National Nuclear User Facility: Radioactive Waste Disposal and Environmental Remediation (RADER).
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
Abstract
The ability to handle and characterise complex environmental samples which are radioactive lies at the heart of nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management research yet there is a paucity of such facilities in the UK. Central to the study of these materials is the ability to access a range of instruments to allow characterisation of their radiological and environmental characteristics across a wide range of techniques including radiometric, solution and solids analysis. In addition, facilities which allow radioactive sample manipulation under controlled conditions, and radioactive sample preparation for optimal sample analysis are core to enabling high quality research.
In the NNUF2 facility RADER, we will enable environmental radioactivity research by creating a suite of laboratories dedicated to radioactive sample handling and environmental analysis. Notably, the dedicated characterisation instrumentation in RADER will be able to accept materials with a range of radionuclides. This unique facility will allow straightforward access to analyses which are currently unavailable in the UK community for radioactive samples. RADER will also work with other NNUF2 user capabilities to analyse radioactive, environmental samples at the atomic scale (using electron microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy techniques) and to allow e.g. irradiation of samples in the study of the impacts of radiation chemistry on radionuclide speciation and fate. In combination with the RADER capabilities, this will allow seamless analysis of complex environmental samples from the atomic, through the microscopic and bulk structure, essential if we are to build robust mechanistic understanding of radionuclide behaviour in engineered and natural environments to underpin radioactive waste management and environmental remediation research.
RADER will enable environmental radioactivity research from model experimental systems focussed on understanding the fundamental mechanisms of effluent treatment and microbial interactions in high hazard spent nuclear fuel ponds, through contaminated site studies focussed on understanding transport of radionuclides in the shallow sub-surface over decadal timescales, and including work on radionuclide mobility in the subsurface relating to deep geological disposal of higher activity radioactive wastes. It will also enable us to work with authentic, radioactive site materials and samples to further understand long term speciation and fate in engineered and natural environments. The research outputs from this new world class capability will underpin national efforts in radioactive waste disposal and environmental remediation at a critical time.
In the NNUF2 facility RADER, we will enable environmental radioactivity research by creating a suite of laboratories dedicated to radioactive sample handling and environmental analysis. Notably, the dedicated characterisation instrumentation in RADER will be able to accept materials with a range of radionuclides. This unique facility will allow straightforward access to analyses which are currently unavailable in the UK community for radioactive samples. RADER will also work with other NNUF2 user capabilities to analyse radioactive, environmental samples at the atomic scale (using electron microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy techniques) and to allow e.g. irradiation of samples in the study of the impacts of radiation chemistry on radionuclide speciation and fate. In combination with the RADER capabilities, this will allow seamless analysis of complex environmental samples from the atomic, through the microscopic and bulk structure, essential if we are to build robust mechanistic understanding of radionuclide behaviour in engineered and natural environments to underpin radioactive waste management and environmental remediation research.
RADER will enable environmental radioactivity research from model experimental systems focussed on understanding the fundamental mechanisms of effluent treatment and microbial interactions in high hazard spent nuclear fuel ponds, through contaminated site studies focussed on understanding transport of radionuclides in the shallow sub-surface over decadal timescales, and including work on radionuclide mobility in the subsurface relating to deep geological disposal of higher activity radioactive wastes. It will also enable us to work with authentic, radioactive site materials and samples to further understand long term speciation and fate in engineered and natural environments. The research outputs from this new world class capability will underpin national efforts in radioactive waste disposal and environmental remediation at a critical time.
Planned Impact
RADER will provide a state-of-the-art facility for characterising radioactive materials using radiometric and environmental analytical techniques and allowing improved understanding of radionuclide speciation and fate in engineered and natural environments. This will provide immediate benefit to the RADER user community who have had highly restricted environmental analytical capabilities for radioactive samples.
RADER fully aligns with the priorities of the Nuclear Sector Deal, as a critical enabler for reduction in decommissioning costs, and the Clean Growth Grand Challenge, as an enabler of safe, sustainable and low carbon nuclear energy generation.
Users will benefit from the state-of-the-art RADER laboratories and equipment which are designed to handle and analyse radioactive samples relevant to engineered and natural environments. This will enable translational research across academia and industry with input from, and relevance to key stakeholders.
