Published November 1992 | Version v1
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Nirex plans a rock laboratory at Sellafield

Creators

  • 1. United Kingdom Nirex Ltd., Harwell (United Kingdom)

Description

Nirex is planning to construct a rock laboratory half a mile underground at Sellafield as the next stage of its programme to provide a deep disposal facility in the United Kingdom for intermediate-level and some low-level radioactive waste. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Atom (London)
Journal Issue
no.425
Journal Page Range
p. 14-16.
ISSN
0004-7015
CODEN
ATMMAR

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
24059888
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Descriptors DEI
GROUND WATER; INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; ROCK-FLUID INTERACTIONS; SELLAFIELD REPROCESSING PLANT; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE-ROCK INTERACTIONS
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EUROPE; FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MANAGEMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; WATER