News from 2003

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PRISM Version 2.0 for Foodchain Modelling at the Food Standards Agency Developed

9 Dec 2003

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investing in the development of software to model radionuclide transport in terrestrial foodchains following accidental or planned releases of radioactivity to the atmosphere.

SAFEGROUNDS

3 Nov 2003

The SAFEGROUNDS project, managed by CIRIA is a forum for developing and making available good practice guidance on the management of radioactively and chemically contaminated land on nuclear and defence sites in the UK. It is open to all stakeholders and encourages discussion and feedback on all th…

Best Practicable Environmental Option for LLW at Dounreay

24 Oct 2003

UKAEA Dounreay has recently embarked on a programme of public consultation on options for the long-term management of low-level radioactive waste arising from the restoration of the site with the aim of identifying the 'Best Practicable Environmental Option' (BPEO).

Development of Waste Package Evolution Scenarios

15 Aug 2003

Quintessa has assisted Nirex in developing waste package evolution scenarios for the geological disposal of low-level and intermediate-level wastes, as input to investigating the importance of time-dependency and heterogeneity effects on post-closure repository performance.

AMBER Training Courses

27 Jul 2003

Quintessa provides training courses in the use and application of the compartment modelling software AMBER. Recent training courses have been provided in Lithuania and South Africa involving 15 new AMBER users.

Post-closure safety of SFR

7 Jul 2003

The SFR 1 repository at Forsmark in Sweden is operated by the Swedish Nuclear fuel and Waste Management Company and used for the final disposal of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste produced by the Swedish nuclear power programme, industry, medicine and research.