Industry stakeholders will benefit from improved understanding, awareness and capacity to undertake RADER related research activity in the UK community. Examples of impact enabled by RADER include: improvements to effluent treatment plant operations leading to environmental benefit; improvements to management of radioactively contaminated sites for example new technologies to treat mobile contaminants leading to environmental benefit, or new understanding of long term fate of radionuclides enabling optimal site management leading to economic benefit; improved characterisation of nuclear materials leading to improved understanding of nuclear security issues; and new understanding of radionuclide speciation and fate in radioactive waste management underpinning the UKs forward programmes in low, intermediate and high level waste disposal.
RADER fully aligns with the priorities of the Nuclear Sector Deal, as a critical enabler for reduction in decommissioning costs, and the Clean Growth Grand Challenge, as an enabler of safe, sustainable and low carbon nuclear energy generation.
Users will benefit from the state-of-the-art RADER laboratories and equipment which are designed to handle and analyse radioactive samples relevant to engineered and natural environments. This will enable translational research across academia and industry with input from, and relevance to key stakeholders.
Industry stakeholders will benefit from improved understanding, awareness and capacity to undertake RADER related research activity in the UK community. Examples of impact enabled by RADER include: improvements to effluent treatment plant operations leading to environmental benefit; improvements to management of radioactively contaminated sites for example new technologies to treat mobile contaminants leading to environmental benefit, or new understanding of long term fate of radionuclides enabling optimal site management leading to economic benefit; improved characterisation of nuclear materials leading to improved understanding of nuclear security issues; and new understanding of radionuclide speciation and fate in radioactive waste management underpinning the UKs forward programmes in low, intermediate and high level waste disposal.
Publications
Barton D
(2023)
Long-term aqueous contamination of stainless steel in simulant nuclear reprocessing environments
in Journal of Nuclear Materials
Barton DNT
(2023)
Development of a Multi-technique Characterization Portfolio for Stainless Steels Exposed to Magnox Reprocessing Liquors.
in ACS omega
Barton F
(2022)
Impact and control of fouling in radioactive environments
in Progress in Nuclear Energy
Barton F
(2023)
The potential role of biofilms in promoting fouling formation in radioactive discharge pipelines.
in Biofouling
Byrd N
(2023)
Anaerobic biodegradation of citric acid in the presence of Ni and U at alkaline pH; impact on metal fate and speciation
in Environmental Science: Advances
Byrd N
(2021)
Microbial Degradation of Citric Acid in Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal: Impact on Biomineralization Reactions.
in Frontiers in microbiology
Fallon CM
(2023)
Vadose-zone alteration of metaschoepite and ceramic UO2 in Savannah River Site field lysimeters.
in The Science of the total environment
Foster C
(2023)
Investigating the interactions between hydrotalcite and U(IV) nanoparticulates
in Journal of Nuclear Materials
Foster C
(2022)
Hydrotalcite Colloidal Stability and Interactions with Uranium(VI) at Neutral to Alkaline pH.
in Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Ho MS
(2022)
Retention of immobile Se(0) in flow-through aquifer column systems during bioreduction and oxic-remobilization.
in The Science of the total environment
Kuippers G
(2021)
Biomineralization of Uranium-Phosphates Fueled by Microbial Degradation of Isosaccharinic Acid (ISA).
in Environmental science & technology
Mahmoud J
(2022)
Separation of Americium from a Complex Matrix by Solvent Extraction Using CyMe 4 BTPhen in a Room Temperature Ionic Liquid Diluent
in Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange
Mahmoud J
(2022)
Rapid americium separations from complex matrices using commercially available extraction chromatography resins
in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Mahmoud J
(2022)
Rapid separation of americium from complex matrices using solvent impregnated triazine extraction chromatography resins
in Journal of Chromatography A
Neill TS
(2022)
Sorption of Strontium to Uraninite and Uranium(IV)-Silicate Nanoparticles.
in Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Robinson C
(2022)
Bioremediation Options for Nuclear Sites a Review of an Emerging Technology
in Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
Robinson C
(2023)
Phosphate (Bio)mineralization Remediation of 90Sr-Contaminated Groundwaters.
in ACS ES&T water
Ruiz-Lopez S
(2020)
Identification of a Stable Hydrogen-Driven Microbiome in a Highly Radioactive Storage Facility on the Sellafield Site.
