A copy of the report is held ty the Director, CDE Porton Down. . In its report published is: January 1980 DISPOSAL OF STORES, EQUIPMENT AND PLANT Stores and equipment vere first offered to CDE Porton. Where there vas no airenent for the items at CDE, disposal was arranged through the normel offer ‘procedure to other establishments. When there were no bids, final disposal was effected by public auction on site. Plant was treated differently. CDE Porton had first call on any usable item any of the large plant items were about 40-50 years old and were obsolete or Sexaged in some way. The policy adopted was to break up the plant for sele as ere its cleanliness could be guaranteed. When the previous use of an item own it was first decontaminated, but as its cleanliness vas often still n the policy vas to break it up and bury it in a deep quarry (dump "A") on shafts (D or E). ‘he burial areas have been designated or in one of two mi oa tae site map. 1.| When the metal of the plant ves valuable (silver from the GB plant, or lead from vessel linings or cubicle floors), it was melted down under ventilated conditions and cast into ingots for sale. ‘he silver ingots (3230.798 kg) vere sent to CDE Porton for safe keeping and disposal. The lead ingots (17.84 tonnes) were Gisposed through Sales. 44.6 DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL STORES Stocks of laboratory chemicals vere treated in the same way as stores in 5 above. When the chemicals were in partly~used packaging the general policy was to destroy them wnless they were expensive. Stocks of bulk chemicals retained as stores were dealt with by normal stores procedures. Bulk toxic chemicals or internediates for toxic chemicals held, and their disposal are listed in-Appendix 6, Much of these were stocks of World War IT Gif agents sent to Hancekuke for @isposal rather than chemicals manufactured on site. General policy was to dispose by incineration vhen pfacticsble or by chemical treatment as an alternative, Effluent arising after decontamination vas treated as described under 4.3. Some of these bulk chemicals, particularly those conteining ersenic (ca 380 kg of 5 different arsenicals) were transferred to CDE Porton to it development of a satisfactory mechod of destruction. : No chemical warfare (CW) agents nor agent residues, contaminated equipment or materials remained on site at closure. OW agents were either incinerated or treated with decontaminant and disposed of es effluent harmless to marine life. Only small quantities of radio phosphorus~labelled materials were received at Wancekuke for research purposes. No other nucleotide vas used. Supplies of radioactive sterting materials were used up completely in the preparations. Appar~ atus used in this vorks vhich ceased in 1964 was allowed to stand so that, any contamination decayed naturally. After the elapse of the requisite time the appar- atus was thoroughly washed on the soakavey behind RL. Laboratories using radioactive nateriels and the soskevay were monitored and in all cases were found to be free ‘om contamination. There was no other soskavay used at Nencekuke, A record of radioactive work at Nancekuke is held by TIS CDE. 44.7 PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD AND SITE MAP A photographic record of the various buildings on site, shoving exterior and interior views as appropriate was made. A copy is held by TIS CDE. 23.A site map ves prepared marking areas A, B,C, D, E, in which chemicals or equipment were buried. These designated areas covered with a specified depth of soil, (see Appendix 7) should remain widisturbed in future years. Buil@ings shom on the site map are nusbered for reference to the various closure appendices. Those built for COE, those used for Civ agent profuction or storage and old air raid shelters (bunkers) used by CDE Nancekuke are indicated on the map. Small areas containing buried innocuous chemicals and mineshafts to be fenced on the advice of Explosives Ordnance Disposal are also