UK Nuclear Fission R&D Catalogue: Facilities, Equipment and Capabilities

FIRST EDITION- AUGUST 2021

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I’m delighted with the response by UK organisations in support of this request from BEIS to showcase UK fission R&D facilities.

The production of this catalogue follows a catalogue to give an overview of UK nuclear recommendation from the Nuclear Innovation fission R&D facilities, equipment and Research Advisory Board (NIRAB), that and capabilities. the UK government through the department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy It is hoped that this catalogue will be of use (BEIS), should commission the production of to small and large companies, government a catalogue of the UK civil nuclear research departments, laboratories and academic facilities and capabilities. institutes alike to better inform projects, programmes and investment decisions NIRAB recommended to include clear regarding the potential for collaboration and precise access arrangements (where and shared use of facilities and expertise. applicable) for both academic and industrial users. This catalogue responds to this bringing I hope that you find this catalogue as useful together and building on existing information as I have, to understand the breadth of about UK nuclear fission R&D facilities. It equipment and capabilities we have in the UK, aims to provide a comprehensive list of all or maybe you are looking for a very specific equipment and capabilities, updated contacts capability to support your research. Whatever for users and access requirements. has brought you to this catalogue, I have confidence you will find it useful. The information in these pages has been provided by the organisations listed, NIRO have complied these submissions into the

Dan Mathers Executive Director Nuclear Innovation and Research Office (NIRO)

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Locations Overview

The page opposite illustrates how the Facilities, Equipment and Capabilities are spread out across the UK demonstrating how nuclear fission R&D is being undertaken across the length and breadth of our shores. This catalogue is presented with all the industrial facilities first in alphabetical order of company and then academic facilities also in alphabetical order.

The following contents pages will help direct you if you are looking for something specific or feel free to browse through the whole catalogue. Do enjoy using the catalogue and we look forward to working with the contributors to update and further show case our excellent nuclear fission R&D Facilities, Equipment and Capabilities.

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INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

Industrial Facilities Cavendish Nuclear Cavendish Nuclear Cavendish Nuclear Cavendish Nuclear Nuclear Advanced Nuclear Advanced Nuclear Advanced Nuclear Advanced Nuclear Advanced Field Services Greeson Court Laboratories Greeson Court Laboratories Metrology Manufacturing Research Manufacturing Research Manufacturing Research Manufacturing Research Manufacturing Research Environmental Analytical Internal Dosimetry Analysis Centre Centre Centre Centre Centre Services & Berkeley ADS Anchor Technology - Controls Anchor Technology - Digital Anchor Technology - Joining Anchor Technology - Machining Anchor Technology - & Instrumentation Environment Technologies Technologies Modularisation

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Computational Engineering Computational Chemistry Diamond Light Source Health and Safety Executive Jacobs Clean Energy Nuclear Advanced UK National Ion Beam Centre National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory Group Group Diamond Active Materials Science and Research Centre Active Metalography Lab Manufacturing Research Surrey Ion Beam Centre Active Handling Facility Cementitious Powder Decision Science and Statistics Code_Saturne / ChapSIM / DL_Software molecular Laboratory Centre Laboratories Capability neutronics modelling simulation suite Anchor Technology - Simulation & Verification

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Jacobs Clean Energy Jacobs Clean Energy Jacobs Clean Energy Jacobs Clean Energy Jacobs Clean Energy National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory Analytical Chemistry Lab Co-60 Gamma Irradiation Fracture Testing Laboratory Harwell Corrosion Laboratories High Temperature Facility Electron Optics Capability Environmental Chemistry Fuel Post Irradiation Graphite Technology and Post Hot Robotics Facility Facility Laboratory Examination Laboratory Irradiation Examination

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Jacobs Clean Energy Jacobs Clean Energy Jacobs Clean Energy National College for Nuclear Nuclear Advanced National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory Manufacturing Research High Temperature Water Inspection Validation Mechanical Materials Human Factors and Security Inactive Laboratory Materials and Corrosion Measurement & Analysis: Measurement & Analysis Centre Corrosion Lab Centre (IVC) Test Lab Instrumentation and In-situ Laboratory Anchor Technology - Analysis Additive manufacturin 8 9 Contents Contents