in Frontiers in microbiology
Stagg O
(2023)
Incorporation of actinides into iron (oxyhydr)oxides: A long-term environmental barrier to radionuclide migration
in Applied Geochemistry
Stagg O
(2022)
Sulfidation and Reoxidation of U(VI)-Incorporated Goethite: Implications for U Retention during Sub-Surface Redox Cycling.
in Environmental science & technology
Stagg O
(2021)
Fe(II) Induced Reduction of Incorporated U(VI) to U(V) in Goethite.
in Environmental science & technology
Thorpe CL
(2024)
Microbial interactions with phosphorus containing glasses representative of vitrified radioactive waste.
in Journal of hazardous materials
Townsend L
(2022)
Neptunium and Uranium Interactions with Environmentally and Industrially Relevant Iron Minerals
in Minerals
Townsend LT
(2021)
Sulfidation of magnetite with incorporated uranium.
in Chemosphere
Townsend LT
(2021)
Biogenic Sulfidation of U(VI) and Ferrihydrite Mediated by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria at Elevated pH.
in ACS earth & space chemistry
Vettese G
(2023)
In situ (bio)remediation treatment options for U and Sr contaminated land: a comparison of radionuclide retention and remobilisation
in Environmental Science: Advances
White-Pettigrew M
(2024)
Enhanced Strontium Removal through Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation by Indigenous Ureolytic Bacteria
in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
Williamson AJ
(2021)
Biogeochemical Cycling of 99Tc in Alkaline Sediments.
in Environmental science & technology
Description | The award built the NNUF RADER Facility - key findings have been generated across the field of environmental radioactivity. There are over 50 researchers who have used the new facility which was fully opened in Feb 2022. |
Exploitation Route | The lab will support national capability in this area - already we have 16+ new funded researchers from the nuclear industry and UKRI. We are open to new users from the UK community. We have had research projects from DEFRA, NNL and UoSheffield. in 2023/24 we have received funding from NERC, Sellafield Ltd., BBSRC and NNUF Large Grant to undertake environmental radioactivity research to support nuclear decommissioning and disposal. |
Sectors | Energy Environment |
URL | https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/rader |
Description | Work in the RADER space includes collaboration with the nuclear sector - Sellafield and Nuclear Waste Services. The results from RADER analyses are now being presented to these partners and impact from the research work is developing. |
First Year Of Impact | 2020 |
Sector | Energy,Environment |
Impact Types | Societal |
Description | Expert Witnesses (Corkhill, Morris, Livens) all RSO engaged. |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/work/6864/delivering-nuclear-power/ |
Description | Anionic Contaminant Remediation in Effluent Treatment |
Amount | £110,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Chinese Scholarship Council |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | China |
Start | 01/2023 |
End | 12/2027 |
Description | GEOSAFE |
Amount | £5,000,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/Y002539/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2023 |
End | 09/2027 |
Description | LLWR - NERC Studentship |
Amount | £70,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Low Level Waste Repository Ltd |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 04/2021 |
Description | Lectureship in Radionuclide Biogeochemistry |
Amount | £1,000,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2024 |
Description | NDA Bursary In situ Disposal |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2017 |
End | 04/2021 |
Description | NDA Bursary Novel investigation techniques for radioactive discharge pipelines |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2018 |
End | 04/2022 |
Description | NDA Bursary Scheme |
Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2023 |
End | 10/2028 |
Description | NERC Responsive Mode |
Amount | £650,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | Optical Imaging of Uranium Biotransformations by Microorganisms (OPTIUM) NE/R011230/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 05/2018 |
End | 06/2021 |
Description | NNL Effluent Centre of Expertise Fellowship |
Amount | £800,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2021 |
End | 03/2022 |
Description | NNL Studentship Bursary |
Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2023 |
End | 10/2028 |
Description | NNUF RADIA Large Grant |
Amount | £140,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2023 |
End | 02/2024 |
Description | RWM RSO |
Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2021 |
End | 09/2025 |
Description | RWM RSO PhD Bentonite |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2021 |
End | 12/2025 |
Description | Radioactive Waste Biogeochemistry Project |
Amount | £130,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2022 |
End | 09/2026 |
Description | Radioactive Waste Management Research Support Office |
Amount | £2,500,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Government of the UK |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2020 |
End | 12/2024 |
Description | Research Fellow in Environmental Radioactivity |
Amount | £180,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2021 |
End | 09/2024 |
Description | Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow - Clare Thorpe |
Amount | £600,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2023 |
End | 08/2028 |
Description | STFC, Diamond Light Source. University of Manchester Nuclear Environment and Waste Block Allocation Grant 2. |