shomm on the map. A copy of the map end List of materials buried (Appendix 7) vere supplied to Safety Services Organisation. ‘he areas will be suitebly marked, fenced and mainteinea by Dox. Other amended copies of the site map were made for distribution to other interested parties at the discretion of the Dizector ODE. ‘the site map is held by TIS GDR. Vechweal Judorrsecbou Sevyoten= 4.8 DOCUMmNTS, FILES AND DRAWINGS After thorough weeding out, all classified and umclessified documents and files were transferred to CDE Porton. ‘he policy with drawings has been to microfilm ‘those required to be‘retained ty CDE and to transfer to DOE a draving of each building for future reference, Unvented material has either been burned or shredded. 4.9 DOCUMENTS RELATING 10 CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY 4.9.1 ‘The Wancekuke ‘site vas surveyed by ‘the MOD Conservation Officer, shortly after the announcenent of closure, The report is attached as Appendix 8. 4.9.2 One of the recommendations of the report was that there should be a comprehensive stuéy of the fauna and flora of the area, In partial fulfilment of this requirement a team visited Nencekuke in the sumer of 1979 and their york is reported in Appendix 9. 44.9.3 Marine Algee Population in the Vicinity of Wancekuke The Cornwall Sea Fisheries Detrimental Substances By-Law Part 1 Clause (j) vhich referred to the effect of effluent on food supply ves considered to apply to the plankton content of the water in the vicinity of the cave where Nancekuke effluent ves @ischarged. To investigate this matter a contract vas avarded in 19th to » consultant marine biologist. His work continued through the closure years leading to a final report in 1978. Wo evidence was obtained to show that Nancekuke effluent hed any effect on the marine algae population in the vicinity. The relevent reporte are held by 178, CDE. 1.4.9.4 Dispersion of Effluent and the Effect of Effluent_on the Discharge Cave Reports on the dispersion of effluent. from outfell and an inspection of the effluent cave are appended in Appendix 10. Tt hes been suggested that the presence of alkyl phosphonic acid residue in soil is indicative of the manufacture of G agents in the vicinity. ‘The closure of Hencekuke afforded en opportunity to test this assertion and samples of soil ete vere teken from areas around former C production and storage imits on site. No evidence of phosphonate residues was found in the samples tested. This was con~ firmed in a more intensive investigation reported in CDE TN 436. 4.9.6 Leaching from Quarry Dumps Streams and water courses emanating from quarry dumps have been analysed for contaminetion. All semples tested were found to be free of contamination. ‘The work is reported in Appendix 11. kao F CLEARANCE OF 8: Once all the buildings had been cleared and certificates signed that everything left is sefe to handle DOE were asked to carry out the following work:— a. Demolish buildings not required by future users of the site. D, Make safe effluent shaft and adit at North Site. c. Fill in effluent pits not dealt with by CDE. a, Fence mineshaft in Landzy's field, and fence and mark areas designated not to be disturbed. e. Remove Braithwaite water tenk between Control Tower and North Site. f. Cover vith earth and landscape all dumps including thet at Utta Hollow. &. Dispose of boilers at North Site end South Site. A list of jobs to be done by DOE after closure was sent to 8S0(PE) and is included ae. in Appendix wb.ue 4.21 GOST OF DECONTANERATION AND CHEARANCE Tue cost of decontazination and clearance vork was estimated at £02hK at : 1915/76 prices. ‘he figures do not inelude compensatory. payments for redundancy or Voluntary Premature Retirement or the cost of transferring staff to other estedl ts. ‘the final cost of deconteminatin and clearance was £1456K eouivelent to £907K at 1975/76 prices. ‘Tous the actual costs of closure when corrected to 1975/16 rates are con- sistent with the costs forecast besed on the revised closure plen (Appendix 1). 