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Projects: Projects for Investigator
Reference Number	RS01011
Title	The 2004 UK radioactive waste inventory
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies) 80%; Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission) 10%; Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Fuel cycle) 10%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 80%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 20%;
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given Poyry Energy Ltd
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	DEFRA
Start Date	01 October 2002
End Date	31 October 2006
Duration	48 months
Total Grant Value	£259,650
Industrial Sectors	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Region	South East
Programme	DEFRA Radioactive Substances RS01
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , Poyry Energy Ltd (100.000%)
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Objectives	Objectives not supplied
Abstract	An inventory of radioactive waste in the UK is compiled periodically for Defra and UK Nirex Ltd to provide up-to-date information essential for: waste management policy, regulation and planning of waste treatment, packaging storage and long term management. This contract also involves software development (in previous inventories, this has been contracted seperatley) The 2004 inventory will be the public record of information on the sources, quantities and properties of radioactive waste intheUK either in store on April 1st 2004 or predicted to arise after that date.
Publications	(none)
Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	16/12/11