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National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory Bangor University Bangor University University of Birmingham University of Birmingham University of Bristol Mobile Endoscope Capability Modelling and Simulation Nuclear & Reactor Physics Plant Inspection and Post Irradiation Examination of Simultaneous Thermal Analysis Vertical tube furnace STF High Flux Accelerator-Driven Scanditronix MC40 Cyclotron Active Nano Mapping Facility Capability Modelling Capability Intervention Capability Civil Nuclear Fuel 16/180, Carbolite Gero Neutron Facility Facility

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National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory University of Bristol University of Bristol University of Bristol University of Bristol University of Bristol Robotics Separation Science & Special Shielding and Criticality Uranium Manufacturing Waste Processing Services Hot Robotics Bristol Facility Interface Analysis Centre Seismic testing facilities - Solid Mechanics Research Ultrasonics and Non-destructive Nuclear Material Team Modelling and Assessment Laboratory capability EQUALS and SoFSI Group - Creep and Residual Testing Group Capability Stress labs

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Rutherford Appleton Sheffield Forgemasters Sheffield Forgemasters UKAEA UKAEA - RACE (Remote University of Cambridge The University of Edinburgh Imperial College London Lancaster University Lancaster University Laboratory Casting and Forging solutions Research, Design and Materials Research Facility Applications in Challenging Pyrochemical Research Multiple/custom construction ADRIANA (Advanced Digital Lancaster Accelerator Mass Environments) Radiological NMR facilities ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Technology Capabilities Laboratory Radiometric Instrumentation for Spectrometer Hot Robotics Facility Applied Nuclear Activities)

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ACADEMIC FACILITIES

UKAEA/CCFE (Culham Centre Ultra Academic Facilities Bangor University Bangor University Lancaster University Lancaster University The University of Manchester The University of Manchester The University of Manchester for Fusion Energy) Advanced Nuclear High temperature horizontal High temperature vacuum UTGARD (U/Th/Beta-Gamma UTGARD (U/Th/Beta-Gamma & The University of Edinburgh Dalton Cumbrian Facility RADER (RADioactive waste ADRIANA (Advanced Digital Instrumentation Manufacture tube furnace furnace Active process chemistry R&D Active process chemistry R&D Molten Salts in Nuclear management and Environmental Radiometric Instrumentation for & Test Facility facilities) Phase I facilities) Phase II Technology Laboratory Remediation) Applied Nuclear Activities) 10 11 Contents

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The University of Manchester Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University Robotics for Extreme Hidex gamma counter Packard Cobra gamma counter Tricarb 2910 Perkin elmer Tricarb 5110 TR Perkin Elmer Environments Lab

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Industrial Facilties

University of Oxford The University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde A suite of analytical and HADES (High Activity NNUF-EXACT (Next Generation Advanced Forming Research Advanced Forming Research mechanical testing facilities Decommissioning Engineering Accelerated Characterisation Centre (AFRC) Mechanical Centre (AFRC) Residual Stress Science) Technologies) Testing Lab Lab

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University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Materials Research Centre for Ultrasonic Industrial Informatics Cluster PANAMA (Plasma Accelerators Research Laboratory Laboratory Engineering for Nuclear Applications and Materials Analysis)

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University of Strathclyde University of Surrey University of Surrey SCAPA (Scottish Centre for the & University of York Multi-Laser Raman (Renishaw), Application of Plasma-based Theoretical methods and codes TRLFS (Edinburgh Instruments), Accelerators) for nuclear fission Tandem LIBS/LA-ICPMS (Applied Spectra)

1 BACK TO CONTENTS 12 • Particulate) • concerning gaseousdischargestotheenvironment. nuclear facilities,helpingplantoperatorstomeettheirlegalobligations gained overmorethan40yearsofcloseassociationwithmajorlicensed Cavendish Nuclearfieldservicesoffers expertiseingaseousfiltertechnology • • • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation spectroscopy ofsampleresults filters andbedsinthefieldincludingmobile LaboratorybasedGamma Manufacture ofradioactivemethyliodidesourcesfortestingcarbon High Efficiency ParticulateAir(HEPA) filtertestingusingDOP(DispersedOil Supply andefficiencytestingofnucleargradebulkcarbonforfilters calibration andrecertification Nuclear fueltransportflask,leaktestingequipmentmaintenance, and beds Testing, repairandcalibrationofHalidedetectors Cleaning andtestingofsinteredmetalcandlefilters including commissioningtesting Local ExhaustVentilation (LEV)systemefficiency testingandsurvey Provision ofradiologicalcharacterisationandassaywork replacement ofHEPA systemfilters Theory andpracticaltrainingcoursesinthecare, installation and

