This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at https://ari.org.uk/ by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.
Storage of Plutonium
We are interested in improving our understanding of the long-term storage of plutonium. This includes the behaviour of the plutonium, the storage package and the store.
We are also interested in how the operation of our stores (package movement or inspection and store monitoring) could be improved, particularly through the implementation of remotely operated technologies and techniques (robotics). This work is done in close collaboration with Sellafield Ltd.
Contact details
research@nda.gov.uk
Related UKRI Projects
- Compositional and Structural Evolution of Plutonium Dioxide: Underpinning Future Decisions
- Digitalised Autonomous System for Nuclear Waste Sort and Segregation
- Sim-Fuel and Alpha-Active Material Manufacturing and Characterisation Capability
- WACPAC - Efficient packing of decommissioning waste which meets the waste acceptance criteria for disposal
- Deployment of a Muon Tomography System for Nuclear Waste Characterisation