5.1 EUTURE USES OF THE SITE The closure of Nancekuke, even if the majority of the workforce fomé alter— native exployment, meant the loss of about 160 jobs in an area where unemployment yes already high. The management sought to ease the problem of job loss by trying to eitrect en alternative employer to the site. By nature of the facilities availble end the expertise of the workforce, a chemical manufacturer would have deen the ideal type of employer. ‘The eveilebility of the site was first trawled by D820 within the Ministry of 25 without attracting eny interested future ence and then with other Minis users. As there was no further government interest in the site an approach vas next made to the local authority. This had a two-fold objective, first to offer the land Zor sale to the County Council end Kerrier District Council and to invite the County Council Development and Control Steering Committee to approve the plan to try to attract a chemical manufacturer to occupy and use the site on the basis of @ lease from the local authority. A large body of councillors were given a tour of the site prior to the meting with their Development and Control Steering Committee and it was evident ‘that there were dif ing views on the future of the site. Waen the Committee met they decided that it should revert wholly to agricultural use, with facilities for the restoration of the coastal road across the site and the maintenance of the cliff footpeth. ‘They considered that eny industry wishing to come to Cornwall cowld be accozmodeted on their partly uocewied industriel estate site in Redruth. They elso esked that all the old World War II buildings on the site be demolished, Late in 1916 the interests of a private firm, Pattern Recognition Munitions Ltd, vao had been advised to set up their business in Cormvall by the Department of rade end Industry, were brougst to the notice of the management at Nencekuke by weCoryell County Council. This fim, who wished to manufacture small arms ammunition and small guided uissiles and to test-fire their product, could not be fitted into the locel, authority's industrial estate because of their specialist need for an isolated site. To accomodate Pattern Recognition Munitions Ltd, whose Director was promising the creation of 200-300 new jobs in Cornwall, the County Council Development and Control Steering Committee agreed to reverse their previous decision that lancekuke should revert to agriculturel use, Their change of view vas only to apply to this particular firm vhose needs could not be accommodated elsewhere and the decision required Pattern Recognition Munitions Ltd to remove all the old war-time buildings vithin 5 yeare nd to maintain the coastal footpath, Any future building elloved was to be on the southern part of the site well below the skyline and avay from the coast. Wop agreed, in the interests of future employment, thet CDE vould co-exist with Pattern Recogaition Munitions Ltd during the rm-dom with the intention that jobs with ‘the firm would be availeble to CDE employees’ Plans for the co-existence situation were completed and Defence Lands were invited to draw up the necessery lease for Pattern Recognition Munitions Ltd. It was proposed that the lease should run until CDS finally vacated the site, when local authorities to Pattern Recognition Minitions Ltd less! would purchase it to continue and the tenant farmer whom Pattern Recognition Munitions lta were prepared to accept as co-occupants. In April 1977 vhen arrangements vere well advanced, the RAF declared en interest in the site to set up a radar facility. This vould be manned by Service personnel and vould offer only 5 civilian jobs. Tt soon became evident once the RAF plans were available in more detail, that there would be serious problems of compatibility betveen the requirenents for radar, anda possible firing range to test miasiles together with the presence on the site of electrically initiated explosive devices required by Pattern Recognition Munitions Ltd. ‘The problem of compatibility between the two potential future users of the site started to be resolved at the end of 1978 following a ministerial decision that the RAF could proceed with their planned reder station. A short-term lease wes draw up alloving Pattern Recognition Munitions Ltd to commence operations @uring the first quarter of 1979. From the point of view of managing the rm-down of CDE's interest, the Jong delay in reaching a firm decision on the future use of ‘the site vas a constant embarrassment in contacts with the Trade Unions vho needed ‘to be kept well informed on matters affecting the future of their members. aM5.2 RADIATTON MEASUREMENTS Prior to the radar installation becoming operational a series of measurements were made at various points on the site, assuming worst possible radiation positions, to assess the effect on personnel, flemsble liquids and projected Pattern Recognition Munitions operations. It was concluded that there was no danger to CDE personnel or from ignition of flammable liquids. In case of doubt the RAF agreed to svitch off the radar until the CDE operation concerned wes completed. A report published in Juhe 1979 is held in TIS ODE. 5.3 EXPLOSIVES ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (BOD) SURVEY ‘In anticipation of Pattern Recognition Munitions use of Kerriack Cove area es @ firing range the land was: searched for explosives by an HOD team from RAF ~ Wittering. No other erea of the site was subjected to an EOD survey. It was decided that the amount of effort required to clear the site, (Ref RAFASU/1501/3/ 9/e0D 5 7 79) was not justified. It is possible therefore that explosives wed by ‘the RAF before the advent of CDE Nancekuke in 1951 may have survived. No clearance chit was given when the site was vacated by the RAF after the Second World War. It iz not known if there are any buried stores of explosives on site dating from ‘time. Explosives were used on site June-July 1980 by the Royal Engineers engaged in demolition work for CDE. A written assurance from OC Operations that all explosives vere removed on completion of the task is held at CDE, together with the BOD survey report of 1979. Flares and pyrotechnic devices received on site during 1951-1960 have been destroyed by incineration. None was left on site. Pattern Recognition Munitions Ltd operating on site under a 2 year lease expiring mid-summer 1961, are using explosives. This will presumably come under the oupervision of the Health and Safety Executive. 6.1 CLOSURE PUBLIOTTY Parliamentary questions during the debate on Defence Estimates in March 1969 about the function of CDE Nencekuke lifted the veil of sécrecy which had surrounded the Establishment since 1951. Open days and more active co-operation with local bodies did much to reduce the impact of publicity. It was thought hovever that the announcement of closure would rekindle interest, debate and conjecture. Reference to closure publicity 18., will be found in Blizebeth Sigaund's book "Rage against the Dying" published by Pluto in 1980. . 6.1.1 Parliamentary Questions Parliamentary questions asked about Nencekuke during the closure phase were mostly concerned with the implementation of Nugent recommendations. 6.1.2 Press Articles Press articles largely coucersied the future use of the site but the visit of ‘the Disarmament Committee tended to be reported in "doom-vatch" fashion. the hendover of the site to the RAF vas only reported in local pepers’ with the emphasis on the advent of the RAF and a pessing mention of past controversy at CDE Nancekuke, All Press articles are contained in closure of Nancekuke file NSR/2/Olh, hela at con. 6.1.3 Visit of the UN Comittee on Disarmament On 15 March 1979 Nencekuxe was visited by a group of international’ scientists and diplomats of the Committee of Disarmament. The visit was organised by the tisit was to demonstrate hov é nerve agent Office, The purpose plent could be