News from 2002

News Items

AMBER Version 4.4 Released

31 May 2002

Version 4.4 of the AMBER compartment modelling software has been released by Enviros QuantiSci and Quintessa featuring a variety of enhancements, such as the inclusion of units checking.

A Hundred-dollar, Hundred-digit Challenge

30 May 2002

Peter Robinson scored 100% in a numerical analysis challenge issued by Professor Nick Trefethen of Oxford University. The challenge consisted of ten numerical problems posted in the January/February 2002 issue of SIAM News and later publicised in Science and elsewhere.

Modelling Geochemical Interactions of Bentonite and Cement

4 Apr 2002

Applied Geochemistry has recently published a paper describing the results of a collaboration between Quintessa, the British Geological Survey, and the Japanese Nuclear Cycle Development Institute regarding modelling the geochemical interactions of bentonite and cement.

Borehole disposal of disused sealed sources

26 Mar 2002

Quintessa has been awarded a contract by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation Ltd. (NECSA) to undertake a generic post-closure safety assessment of the borehole disposal concept for disused radioactive sealed sources.

Quality Assurance Registration

19 Mar 2002

Today, Quintessa received notification that it has achieved registration to BS EN ISO 9001 : 2000.

Yucca Mountain Total System PA

15 Mar 2002

The United States is moving closer to selecting a national facility for the underground disposal of highly radioactive materials. US Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham, formally recommended on 14 February 2002 Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the site for the repository to President George Bush.

UK Government Consultation Exercise on Managing Radioactive Waste Safely

8 Mar 2002

In September 2001, the UK Government initiated stage one of a consultation programme on the future of radioactive waste management.

USA Set to Select Deep Disposal Site for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Highly Radioactive Waste

21 Feb 2002

CO₂ FEP Workshop in Rome

8 Feb 2002

The INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) hosted a 'FEP Workshop' in Rome, January 28-29, 2002, on behalf of the EC 'Weyburn' and 'Nascent' projects investigating the feasibility of the geological storage of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion.