The TRANSCEND University Consortium: integrated waste management

Timothy Hunter, Phoebe Allan, Claire Corkhill, Fred Currell, Michael Fairweather, Robert Harrison, Joseph Hartley, Joe Hriljac, Andrea Kozlowski, Merve Kuman, Laura Leay, Lee Mortimer, Antony Nearchou, Brian O'Driscoll, Daniel Parkes, James Reed, Gurpreet Singh, Bisrat Wolde, Tamás Zagyva

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Abstract

TRANSCEND (Transformative Science and Engineering for Nuclear Decommissioning) is a collaborative research consortium comprising 11 universities and 8 industry partners. The £9.4 million research program, funded primarily by the Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPSRC) Research Council of the UK, incorporates >40 projects in total, which will address some of the key challenges within the areas of nuclear decommissioning and waste management; including mobilization, processing, packaging, storage, transport and final disposal. This paper will outline a summary of the current progress and impact of Theme 1 - Integrated Waste Management. This theme focuses on underpinning science and engineering in areas of relevance to hazard reduction and decommissioning, where the three key work package objectives are: (1) New materials and methods for effluent decontamination; (2) Modelling and experiments for understanding pond and silo sludge/slurry behavior; (3) Innovative wasteform materials. In total, this theme has 15 different projects, delivered through both postdoctoral and PhD researchers, all with specific industry supervision from our partners, led by the NNL. The following provides a review of the project summaries to date, and their critical impact.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1-14
Number of pages14
Publication statusPublished - 10 Mar 2022
Event2022 Waste Management Symposium - Phoenix, United States
Duration: 6 Mar 202210 Mar 2022

Conference

Conference2022 Waste Management Symposium
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhoenix
Period6/03/2210/03/22

Keywords

  • waste management
  • hazard reduction
  • decommissioning

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