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GC-MS: ThermoTrace 1300+ISQ7000 Ion Chromatograph:Dionex ICS3000, MetrohmICVario Two ICP-Optical EmissionSpectrometer:Varian Vista-Pro ICP-MS: PerkinElmer Sciex ElanDRCII,PerkinElmer NexION 350D Spectrometer, OcteteAlphaSpectrometer Alpha Spectrometers:7200DualSpectrometer, 7404QuadAlpha ULB, IGP-1510 (LEPS) GX7522-7500-SL (LEPS),GL2020-7915.30SGCW10023/S-7500SL-RDC-6- GEM-FX-7025-S, GC7521-7500SL,GC7520-7500SL,GC9021-7500SL-RDC-LB, Gamma Spectrometers:GEM-30195-PLUS, GEM65210-P, GEM-90200P-S, Alpha scintillationcounters:x40Harwell6000electronicsZnSdetector LB4100, CanberraLB4200 Gas flowProportionalCounters: Tennelec LB5100, Tennelec LB4100, Canberra Quantulus, PerkinElmer 1220Quantulus,Packard 2750TR/SL 2200 Tri-Carb, Packard 2250Tri-Carb, Packard 2750Tri-Carb, LKB1220 Liquid ScintillationCounters:LKB1217RackBeta x2,1219SMRackBeta, Packard 01946 551779 [email protected] George Phillips Westlakes SciencePark, Whitehaven,Cumbria Location Greeson CourtLaboratories EnvironmentalAnalyticalServices Facility Cavendish Nuclear Organisation Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 14 See CavendishNuclearWebsite Cavendish NuclearWebsite 01946 551800-GreesonCourtReception [email protected] Janice Stamper -BioassayTeam Leader George Phillips-OperationsManager Enquiries aboutourservicescanbemadevia: member oftheEuropeanRadiation DosimetryGroup(EURADOS). Emergency PreparednessandPublicInformationRegulations) andisaworking approved forIRR17(IonisingRadiation Regulations 2017),REPPIR(Radiation Service (CDRS).TheADSisaleadingprovidertotheUKnuclearindustry, is assessment Service(PDS)andaCo-ordinationCentralDoseRecords The Berkeley ApprovedDosimetryService(ADS)includesaPersonal Dosimetry the eventofanemergency. urine, faecal,humantissue, noseblow)andhave24hourcalloutavailabilityin Executive (HSE)ApprovedDosimetryforinternalanalysis(H3,Pu,Am,U, Sr90in Technology Park nearWhitehaveninCumbria,providesanHealthandSafety Cavendish Nuclear’s facilityatGreesonCourtontheWestlakes Scienceand External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

