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Quintessa attends Waste Management Conference

2 Jun 2023

Emma Rhodes and Alan Paulley attended this year's Waste Management Symposia Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Success for Quintessa employee at National Concert Band Festival

25 Apr 2023

As well as being scientists, mathematicians and software developers, several of Quintessa's employees are also keen musicians. Rebecca Newson, clarinet player and Chair of Trinity Concert Band, recently participated in the National Concert Band Festival where the band won the top Platinum award.

Quintessa continues to provide support to the Northern Endurance Partnership

13 Apr 2023

Quintessa has recently supported the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) through independent review of subsurface Early Risk Assessments for the expansion stores beyond Phase 1 at the Endurance store. This work builds on the support that Quintessa provided to the NEP previously, which focussed on…

Application of AMBER to the Disposal of DSRS

10 Mar 2023

The use of narrow diameter boreholes for the disposal of disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS) is being supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Malaysia and Ghana. In Malaysia, preparatory work borehole facility construction is currently in its final stages, and it is expe…

Quintessa introduces updates to the "Subsurface Space" and "Software" sections of the website

27 Jan 2023

Quintessa’s website has been evolving since its inception back in 1999, and we are pleased to announce that we have just launched the latest update to the design and contents of its "Subsurface Space" and "Software" sections.

AMBER reaches its 30th Birthday

26 Jan 2023

It is now 30 years since the first user requirements document was written for the compartment modelling tool, AMBER. The tool has evolved significantly since then! It now allows users to build and visualise 3D dynamic compartment models of contaminants in environmental, biological and engineered sy…

How did Quintessa’s Sports Rating Algorithm Perform for the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

16 Jan 2023

Quintessa mathematicians and scientists enjoy analysing numbers. Over the last few months, Simon Rookyard and Jodie Stone have put Quintessa’s Sports Rating Algorithm to the test, providing predictions for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Now that the competition is complete, it’s time to evaluate the algo…