dismantled and thet on-site inspection was essential to confirm thet the buildings were mo longer used for agent production. Notes on the visit are appended in Appendix 13. Reports of the Press and TV visit which followed on 5 April 1979 sre contained in the closure of Nencekuke file NSR/2/014. T. CLOSING CERENONTES 5 ‘The Director CDE visited Nencekuke on 30 September to close this CDE out~ station. Before the official hendover he took the opportunity to address « gathering of remaining staff. He emphasised that the closure of the Frocess Chemistry Division of CDE had been a necessary part of a programme of defence cuts end was not a reflection on the efficiency or ability of steff et Nancekuke. He paid tribute to the past efforts of the Division which had made a significant contribution to the defence of the country. The Director noted that mangement hed been largely successful in their efforts to accommodate redundant staff and so blunt the impact of the closure. Just before noon before 2 mixed audience of RAF and ODE personnel the-site ves handed over officially to + 11 Group, with cerenonial Jovering of the CDE fleg and tae reising of the RAF standard to the accompanying roar of four Havk jets flying lov overhead, Director CDE gave a brief speech to vhich replied.ter a march-past by a flight of RAF officers and men, the salute being taken by send » the company repaired to the library ra luncheon reception. In the course of the luncheon the passing of CDE uke and the advent of RAF Portreath were marked by the exchange of plaques detween the two representatives end the offering of good wishes to all concerned. 3. conctusron CDE Hencekuke hes been closed on the allotted date et a cost of £907K (corrected for inflation). The original closure plan wes arava up by + 8/DD, formerly §/POD 1972-TT, revised and set in motion by M S/POD 1977-19, on the decision to implenent, and completed by \, Officer-in-Charge CDE Nencekuke 1979-80. ‘The successful outcome of the exercise reflects the wise management, good steff relations and the devot 28 loyalty of a conscientious workforce who upheld ‘their reputation to "deliver the goods" even when confronted with such a doleful, Tne best wishes of former Nencekukians are extended to the officers and men of RAF Portreath for their future happiness and success. Officer-in-Charge CDE Nancekuke September 2980 20.| \ APPENDIX 1 REVISED CLOSURE PLAN BURODUCTTON 1, Tn the original clobute plan dated July 1976, an assessnent was made of the effort and time required to Close CDE Nancekuke. (Ref P0D/174079/601/15). ‘the proposals were based on the assumption thet an early start to the dismantling programe could de made. 2, In the event, the consultation process with the Trade Unions and Steff Side was not finalised util the end of August 1977. As it was not possible to proceed with direct closure work whilst consultation was in progress the originel plan has had tobe revised. 3. The effect of the deley vas estimated on 23 May 19TT as 20 weeks (NSR/2/O14/ 374/77 refers), It was stated that each further week delay in reaching a decision would set the plan a-further week behind schedule up to the end of September 1977. ‘Tous by the end of August the original plan vas 3h weeks behind schedule when calculated on the basis of a Crafisnen strength of 17 and assuming it was made up at the start of the programe vhen the nusbers vere maintained. 4. ‘The original run-down plans have been revised to take account of the changes which have occurred since the original plans were drewn up. Adjustménts have been made to the times: and numbers redundant to balance losses of personnel who have left-either by resignation or voluntary redundancy. There has been no adjustment to compensate for the delays under para 3. 