Beta/Gamma Other Alpha Uranium Alpha handle radioactivesamplesuptothefollowingsingle-samplelimits: The laboratoryisprimarilyalow-levelfacility, butisorganisedtobeable Carbon-14 /tritium ICP-MS: PerkinElmer Sciex ElanDRCII,PerkinElmer NexION 350D Spectrometer, OcteteAlphaSpectrometer Alpha Spectrometers:7200DualSpectrometer, 7404QuadAlpha Alpha scintillationcounters:x40Harwell6000electronicsZnSdetector 01946 551779 [email protected] George Phillips Greeson Court: Westlakes SciencePark, Whitehaven,Cumbria&Berkeley Location Greeson CourtLaboratories InternalDosimetryAnalysis&Berkeley ADS Facility Cavendish Nuclear Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) ADS Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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UKAS website. should bereferencedfromtheScheduleofAccreditation, publishedonthe current accreditationstatusofthoseservicesandthecapabilitiesineacharea For thoseserviceslabelledwithaUKAS laboratorynumber, detailsofthe detailed below. The calibrationandtestingservicesundertaken attheBerkeley laboratoryare requirements oftheIonisingRadiations Regulations 2017. Portable Radiation ProtectionInstrumentstosupportcustomersinmeetingthe a fullrangeofrepair, maintenance, andcalibrationtestingservicesfor The MetrologydepartmentisaspecialistteambasedatBerkeley whichdelivers types ofradiometric,radiologicalandradiationprotectioninstrumentation. Cavendish Nuclearprovideacomprehensivehighqualitysupportserviceforall External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation [email protected] GL13 9FB Building A12,GloucestershireScience&Technology Park, Berkeley, Location Metrology Facility Cavendish Nuclear Organisation boards Criticality IncidentDetectionAlarmSystem Testing Service Tritium-in-air monitors sources Surface emissionratesfromplaquereference Surface contaminationmonitors Portable andsemi-portablegammamonitors Particulate activity-in-airmonitors Neutron monitors Environmental monitors Electronic personaldosimeters Air samplers Calibration Service Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 16 Scarf: https://www.scarf.rl.ac.uk/ aspx Scafell Pike: https://www.hartree.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Our-systems-and-platforms. Cirrus: https://www.cirrus.ac.uk/ Archer2: https://www.archer2.ac.uk as wellthecouplingofsoftwarewithdifferentphysics. We regularlyoffertrainingintheuseofCode_SaturneonHPCfacilities, experiments andfacilities. role inthenumericalmodellingsupportofdesignandsafety examine thephenomenaofinterest.We wishtohighlighttheimportanceof such asArcher2,Cirrus,Scarf, ScafellPike, etctoenableus tothoroughly Water-Cooled Reactors. We use HighPerformance Computing(HPC)facilities Sodium CooledFastReactors andPressurisedWater Reactors andSupercritical reactors modelledinclude:Advanced GasReactors, MoltenSaltFastReactors, dynamics, thermalhydraulics,conjugateheattransferandneutronics.The occurring innuclearfissionreactors.Thephysicsconsideredincludefluid The numericalsimulationtoolsareusedmodelmulti-physicsphenomena their useofHPC. We currentlyparticipatein the BEISNuclearInnovationProgrammeandsupport visualisation tools-ParaView; codecoupling-MUI. Training intheuseof:thermalfluiddynamicsoftware-Code_Saturne; include userapplicationsandsoftwaredevelopmentforspecificphysics. Collaborative R&D projectswith academicandindustrialpartners.Thiscan preparation ofneutroncross-sections. Monte CarloneutrontransportsolverssuchasSerpentandOpenMCforthe External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

• The softwareweuseforsimulationsofnuclearreactortechnologyinclude: reactions. salt eutecticscomprisingfuelandcarriersaltsthatareheatedbyneutronic Coupled numericalmodellingofpressurizedwaterreactorsandmolten • • • Dave [email protected] Daresbury Laboratory, Cheshire, WA4 4AD Location Code_Saturne /ChapSIMneutronicsmodelling Facility Scientific ComputingDepartment, STFC, UKRI Computational EngineeringGroup, ComputationalScienceandEngineering, Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Code_Saturne, EDF, France(https://www.code-saturne.org/cms/) Serpent, VTT, Finland(http://montecarlo.vtt.fi/) MUI, STFC andBrownUniversity(https://github.com/MxUI/MUI) OpenMC, MIT, USA (openmc.org)

