NETWORK: A Multidisciplinary Network for Immobilisation of Radioactive Waste

Completed

Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Other nuclear fission)

Basic and strategic applied research

PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy

Dr JW Roberts
Dalton Nuclear Institute
University of Manchester

Standard

EPSRC

01 December 2003

30 November 2006

36 months

£60,663

Energy

North West

Electrical Engineering Responsive -- Process Environment and Sustainability

Dr JW Roberts, Dalton Nuclear Institute, University of Manchester

Dr N Hyatt, University of Sheffield

The immobilisation and disposal of current and future nuclear waste material is essential both to ensure public safety and to maintain the option of future nuclear energy generation. The aim of this network proposal is to provide a forum for all stakeholders - academic and industrial research goups, government agencies and industry regulators - to foster an integrated approach to nuclear waste management through improved communication and new collaborative research programmes. These organisations cover a broad range of disciplines that the network will bring together to the benefit of the stakeholders and the public. In addition, the proposed network will seek to improve public awareness in this area through educational workshops and informed media coverage

01/01/07