Site investigation in support of the repository design of Radiana Site

The UK National Nuclear LaboratoryWindscaleLaboratoryPart of the UK Government Department of Energy and Climate change; Operatedas a “GOGO” but receives no direct funding.700 plus staff on six sites across the UK.Our Vision: To deliver the best nuclear science & technology solutions in theworld.There are three core areas in which we operate as a business:• Waste Management and Decommissioning• Fuel Cycle Solutions• Reactor Operations SupportLarge flexible shielded facility capable ofaccepting a wide range of activematerials, and equipped for all types ofnon-destructive and destructiveexamination.NNL’ Windscale facility is primarilyutilised to support the clean-up ofSellafield site and to undertake PIE forcommercial customers.CentralLaboratorySellafieldNNL’ Springfields facility houses activelaboratories capable of handling uranicmaterials from a laboratory to aproduction scale. The facility alsocontains engineering facilities for largescale testing and analysis developmentprojects.Between them, NNLemployees haveover 10,000 manyearsof nuclearindustry experienceFacilities include high active alpha, beta & gamma cells,plutonium and MOX facilities, active/non active labs, fullscale test facilities and a supporting infrastructure.NNL will utilise the centre for fundamental research andprocess development including decontamination of realplant materials & immobilisation of plant wastes. Otherplanned research includes:HLW vitrificationILW treatmentLLW disposalEffluent TreatmentDecontamination &decommissioningReprocessing & MOXfuel productionPrestonLaboratory