Hyatt, N.C., Corkhill, C.L. orcid.org/0000-0002-7488-3219, Stennett, M.C. orcid.org/0000-0002-8363-9103 et al. (3 more authors) (2020) The HADES facility for high activity decommissioning engineering & science: part of the UK national nuclear user facility. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. THERAMIN 2020 conference: thermal treatment of radioactive waste, 04-05 Feb 2020, Manchester, UK. IOP Publishing
Abstract
Research and innovation is key to delivering UK Government's civil nuclear energy policy, in particular to accelerate reduction in the hazard, timescale and cost of legacy decommissioning and geological disposal of radioactive wastes. To address this challenge, a national centre of excellence, the HADES Facility, has been established to support research and innovation in High Activity Decommissioning Engineering & Science, as part of the wider network of UK National Nuclear User Facilities. Herein, we describe the development of this user facility, the current status of its capability, and functional equipment specifications. The unique capabilities of the HADES Facility, in the UK academic landscape, are emphasised, including: handling of weighable quantities of 99Tc and transuranics; quantitative electron probe microanalysis of radioactive materials; hot isostatic pressing of radioactive materials; and laboratory-based X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy. An example case study of the application of the HADES capability is described, involving thermal treatment of a real radioactive ion exchange resin waste to produce a conceptual vitrified waste form.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2020 16:40 |
Last Modified: | 18 May 2020 16:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/1757-899x/818/1/012022 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160894 |
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