Collaborative Research Programme in Decommissioning, Immobilisation and Storage Solutions for Nuclear Waste Inventories (DISTINCTIVE) - 16466

Conference · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:22838261

Fairweather, M.; Ward, A. M.E. ^[1]; Biggs, S. R. ^[1]; Boxall, C. ^[2]; Evans, N. D.M. ^[3]; Hriljac, J. A. ^[4]; Hyatt, N. C. ^[5]; Kaltsoyannis, N. ^[6]; Lee, W. E. ^[7]; Lunn, R. J. ^[8]; Pimblott, S. M. ^[9]; Scott, T. B. ^[10]

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1. School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT (United Kingdom)
2. Dept. of Engineering, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YR (United Kingdom)
3. Dept. of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU (United Kingdom)
4. School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT (United Kingdom)
5. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD (United Kingdom)
6. Dept. of Chemistry, University College London, London WC1H 0AJ (United Kingdom)
7. Dept. of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ (United Kingdom)
8. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ (United Kingdom)
9. School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL (United Kingdom)
10. School of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TL (United Kingdom)

The UK government remains committed to nuclear power as an important part of the energy generation capacity over the next 30-50 years and possibly beyond, with aspirations for both new-build power stations and lifetime extension of the existing fleet. A central component of public acceptance for any new-build programme is the need to demonstrate our ability to safely manage and dispose of high- and intermediate-level wastes from legacy nuclear operations. Clear milestones associated with the needs of waste management and decommissioning have been provided by the UK government, and most rely on further research and technical developments being delivered over the next 10-20 years. The DISTINCTIVE (Decommissioning, Immobilisation and Storage Solutions for Nuclear Waste Inventories) consortium is carrying out research that addresses the broad area of nuclear waste and decommissioning, bringing together key industry partners and leading academic researchers from 10 of the UK's leading research intensive universities. The research being carried out is multi-disciplinary and covers both fundamental and applied topics, with research projects clustered in four major themes: AGR, Magnox and exotic spent fuels; PuO{sub 2} and fuel residues; legacy ponds and silo wastes; and structural integrity. The consortium builds upon and consolidates the work of previous Research Councils' UK Energy Programme-funded projects in the same field although, importantly, this new project draws in researchers from a larger group of universities and increases the multi-disciplinary nature of the group. All participating research groups have a strong track-record of supporting the nuclear industry through basic and applied research as well as consultancy activities. Key aims of the consortium are to extend and develop a relevant academic skill base in the UK associated with the needs of the nuclear waste management industry, to train the next generation of UK researchers, equipping them with skills and experiences relevant to nuclear waste management and decommissioning issues, and to carry out cutting-edge research that has the potential to provide new and innovative pathways to better management of both legacy and future nuclear wastes. (authors)

• Research Organization: WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22838261
• Report Number(s): INIS-US--19-WM-16466
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
DECOMMISSIONING
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
INVENTORIES
MAGNOX
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
PONDS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLIDIFICATION
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE FACILITIES
TRAINS
UNITED KINGDOM