Join our Decommissioning & Waste Management Group Meeting for a special Graphite event!
This event is being organised jointly by Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd and the Nuclear Industry Association to engage with the supply chain and other organisations to foster innovation in the management of graphite. The event is one of three such events dedicated to that purpose.
Whilst a baseline of deep geological disposal is well established for England and Wales, a facility will not be available for reactor wastes until at least the 2050s. Opportunities to sustainably manage irradiated graphite to avoid prolonged and potentially expensive interim storage are being investigated. Nearly 100,000Te of this material from more than 40 reactors will need to be managed in the UK over the next century and innovation is encouraged to meet key challenges related to this material, particularly the presence of long-lived radionuclides (e.g. C-14, Cl-36). UK irradiated graphite represents more than a third of the world total so there is an opportunity for UK to play a key role in emergent technologies.
Contributions are also sought that are relevant to management of graphite that may be utilised in future reactor designs to minimise the potential for large amounts of legacy material being generated in the decades to come.
Topics will include:
- Novel graphite retrieval methods from inside reactors,
- Waste volume reduction (thermal, chemical and physical),
- Separation and potential re-use of radionuclides in radiopharmaceuticals, agriculture, batteries, etc.
- Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage.
See the draft agenda below!
PYOW Dinner
Date: Tuesday 29 April 2025
Venue: Cinnamon Lounge, Warrington
Time: 18:30 – 22:00 (dinner served at 19:30)
Drinks Hour sponsored by Krantz: 18:30 – 19:30
Price: £42.50pp (inc. VAT, drinks allowance, service charge)
Details on how to pay to follow.
If you have any dietary requirements, please let Ella know!
If you have already registered but would like to attend the dinner, please email Ella at [email protected] to be added. Details on the dinner to come.
Please register your interest below.
Hutchinson Engineering Tour – if you would like to attend the tour, please email me with the following details: Full name, company name, email address, shoe size (UK) TOUR
Date: Tuesday 29 April 2025
Venue: Hutchinson Engineering Ltd, Everite Rd, Widnes WA8 8PT
Time: 11:00 – 14:00 including lunch
Requirements: Full PPE is required by all attendees. This will be provided by the hosts. If you would like to bring your own PPE, please let me know. You will need: safety shoes, saftey glasses, and ear defenders. High vis will be provided.
Details: The full site tour will include unit 1, the overhead crane production line, the renewables factory (manufacturing wind turbine towers), unit 2 which covers parts supply (house machine shop), unit 2 fabrication shop which includes manufacture of access platforms, davit cranes, bogies and other specialized material handling equipment. We will also visit painting and coating, assembly, and inspection.
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