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reactors. be appliedforunderstandingandselectionofmaterialswithinfissionfusion of usednuclearfuelanddecommissionedplutonium.Thesametechniquescan better wasteformsforthesafeencapsulationandretentionongeologicalscales glasses, ceramicsandmetalshasbeendevelopedtounderstandwhatdefines amorphisation andstressinducedcrackpropagation.Expertiseofmodelling the evolutionofpropertiessuchasradiationhardness,healing,segregation, composition underdifferentirradiationdosagesallowsfortheinvestigationof due totoxicity orveryexpensive. Virtualtestingofsampleswithvariedchemical behaviour ofmaterialsonanatomicscalewhereexperiments areeitherdifficult www.ccp5.ac.uk/software). Materialsmodellingallowsforthestudyof MESO). Acompletelistofsoftwareandtheircapabilitiescanbefoundathttps:// The suiteofmolecularsimulationpackages (e.g. DL_POLY, DL_MONTE,DL_ academic, governmentandprivateorganisations. available toUKacademics.However, bespoke projectscanbedeveloped with Software ismostlyavailablewithouttheneedforaspecificlicenceandfreely External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation encapsulated fuelcells). and (iv)DFTwithsemi-classicalmethodsfornuclearinducedoxidation (zircon - thermodynamicstability, (iii)KineticMonteCarlo-damagerecoveryrates induced andhigh-energyAlpha-particlesdamageinmetals,(ii)MonteCarlo Possible applicationsare(i)Moleculardynamicsandanalysisincludinglaser include fuelmaterials,metals,radioactivewaste, ceramics and polymers. Most classesofmaterialscanbemodelledirrespectivetheiractivityand simulation cell.Advice canbeobtainedfromthecontact. university cluster. Theamountofresourcesrequireddependsonthesize The DLsoftwarenormallyrequiresaccesstoalinuxcomputersuchas John [email protected] 01925603785 Ilian Todorov [email protected] 01925603681 The softwareisavailablefortheusertoexploit attheirowninstitution Location DL Softwaremolecularsimulationsuite(modelling) Facility Scientific ComputingDepartment, STFC, UKRI Computational ChemistryGroup, ComputationalScienceandEngineering, Organisation Available/ unused Equipment Qualification Aerospace Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 18 • Academic users research, wherevertheuserisbased. Diamond donotchargefacilityaccessfeesforpeer-reviewedacademic users ifrequired(dependingontheexact natureoftheexperiment). N.B. Diamondstaffcanrunsomelowactivity experiments onbehalfof external controlled environmentsattemperaturesuptoleast800 will befittedwithaninfra-redfurnacetoenabletestingofactivematerialunder Bespoke cellsarebeingprocuredtocontainsamplesgointheI12rig,which biomaterials andpolymerstohigh-strengthengineeringalloys.) and imaging(toaccommodatethebroadestrangeofrequirements,fromsoft cyclic capability. Thesewillhavea10kNcapacityfortime-resolvedtomography Beamline I12andDIADarebuildingloadingrigswithtension,compression characterised andasecurestorage. range ofactivematerials,plusacountingroomformaterialstobe The newbuildingwillhavebothwetanddrylaboratoriesforhandlingawide construction materialsfornuclearenergyfacilitiestowastemanagement. improve thecapabilitiesforresearchersrangingfromthoseinvolvedin However theconstructionofanewActive MaterialsLaboratory willsignificantly Diamond alreadyoffersanalyticalinstrumentsforactivematerialsresearch.

Diamond’s • • for UKRIfunding: organisations thatareeligibletoapply Users fromUK-based HigherEducationInstitutions(HEIs)andother • Industrial users https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/diamond-active-materials-laboratory) • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility programme onthesynchrotron,youshouldapplyasusualvia For useoftheActive Materials Laboratory aspartofanexperimental submitting yourexperimental riskassessment Diamond useroffice, andmentionuseoftheActive MaterialsLab when To applyforstandalone useoftheActive MaterialsLaboratory, pleaseuse who haveobtainedbeamtimethroughthe peerreviewsystem Travel/subsistence (T&S) supportisavailablefromDiamondforUKusers ac.uk/industry.html) [email protected] Please contacttheDiamondIndustrialLiaison Office(https://www.diamond. Diamond) canbeappliedforthroughNNUF, untilMarch2023(pleasesee Funding forsampletransportandT&S (wherenotalreadycoveredby

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for furtherinformation. • not onlyofinterestintheactivematerialsfieldsresearch)are: Diamond LightSourcehasavarietyofX-ray beamlines.Theprincipalones(but users atDiamondinthelast12months. The figuresbelowareanestimateoftheareasscienceforactivesample https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/diamond-active-materials-laboratory https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments.html and Please consult: sub mminsize. Generally asynchrotronrequiresonlysmallsamplesasx-raybeamsaretypically The sampleactivitylimitsatDiamonddependontheelementandisotope. • • • • 01235 778568 [email protected] Image: OverheadviewofDiamondLightSource© Campus, Didcot,Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE Diamond LightSourceLtd, DiamondHouse, HarwellScience&Innovation Location Diamond Active MaterialsLaboratory Facility Diamond LightSource Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Materials sciencerelatedtonuclearenergyproduction Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Other relevantinformation Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification a longtermfacilityabletohousesmallexperiments foruptotwoyearswith I11: HighresolutionpowderX-ray diffraction(XRD),wherethereisalso regular (weekly)datacollection; tomography, andXRDX-ray fluorescence(XRF)imaging; I13 andI14beamlineswithresolutioninthetensofnanometresfor I12: Highenergybeamline(uptoca100keV) forXRDandtomographywith spectroscopy (XAS) andXRD; I18: amicronscaleimagingbeamlineforXRF, X-ray absorption B18 andI20:scanningbulkXAS andXAS/X-ray emissionbeamlines; I22 asmallanglescatteringbeamline