5. A furtuer adjustment hes been made for staffing extra vork under Phase 1, where the voxk programmes have ‘been extended under the heading of repeynent. Phase 1. a. ‘The current work programme items with expected end dates are given in dmnex A. b. Much of the chemicals and equipment required at Porton has been identified and weekly deliveries are in progress. a.Phase 2 a. Destruction of stocks of chemicals in addition to those covered under 9° Item 5 Annex A is expected to continue until late 1979. b. and c. Will continue until closure. 6. Tasks Involved A revised sumary of tasks for each building together with updated estimates for dates of completion is given et Annex B, 1. Effort Involved and Likely Run-Down of Start The likely run-down .-and transfer of non-industrial staff to Porton éuring Phese 1 is revised in Annex C. The steffing ond rum-down requirements for Phase 2 in revised form is shown in Annex D-and Fig 1. 8. the requirements for industrial staff for Phases 1 and 2 are given in Annex E and F end Fig 1. 9. Tt is hoped taat given the contimiing co-operation of the workforce and provided thas key people are not lost too early in the Phase 2 rm-dowm, that closure can still be achieved by September 1980. Should this not be the case it would be necessary at a later date to make @ further adjustment to take account of the time Jost under pare 3. 7 10. Comment To maintain the scheduled closure date the losses of staff in the early part of the run-down have been balanced by retaining somevhat larger numbers at the end. ‘The estimated overall manpower cost is virtually unchanged. Superintendent PCD 9 December 1977 i 22.Blue AUNEX. A, WORK 27EMS STILL IN PROGRESS ~ PHASE 1 teem | cai Estimated (et ee ae Completion Date a pig Production of tictivated charcoal | November 1978 | ecu 2 25 Production of C8 “| suly-august 1978 3 pi” | Extraction of cholinesterase fron | Jue 1978 horse serun (Work scheduled to transfer to CDE ‘August -2978) i 4 wi-n5 | Immobilisation of cholinesterase | June 1978 for WAIAD (Work scheduled to transfer to I + _ | 9pe August: 1978) 5 PL Destraction of CW agents by suly 1978 incineration (Does not include destruction of \ chemicals erising from Phase 2 york) 6 | mrana2 | Analytical support for Items 1, | July-August 1978 2 and 4 and effluent testing 1 2 Classification of Orasol Navy Suly-hugust 1978TASK SUMMARY ~ DECONTAMINATION AND! CLEARANCE ANNEX B PHASE 2 (Revised December 1977) Building Task Estimated No. Completion Date a Mit Office September 1960 : General. stores/handle disposal. September 1980 3 Solvent stores - disposal September 1980 5 Glass/Enakel stgres ~ disposal August 1979 6 Supervisors Offices September 1980 T ‘Alcohol store January 1978 Beg Hlectrical/Instrument Shop - Engineering | Septenber 1980 support 20 Main Workshop ~ Engineering support September 1980 ay ‘MI Garege - Transport service September 1980 1s, 15 & 16 | Toilets/Change Rooms/Mess Rooms September.1980 21 Gas bottle store Jemary 1980 1 POL Store --vehicle fuel/oil supply September 1980 2h Solvent Store ~ disposal September 1980 46 PSA Workshops September 1980 hg Conference Hell ~ disposal May 1978 50, Change Rooms September 1980 5 P28 storage Sune 1978 52 Canteen ~ disposal September 1980 5h Store South Sit> September 1980 55 Domestic Water reservoir September 1980 56 Domestic water pumphouse September 1980 62 Guard Dog House - disposal September 1979 63 Admin Building ‘September 1980 64 Sub station and storege - disposal September 1980 6t Iamdry Services September 1980 Ss Laboratory store - disposal, transfer March: 1979 aT ‘MOP Offices Septenber 1979 88 Medical services ~ disposal Merch 1980 89 Fire services - disposal September 1979 1 Guara Dog House ~ disposal Septemvier 1979 99 Store South Site September 1980 ‘lok Boiler House ~ disposal - asbestos December . 1978 ‘105 Standby Generator House - emergency power | September 1978 106% 107 | Sub station - disposal September 1980 108 Process Water Pump House ~ disposal September 1980 368 Plant store - disposal, serep September 2980 hak Sub station A (Nain 11 kv) September 1980 4gl Tenk farm ~ disposal December 1979 le Ghlor Liguor store ~ disposal December 1978 448 Mess Room September 1980 1000 Process Services - disposal July 1979 001 Calorifier and Toilets, Garage area September 1980 100% MDP Main Gate September 1980 005 MDP Portintowan Gate September 1979 1006 Aleohol Store September 1978 Dam Pump House - process water supply ah. September 1980ANNEX B (conta) Building ‘task Bstimatea Wo Completion Date PL G Plant - dscontemination, disposal July 9 Pe Decontaminstion ~ disposal March 1980 3 Agent storage - decontamination, disposal | March 1979 Bh Agent storage ~ decontanination, disposal | May 1979 PS Laboratory - decontemination, disposal | July 1979 = Safety ‘Simport Services September 1980 6 Laboratory ~ disposal July 979 29 G Lnboratory - decontamination, @isposal “| March 1979 PLO Storage - disposal Hovember 1979 Pil Incinerator - destruction - disposal January 1980 Pi2-19 Storage 1 disposel September 1978 P20 Storage - disposal September 1976 Pal Agent storage - decontemi nation Deceuber 1979 DL Offices December 1978 pe Laboratory ~“disposal December 1978 3 Laboratory December 1978 ah Disposal - decontamination December 1978 D5 Decontaninetion ~ disposal Decenber 1978 36 Disposal December 1979 DT Disposal December 1978 DB Disposal March 1979 co Autoclave lsberevory - disposal duly 979 Blo storage - disposal Hovember 1979 pu Stability store — disposal November 1979 pe Stability store - disposal Yovenber 1979 pik Irritant store - decontemination, disposal! December 1978 ms Stability store Wovember 1979 mis Disposal. December 1979 Diz Disposal. December 1979 D8 Old Shelter (alongside m6) March 1979 pig Disposal. April 1979 RL Analytical support services - aisposal | August 1980 Fe Effluent testing ~ disposal ‘August 1980 33, 4&5 | Laboratories - disposal. December *1978 R&T Lsboratory stores - disposal February 1979 RE Autoclave Zouse ~ disposal December 1978 #9 Marine lsboretory - effluent control - August 1980 ispose),CLEARANCE OF BUILDINGS ~ COMPLETTON DavEs Bldg No Date Bidg No Date L guly 1980 6 Angus 1980 2 August. 1960 39 ‘August 1960 3 July 1980 Plo May 1960 5 July 1980 PLL May 1980 6 August 1980 Pia March 1979 a January 1979 P13 March 1979 8 August 1960 Pub March 1979 9 October 1979 PLS March 1979 20 July 1980 Fis March 1979 August 1980 FLT March 1979 July 1980 PIB March 1979 guly 1980 Pig March 1979 quly 1980 P20 March 1979 August. 1980 P2L January 1979 Merch 1980 DL Suly 1980 ‘August: 1980 me February 1979 August 1979 23 February 1979 ‘August. 1979 Dh February 1979 Septenber 1980 D5 February 1979 February 1979 06 May 1979 August 1979 DT January 1979 ‘August 1979 D8 May 1980 uly 1980 09 Mey 1980 Judy 2980 mio Tune 1979 January 332 Da June 1979 duly 1960 pie + June 1979 March 1980 mh January 1979 Tuly 1980 Dis Sune 1979 July 1980 m6 ‘January 1979 October 1979 DLT Jamary 1979 guly 1980 Dab Tuly 1980 October 1979 Dy March 1980 January 1980 mL September 1980 August 1979 Re Jenuary 1979 duly 1980 3 January 1979 Mareh 1980 m January 1979 Merch 1980 B Jenuary 1979 March 1980 #6 September 1980 July 1980 RT September 1960 September 1980 BB April 1980 March 1980 9 ‘April 1980 January 1979 Novenber 1979 August 1979 Tuly 1980 ‘Augus 1960 July 1980 guly 1980 July 1980 October 1979 Asgust. 1980 July 1980 duly 1980 ‘August 1980 August 1980ANNEX ¢ PEASE 1 INDUSTRIAL STAFF ON PROGRAMME WORK Transfer refers to CDE Portori Redeployed, Redeployed| 9, reave or In post | In post | Reauired| on Fhase 2 |-Required | on Phase 2] + soerer between Grace | TUPI" | 3p boyy | after, | between | after | betveen pantry fea 3378 | 309 Tre {309 78 |309 Tr & Sore 2378 309 78 ‘SPS0 a a 0.2 0.8 iL 1 P80 4 2 0.7 Min L 1 (1. Transtex) 880 9 85 3 45 win 55 3 (2 Transfers) 50 10 i 2 3.0 WL, 2 6 (3 Transfers) 80 2 1 iL win Win, ma [a — | ASO 4 3 LS 0.5 in a 2 (2 Transfers) PIO Ir a a o.2 0.9 iL 1 Pm ur) 2 1 mL 1.0 win 2 | roi | 2 o on 0.9 aL 1 peso] 2 1 win 1.0 wil 2 Pes pt] 2 1 0.1 0.9 mL 1 seg} “2 a on 0.9 Ta 21 Ey a 1 o. 0.9 win 2 SEN a ma | ma iL aL mL BO 1 1 o.2 0.9 Mit 1 co 3 2 0.2 1.8 wil, 2 ca 2 1 on 0.9 xin 1 s/t 2 2 0.3 LT NiL, 2 Insp 1 wi, mil Nil Miz ft Set 4 