Amount | £900,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2017 |
End | 01/2021 |
Description | Sellafield Ltd. Effluent Treatment PhD |
Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Sellafield Ltd |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2020 |
End | 09/2024 |
Description | Sellafield Ltd. PhD on Colloids in Effluent Treatment |
Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Sellafield Ltd |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2018 |
End | 04/2022 |
Description | Sellafield Ltd. PhD on Iron Oxide Chemistry and Radionuclide fate in Effluent Treatment |
Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Sellafield Ltd |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2018 |
End | 04/2022 |
Description | University of Manchester and Sellafield Ltd. Effluent and Decontamination Centre of Expertise |
Amount | £500,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Sellafield Ltd |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2024 |
End | 01/2029 |
Description | Academic Exchange with the University of Sheffield |
Organisation | University of Sheffield |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Academic exchange on radioactive waste disposal research. |
Collaborator Contribution | Academic collaboration, planning, research data acquisition, synthesis and analysis |
Impact | Research data, draft research manuscript, research presentations. |
Start Year | 2022 |
Description | JAEA Fellowship Visit on nuclear waste |
Organisation | Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) |
Country | Japan |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Meeting with JAEA at UoM, refinement of research fellowship, support to 12 month research visit from JAEA staff member to RADER labs. |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise on nuclear waste management, NNUF RADER and other NNUF facilities |
Impact | Application to UoM for visiting fellowship funded by JAEA |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | NNL Funded Researchers within the RADER Lab Suite |
Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Knowldge an know how around the environmental radioactivity portfolio of NNL Access to RADER Labs Supervision of projects |
Collaborator Contribution | Funding, Supervision of projects, Access to samples |
Impact | Research on SLPS algae Research on SLPS uranium and transuranic behaviour in colloids. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Funding for RADER Researchers |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Researchers in RADER funded through NDA - JB, MWP, FB |
Collaborator Contribution | Funding, industrial exchange, sample access, facilities access (Diamond Light Source, Clemson University South Carolina) |
Impact | Research on radioactively contaminated land and radioactive pipeline scale. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Nuclear Waste Services Funding for NNUF RADER Researchers |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Department | Radioactive Waste Management |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Access for RWM funded projects to RADER facility and expertise from staff to support research projects funded by RWM into the RADER labs. Access to samples from RWM Access to supervision from RWM staff |
Collaborator Contribution | Sheffield - hosting CT EPSRC Fellow Manchester - Hosting CI RWM funded studentship Manchester - Hosting MR RWM funded studentship Manchester - Hosting TN RWM funded fellow Manchester - Hosting DNLEU studentship |
Impact | Sheffield - research on microbial glass degradation Manchester - Project on aged concrete and radionuclide sorption behaviour Manchester - Project on bentonite steel and microbial impacts Manchester - project on environmental radiochemistry Manchester - Project on phosphate cements and geological disposal |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Relationship with RWM Research Support Office |
Organisation | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority NDA |
Department | Radioactive Waste Management |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | The University of Manchester and University of Sheffield host the RWM Research Support Office. The NNUF RADER Labs were developed to support work with low level radioactive samples relevant to nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste disposal. The labs are seeing investment from RWM into competitively tendered research projects including 3 new PhD projects in 2021. RWM wrote a LoS for the NNUF Rader Facility, and we are realising investment from RWM in competitive processes to support the lab use. |
Collaborator Contribution | The RWM RSO is a collaboration between RWM and UoManchester and UoSheffield to deliver underpinning research to support implementation of the UKs geological disposal facility for higher activity radioactive waste. The RADER Labs were founded on support from RWM (and others) and we are now realising research investment from RWM from competitive tender processes to support PhDs. We note we are co-funding some PhDs with UKRI funding, and RWM is fully supporting some PhDs. |
Impact | No outputs as yet. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Sellafield Biomass Characterisation Capability |
Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Platform for biomass characterisation with staffing at UoM to support biomass characterisation needs for Sellafield. |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration and discussion on characterisation needs, sample preparation and transport, funding |
Impact | Funded late 2023, publications developing. |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | Sellafield Biomass Characterisation Capability |
