The following applied research publications reflect our role as an interface between academia and science-based organisations. Please contact the authors for further information.
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Bath A H and Metcalfe R (2008). NDA-RWMD Geosphere Characterisation Project. Data Acquisition Report: Groundwater sampling and analysis techniques. Quintessa Report to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD), QRS-1421A-R2 Version 1.1.
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Bond AE, Towler GH and Watson SP, 2008. Dounreay New LLW Facilities Project: District-scale Groundwater Flow Modelling. Quintessa Report QRS-1347A-1, DSRL report LLW(07)/S2/232.
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Collier D and Egan M (2008). BPEO Evolution. Nuclear Environmental Discharge Conference 2008 (NEDCON'08), Chilton, Harwell, 22-23 April 2008.
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Collier D, Egan M, James M and Loudon D (2008). MADA and Elicitation of Decision Logic in the Public Arena. 50th Anniversary Conference of the Operational Research Society, York, 9-11 September 2008.
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D. Kawasaki and J. Ahn, "Formulation of Time-Domain Random-Walk Compartment Model for Radionuclide Migration from a Geologic Repository," Nuclear Technology, Vol. 163, pp. 137–146 (2008).
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D. Kawasaki, Radionuclide Transport in Geologic Waste Repository: Application of Compartment Models, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrücken (2008).
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Egan M J, Smith G M, Thorne M C and Walke R C (2008). NDA RWMD Biosphere Assessment Studies FY2007-2008: Biosphere Assessment Approach. Quintessa Limited Report to NDA RWMD QRS-1378E-2, Version 1.0, 23rd May 2008.
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Heathcote J, Graham D, Walke R C and Penfold J S S (2008). Safe Management of Residual Radioactive Ground Contamination at Dounreay. Paper presented at the joint meeting between the Geological Society and Hazards Forum on The Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste, 21st May 2008, London.
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Jova L, Metcalf P and Little R (2008). Borehole Disposal Facilities for Disposal of Radiation Sources: A Generic Post-closure Safety Assessment. Paper presented at the 12th International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) Conference, October 19 - 24, 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Knight JL, Black JH and Watson SP, 2008. NDA-RWMD Geosphere Characterisation Project: Data Acquisition Report: Measurement of rock properties relevant to radionuclide migration. Quintessa report QRS-1421A-R3 Version 2.0.
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Limer L M C, Maul P R and Thorne M C (2008). A Soil-plant Model for the Latera Site. Quintessa Report QRS-1320B-2, Version 1.0.
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Limer L, Albrecht A, Marang L, Miquel S, Tamponnet C, Nakai K, Gierzewski P, Thorne M and Smith G (2008). Investigation of Cl-36 Behaviour in Soils and Uptake into Crops. A report prepared within the BIOPROTA international cooperation programme and published by ANDRA: C.RO.ASTR.08.0048.
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Maul P R, Bond A E, Limer L M C and Thorne M C (2008). System-Level Modelling for the Latera Site: Final Report. Quintessa Report QRS-1320B-3, Version 1.0.
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Maul P R, Robinson P C, Bond A E and Benbow S J (2008), “Independent Calculations for the SR-Can Assessment: External Review Contribution in Support of SKI's and SSI's Review of SR-Can”. SKI Report 2008-12.
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Maul P., Robinson P., Suckling P., Bradford M., Wheatley C. and Robertson I. (2008) The Development and Application of a Protocol for the Validation of Core Component Condition Assessment Prediction Methods. Securing the Safe Performance of Graphite Reactor Cores Conference, British Energy Generation Ltd., November 2008.
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Metcalfe, R., Maul, P.R., Benbow, S.J., Watson, C.E., Hodgkinson, D.P., Paulley, A., Limer, L., Walke, R.C. and Savage, D. 2008. A unified approach to Performance Assessment (PA) of geological CO2 storage. Energy Procedia, 1; Proceedings of GHGT-9, Washington D.C., 16 - 20 November 2008, 2502-2510.
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Metcalfe, R., Watson, S P, Rees, J H, Humphreys, P and King, F (2008) Gas generation and migration from a deep geological repository for radioactive waste: A review of Nirex/NDA's work. Environment Agency Report NWAT/NDA/RWMD/2008/002, 166pp.
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Paulley A and Limer L (2008). CO2ReMoVe: Deliverable D2.3.4: Scenario Generation and FEP Audits for Long-term Assessments of the Krechba CCS system at In Salah: Process, Context and High-level FEP and Scenario Descriptions, Version 1.1.
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Penfold J S S and Towler G H (2008). An Assessment of the Historical Releases of Radioactivity from the D1225 Shaft, SILW Reference 54324/4/REP/QNT/3057/IS/01, March 2008.
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Penfold, J., Grimwood, P., Little, R., Towler, G., and Paulley, A., 2008. Dounreay Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste Strategy Development – Stage 2: Review of the “Run 2” Performance Assessment. Quintessa report QRS-1428A-1.
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PR Mail, SJ Benbow, A Bond, S Kwong, A Pauley, JSS Penfold, PC Robinson, RC Walke, CE Watson, SP Watson. SIMER: An advanced Computer Code for the Simulation of Environmental Risks Associated with Site End Points. ICEM’05 - 1097: The 9th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. September 4 – 8, 2005
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Quintessa (2008) Generic CO₂ FEP Database, Version 1.0.1. Quintessa Limited, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom. Open access on-line database https://www.quintessa.org/co2fepdb/v1.0.1/Quintessa Ltd.
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Robinson P C and Suckling P M (2008). PICNIC-TD: Mathematical Model for version 1.2. Nagra NAB 08-55.
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Savage, D., Watson, C., Benbow, S. and Wilson, J. (2008) Modelling iron-bentonite interactions. Applied Clay Science.
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Towler GH, Barker JA, McGarry RG, Watson SP, McEwen T, Michie U and Holstein A. (2008) Post-Closure Performance Assessment: Example Approaches for Groundwater Modelling of Generic Environments. QRS-1378G-1 Version 2.1.
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Towler GH, Metcalfe R, Watson SP, McEwen TJ and Bath AH, 2008. Properties of Mudstones of a Kind that could prove Suitable to Host a Repository for Radioactive Wastes. Quintessa report QRS-1378A-1, version 2.
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Watson S and Thorne M, 2008. Berkeley Nuclear Licensed Site: PSR Physical Works: Assessment of Potential for Coastal Flooding. Quintessa Report QRS-1448A-R2.
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Watson S, Metcalfe R and Bond A, 2008. Scoping calculations for releases from potential UK UGS facilities. HSE Research Report RR606.
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Wilson, J. (2008) 'Contaminated Land Assessment', Chapter in 'Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection', ed. David Baker et al. Health Protection Agency. Chilton, Oxon.
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Yoshida, H, Metcalfe, R, Yamamoto, K, Murakami, Y, Hoshii, D, Kanekiyo, A, Naganuma, T and Hayashi, T (2008). Redox front formation in an uplifting sedimentary rock sequence: an analogue for redox-controlling processes in the geosphere around deep geological repositories for radioactive waste. Applied Geochemistry, 23: 2364-2381.
