Making a case for the safety of a Geological Disposal Facility

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Lucy Bailey is a chartered physicist working for Radioactive Waste Management, and it’s her job to show that a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) will not cause any harm to people or the environment. Geological disposal involves isolating and containing radioactive waste in sealed vaults and tunnels deep underground, between 200 m and 1000 m below …

Finishing line in sight for research students

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Student posters on display

NDA Research Manager Rick Short reflects on a two-day technical conference that brought together 100-plus industry representatives, PhD researchers, academics from the UK and overseas scientists – all committed to shedding new light on some long-standing complexities associated with nuclear decommissioning.

Thousands gathered to share world-wide expertise in waste management

Adrian Simper (NDA), Ana Han (US Department of Energy, Environment Management), Keith Miller (UK National Nuclear Laboratory) commemorate the renewal of Statement of Intent at the 16th Standing Committee Meeting

Adrian Simper, NDA’s Director of Strategy and Technology, conveys the sense of collaborative achievement in nuclear clean-up that was evident at the world’s biggest gathering of global waste management organisations.