Organisation | Sellafield Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Platform for biomass characterisation with staffing at UoM to support biomass characterisation needs for Sellafield. |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration and discussion on characterisation needs, sample preparation and transport, funding |
Impact | Funded late 2023, publications developing. |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | Sellafield Effluent and Decontamination Centre of Expertise |
Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | SEDCOE is discussing, refining, prioritising and funding research associated with E&D at Sellafield, the UK's largest nuclear site. |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative engagement, funding, secondments |
Impact | Multi-disciplinary - contract signed in Feb 2024 |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | Sellafield Effluent and Decontamination Centre of Expertise |
Organisation | Sellafield Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | SEDCOE is discussing, refining, prioritising and funding research associated with E&D at Sellafield, the UK's largest nuclear site. |
Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative engagement, funding, secondments |
Impact | Multi-disciplinary - contract signed in Feb 2024 |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | Sellafield Effluents Centre of Expertise |
Organisation | Sellafield Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The UoM Sellafield Centre of Expertise has been operational since 2014, and Sellafield provided a LoS for the NNUF RADER facility. Since starting the NNUF RADER investment, we have received funding from Sellafield Ltd. over 200,000 to support a research fellow and 3 PhD students. The NNUF RADER labs added significant support to the facilities at UoM and were beneficial in developing a case with Sellafield Ltd. for joint PhD studentships between UKRO EPSRC GREEN CDT and Sellafield Ltd. |
Collaborator Contribution | Sellafield and NNL are engaged with UoM in the Effluent Centre of Expertise. They have shared extensive on-site knowledge of the effluent treatment at Sellafield, have provided samples, have allowed placements at Sellafield and have adapted techniques developed within the ECOE to their industrial processes. The exchange forms the basis of a REF Impact Case Study, and NERC have asked us to develop it into a cross council impact case study for BEIS and NERC. |
Impact | Since RADER was initiated two papers been published that have used RADER analyses (they only became available since Jan 2021). Several Effluent CoE projects are using RADER equipment day in, day out. |
Start Year | 2014 |
Description | Sellafield Ltd. Effluents Team - Funding for Researchers in NNUF RADER |
Organisation | Sellafield Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | RADER Labs and expertise from academic supervision |
Collaborator Contribution | Beamtime at Diamond Light Source Supervision by NNL Samples |
Impact | Research on the Sellafield Legacy Ponds and Silos Complex EARP Plant Research SIXEP Research REF Impact Case 2021 |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Working with NNL in RADER |
Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Collaboration with NNL on effluent treatment. Access to RADER supported through NNUF management grant with staffing supported by NNL. Collaborative academic research. Enhancement via analysis of Tc samples on DLS. |
Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual collaboration, staffing support. |
Impact | Research data relevant to effluent management. |
Start Year | 2023 |
Description | Engagement with NNUF Symposium |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | NNUF Annual Symposium, RADER Labs Intriduced to NNUF Community |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Lab Tours In Person NUVIA |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Lab tour of facilities - NUVIA have followed on with further requests for information regarding funding. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | NNUF RADER participation in NNUF Kick off event |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | RADER attended the NNUF kick off event, and partook in a show and tell about the new facilities. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Participation in Diamond Light Source NNUF AMB Event - RADER Labs Highlighted. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Launch Event for NNUF DLS AMB, KM invited speaker discussed RADER lab suite. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | RADER Engagement in UK Fission R&D Catalog |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | NNUF Brochure Opportunities for Industry curated by NNUF staff. https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/ |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/ |
Description | Schhol vist (Rochdale, Halifax) to discuss radioactive waste management |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Talk about nuclear Practical on Hydrolysis of metal ions & cement Practical on everyday radioactivity |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023,2024 |
Description | Schools (Halifax) visit to UoM and RADWASTE labs to talk about radioactive waste and do an experiment and have a tour of UoManchester |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Schools exercise with EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow and 6th Form students - coach and lunch funded by NWS RSO, lab tour funded by GEOSAFE. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |