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Transmutation of long-lived waste in fast and thermal spectrum reactors
Actinide management is a mission with potential significant societal benefits, initiating the consumption of nuclear waste in the medium-term and providing assurance of nuclear fuel availability in the long-term..... More

Decommissioning of the secondary containment of the SGHWR at UKAEA, Winfrith
The Winfrith SGHWR was a prototype nuclear power plant operated for 23 years by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) until 1990 when it was shut down permanently.... More

Provision of a Sludge Conditioning & Handling Plant at UKAEA, Winfrith
The decommissioning of the former Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Winfrith in Dorset is being carried out by the nuclear site licence holder United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) ... More

Decommissioning Contracts: "Getting more for less" - the role of incentives-based Contracts 
A fundamental aspect of the UK Programme of Decommissioning and Waste Management is the desire of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to achieve more for less.... More

Assessment of core damage frequencies for inact circuit faults on a PWR plant
Low frequency intact circuit fault sequences (generally sequences involving reactor protection
system failures) can be an important contributor to the overall risk of core damage on a Pressurised
Water Reactor (PWR)... More

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