state-of-the-art laboratory. an extensive rangeofengineeringandanalyticalcapabilitiesconsistentwitha thermal anddroptestsdefinedwithinIAEASSR-6.Thesearesupplementedby Our extensive facilitiesfacilitatescenario-based/large-scaletesting,suchasthe response. worldwide. We excel atcomplex challengesthatbenefitfromamulti-disciplinary safety consultancy, research,specialisttrainingandproductstocustomers understanding andreducinghealthsafetyrisks. We providehealthand With respecttothenuclearindustry, themainfocusofourworkhasbeenon specialists. professional bodies.HSESDhasover360scientific,medicalandtechnical providers ofhealthandsafetysolutionstoindustry, governmentand HSE, throughitsScienceDivision(HSESD),isoneoftheworld’s leading of capabilities. Please refertoourwebsite(www.hsl.gov.uk) foracomprehensiveoverview occupational hygiene;analyticalsciences;mathematicalsciences. process safety;explosion safety;risksciences;personalhumanfactors; A widerangeoftechnicalexpertise encompassing:engineeringsafety; External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

and thegeneralpublicarenotharmed. industry) andassistindevelopingfit-for-purposesolutionstoensureemployees develop client’s understandingofindustrialrisks (includingthoseinthenuclear HSE ScienceandResearch Centrecanprovideamultidisciplinaryserviceto response. bespoke testingorcomplex challengesthatbenefitfromamulti-disciplinary In additiontothisHSEuniqueexpertise wouldtendtobeonscenariobased/ as notedinthecapabilitysummary. performed todateforthenuclearsectorpertainsthermal/droptesting The vastmajorityoftheworkthatHSEScienceandResearch Centrehas 02030281926 [email protected] David Johnson-Head,CentreforAsset Integrity Buxton, UK Location Science andResearch Centre Facility Health andSafetyExecutive (HSE) Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 20 and polymermaterials,FTIR,DSCICP-MS. additional capabilityincludes,butisnot limitedto, mechanical testingofmetallic and transferredtonon-activelabsforfurther characterisationandanalysis;this Depending onthedoserateandformofmaterial,samplesmaybesectioned investigations andcharacterisationofactivematerials. The labisfullyequippedtocarryoutcomplex metallurgicalorpolymericfailure be carriedoutusingtheequipmentlistedin“Instrumentspecification”. manual grindingandpolishingmachines.Awiderangeofmaterialanalysescan 2 automaticcuttingmachines,amountingpress,andboth The labfeaturesafullsuiteofStruers samplepreparationequipment,including material. two fumecupboardsallowsforthehandlingofyetmoreactiveorhazardous activity specimenstobeexamined thanasupervisedarea.Theinclusionof laboratory isadesignatedC2contamination-controlledarea,allowingforhigher supporting complex metallographicandpolymericfailureinvestigations.The The Active MetallographyLab isafullyfledgedanalyticalfacility, capableof RAMS ifthevisitorintendstocarryoutanyworkinlaboratory. A permittoworkandauthorisationwillbeissuedbasedonthevisitor’s that maybepresentinthelabattime. before beingbriefedonthearea’s localrules,alongwithanyadditionalhazards Visitors tothefacilitywillbeprovidedwithappropriatePPEanddosimetry External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Master Pro2OES. Optical Microscope, FutureTech FV-810 MicrohardnessTester, HitachiFoundry- Hitachi S-3400NSEM,OxfordInstrumentsIncax-actEDX, Nikon MA200Inverted with muchhigherdoserates(>1mSv/hr) andactivities. Samples aretypically<20µSv/hr, howeverwehaveOPEXforhandlingsamples John Stairmand [email protected] Steve Rowland [email protected] MCLR Building,Birchwood Location Active MetallographyLab Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Β-emitters Tritium /C-14 Other Alpha Uranium Available/ unused Misc. Metallography Failure Investigations Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

