First concrete box of radioactive waste safely transferred
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Mike Heaton, Berkeley Site Director, said: 바카라 사이트淟eading the way with this trailblazing, first-of-a-kind work, the team has installed technology which enables remote access to Berkeley바카라 사이트檚 underground waste vaults to safely retrieve, package and treat intermediate level waste.
바카라 사이트淭he new concrete box, that has been developed and used for the first time by Magnox at Berkeley, has been approved by our regulators for disposal. The boxes will be held at Berkeley for interim storage until a national repository becomes available.바카라 사이트�
The remote handling tools and techniques developed ensure our complex decommissioning work is delivered in the safest way possible for our people, while ensuring waste created as a result of electricity generation is successfully retrieved to allow our sites to be used for their next purpose.
Paul Winkle, Magnox Chief Operating Officer, said: 바카라 사이트淚 was delighted to see the team at Berkeley successfully transfer the concrete box to the interim storage facility.聽This required a great team effort from across Magnox with excellent support and cooperation from our suppliers, regulators and colleagues across the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority group. Well done and thank you to everybody who contributed to this pioneering success.바카라 사이트�
David Stollard, Programme Manager for the NDA, said: 바카라 사이트淭his is a significant milestone in our mission to safely and securely decommission our legacy nuclear sites. It was fantastic to see first-hand the culmination of many years of hard work and planning.
바카라 사이트淚t바카라 사이트檚 a collective achievement that the whole team are rightfully proud of and we will be looking to take forward the lessons learned and apply them across our other sites.바카라 사이트�
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