Title: Signature Research on Legacy Management and Decommissioning at the National Nuclear Laboratory, United Kingdom - 11588
Abstract: The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has established five Signature Research Programmes, which will underpin the future requirements of the UK nuclear industry and sustain and grow key research capabilities. The five programmes span the fuel/plant lifecycle: including (i) Fuel and Reactors, (ii) Spent Fuel and Nuclear Materials Management, (iii) Legacy Waste Management and Decommissioning, (iv) Waste Processing, Storage and Disposal, and (v) Nuclear Security and CBRN. This paper outlines the basis of the Signature Research Programme in Legacy Waste and Decommissioning and describes the Research and Development (R&D) underway in the following areas: Decommissioning policy and strategy Remote operations for decommissioning Decontamination for waste management and decommissioning Characterisation of waste materials Understanding the behaviour of contaminants in the environment The management of radioactive waste, nuclear plant and sites at the end of operations is a significant challenge in the UK and internationally. Therefore the NNL Signature Research Programme on Legacy Waste and Decommissioning aims to support and underpin this challenge.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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