Solutions for Disposal of Intermediate Level Waste in the UK - 16693

GNS mbH is a competence centre owned by of the German utilities and tasked with the management of spent fuel and nuclear waste of all activity levels arising from operation and decommissioning of the commercial German nuclear power plants. Waste management products and methods developed by GNS over the past decades are at present the standard solutions for their respective tasks in Germany. While regulatory environments in the nuclear industry vary strongly from country to country thus limiting the one-to-one portability of such established solutions, GNS has managed to offer its services abroad, with continuously growing success. Challenges and first results of GNS' activities in the UK are the subject of this paper. Content: GNS in Germany and UK; Ion Exchange Resin at Sizewell-B; Drying of wet Intermediate Level Waste at Bradwell NPP; Lessons Learnt in the UK; New Technology Optimised for UK waste