1 3 wil L 3 Const | 20 2 2 20 win 3 3 qors | 72 52.5 | l.2 3.3 Mil 32.5 | 20 (8 Transfers) ome at‘Transfer refers to CDE Porton PHASE 2 — NON-INDUSTRIAL s1 ‘REQUIREMENTS and RUN-DOWN ANnWEX_D Updated December 1977 To leave To leave % leave To leave ‘To leave tn post! Pad [between | ma |between | mga | vetween | Rad [between | Rad [between |Required|to leave Grade [35 577] ater |309 77 | after 1478 | after | 13078 | after |1% 7 | after 110 79 | to at 31376] and |309 76) ana [313 79; ond 309 79) ond |31 3 Go| and |orosure /closure 32378 309 78 31379 309 79 31 3.60 seso_ | a = 1 = = 1? = = - - = = P50 2 (rans) = = = = i = = 880 85 1 5.5 2 > o5 5 = 5 = 5 3 (2 trans) ‘SO a 2 1 4 1 aa 1 = 1 - 1 1 3 Trans) 50 i z re = = = = = = = = = 450 3 (i Srens)[— 1 | trane)| 9 = z = i = i i PTO IT 1 = 1 = (2 Trans)? = = = = = ht Pm t17| 2 = i = = = z = a a = 2 = = = x = x x = z = 2 = i CTE x = a = x x i = 2 = x z z = i = = = = = = = = = = = = i = z z = T = z z 2 = 2 2 = 2 = 2 2 1 = el 1 = 2 = 1 1 2 = . 2 = 2 = x FR Hi = = = = = = = 2 = EI = =| = = 3 = = = 5 13 25 TS 1s |, at a 1 lt (6 trans) (2 trans 1)POD DEPLOYMENT FIGURES The figures used in the attached graph were cbteired as follove. ‘The deployment on cloge-down and reprovision (allocated numbers at the beginning of the FY 1976/77) wes reassessed to allow for the fact that only about 2/3 non-industrial staff and 1/2 industrial staff booked their time. The resulting figure was deducted from'the detual strength. Phase 1 and Phase 2 are shon running simultaneously on the graph. The destruction of agents has ‘been regarded as e predominantly Phase 2 task. ALL effort after 9/78 has beén regarded as devoted to Phase 2. on “Data from Stat Admin Adjusted Computer Data Ending | Won-tndustrial | Induetrial Mon-tnauatrial | Industrial BL Mar 1976 a a : 30 Sep 1976 45 04 3 1/2 Bl Mar 1977 42.5 96 3 “ae 30 Sep 1977 40.5 93 4 35 31 Mar 1978 34.5 62 a a 30 Sep 1978 23.5 59 31 Mer 1979 | 29 35 30 Sep 1979 38 48 + 31 Mar 1980 at he 30 Sep 1980 2 iL 29.ECONTAMMIATION AND CLEARANCE ‘ANNEX _D Cumistive Cost £k Forecast Cost | Forecast Cost ; Financial | (corrected to | (Corrected to ae ae Actua cost | actuat cost | Factor Frrrrr—~—r—C—CE=Essss— sss Closure Plan | Closure Plan 1975/76 2. - 2 2 i 21976/TT b 7 29.6 28.3 1.05 9T/78 ho 226 183.2 12.6 1.28 1978/79 455 506 oe 429.5 11 17/80 bho 09 1195 1615 1.36 aay mm Bak 1456 907.5 1.25"ee ‘Transfer refers to CDE Porton RL = RUN-DOWN OF IH ANNEXE Ab STNFR ON PROGRAMME WORK omte [Sgt |inpes [ee | ome, Pear’ | mites, |e ee, 313 78 |309 77 & 31 378|309 78 |309 77 & 309 78 crn 26 ly 2 10 wil . 5 CFA 9 6 1 4 Mil 5 7 PS) 3h 3. 9 ty nin 23 6 (+ 2 noved to other jobs‘) el a 23 4 age wa 16" v Stores 5 5 a 3t Mil yt 2 Drivers 6 5 1 oF Mil oF - Fire T 6 3 - Mil - 5 1 (Retirement) TOTAL oe ced P| 4B Mil gel 22 # Includes’ 2 Casuals to becone Unestablished February 1978 + Includes iW transferred to Storeman * Includes EW transferred to DriverANNEX F Transfer refers to CDE Forton o leave| To leave [To 1eave! to teave | ga | 1eave| tn post|in post} Fad [between | Raa |between | myd [between | Bad |etveen | after [between |To leave Grade Pre 130 8 77] etter }309 77 | agter J1 478 | efter |110 78 | after |14 79 [313 80/110 79 | at 31 3 78} ana 309 78 and 313.79) and 309 79 and to and Closure 313 78 309 78 2379 309 79 |Closure}31 3 80 cen 2% [ar |. 5 ne [trans] a la 7 a f[.- [ou orn 9 | 6 % 1 5 : % 1 4 . 3 iia EW 3h | aL 1 ot 20 3 a 9 8 a 5 3 5 1 Generel{ 2h | 23% | 12 7 ast L inv 2 ane ae 12 2 12 Workers (+ vacancy) Stores s | os 3 2 4 - % - % ~ % - % Drivers| 6 5 5 = 6 - 6 - 3 1 5 t= 3 Fire T 6 al 1 2 - 7 i - 5 i a ws omts| a2 | 93 | ue 22 6 sx | sov | az | a6 10 ko 6 40 ce : (-Gatenan) 5 vacancy) ie “Includes 2 casuals to become wnesteblishéd February 1978. t2 Transferred to other jobs, 1 Storeman, 1 Driver not included in the 6. *Vacancy for Mess Room Attendant from 309 78. Xonly 4 to leave if vacency filled. Yassumed vacancy filled. Acateman to be recruited September 1979 when MOD Police leave.