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20 80 % Usage 1000 10000 50 300 Fume cupboard By request. UKAS Accredited facilitytoISO17025. • Radiochemical analysis • • Chemical analysis establishments • materials • • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Gross screeninganalysis Gamma-emitter analysis Environmental analysestocomplementradiochemistryoffering land consultants,localauthorities,watercompaniesanddefence Primarily servicesareusedbydecommissioningcontractors,contaminated waters, herbage, cements,buildingproducts,asbestoscontaining Radioisotope analysesfrommultiplematrices;thiscanincludesoils, emitter analysissuchasisotopesofnaturalU, recycledU, Puisotopesetc Beta-emitter analysisincludingTritium, C-14,Sr90&89, etc.AndAlpha- Metals analysisbyICP-MS andICP-OES, 2-dimensional GCxGC, HeadspaceGC-MS Organic analysisforPAHs, TPHs,PCBs,sVOCs, VOC usingGC-MS,GC-FID, Total OrganicCarbonsinbothsoilsandwaters WAC testing

• • Controlled Areas • • • • Supervised Areas • • • • Undesignated Areas • • • • • • • • • • • RadProfiler • • • • John Stairmand [email protected] Andy [email protected] 07831707923 MCLR B602,Birchwood Location Analytical ChemistryLaboratory Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Decommissioning Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Alpha emitters-5-50KBq U -30-300KBq H-3/C-14 -10010,000 KBq Beta emitters-1001000KBq Alpha emitters-1-10KBq U -10-100KBq H-3/C-14 -3003,000KBq Beta emitters-30300KBq Alpha emitters-0.01-0.1KBq U -0.1-1KBq Quantalus LiquidScintillationCounters Beta emitters-330KBq H-3/C-14 -330KBq Ortec -highpuritygermaniumn-typedetectors Agilent HeadspaceGC-MS Agilent GC-FID Agilent GC-MS Thermo ICP-OES Agilent ICP-OES Agilent ICP-MS Raddec pyrolisers Octet Alphadetectors Berthold Betacounters Protean Betacounters

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 22 size offertheflexibility totestmultiple samples/components simultaneously. *The facilityoperates24/7, butthevarietyofdoseratesandgenerousfacility relevant serviceconditionsormeetspecifiedstandards. routinely usedforbothlongandshort-termtestingprogrammes,tosimulate to enablereal-timecomponentoperationandmonitoring.Thecapabilityis inert, vacuumoraqueousenvironments,togetherwithpowersupplyoptions large assemblies,abilitytoheatcomponentsduringirradiation,highpressure, variable doserates,samplegeometriesrangingfromindividualcomponentsto waste management,nuclearpowergenerationandaerospaceindustry. Itoffers The facilityaccommodatesawiderangeofexperimental programmesforthe authorised Jacobsstaffatalltimes. periodic monitoring/oversightanddismantling,butmustbeaccompaniedby Science team.Clientsmaybegrantedaccessduringexperimental set-uporfor Due tothenatureoffacility, operationisstrictlyviatheJacobsMaterials in situradiation-corrosionstudies. Co-located corrosionlaboratoriestocarryoutpost-mortemanalysisor External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

(sample geometrydependant) Wide rangeofgammadoseratesupto2kGy/h 4 ×Co-60gammasources Only non-activesamples/componentsareacceptedattheirradiationfacility. John Stairmand [email protected] Victoria [email protected] Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK Location Co-60 GammaIrradiationFacility Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Available/unused Equipment Qualification Aerospace Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

N/A* 25 10 65 % Usage dimensional inspectioncapability. machines (EDMs)forprecisionengineeringaswelloptical/touchprobe SENB specimensormorebespoke testpieces,includingtwoelectro-discharge manufacturing facilityfortheextraction andmanufactureofstandardCT/ In supportofourtestingcapabilitywehaveowndedicatedon-site are UKAS accredited. IEC17025:2005) laboratoriesandboththefracturetoughnesstensiletesting Testing isundertaken withinUKAccreditation Service(UKAS) accredited(ISO/ variety ofinternationaltestingstandardsincludingASTM andBSENISO. J-R &T0referencetemperature),tensile, andCharpyimpact testing,toa to undertake fatiguepre-crackingandfracturetoughnesstesting(ductile This facilityincludesallofthenecessaryequipmentandtrainedpersonnel structural materialsforbothexisting nuclearfleetandnewbuild. programmes typicallyassessthedeformationandfracturebehaviourof performance andevaluationexperimental testingprogrammes.These range ofmaterialsresearchservicesaimedtodelivercomplex mechanical Jacobs’ FractureMechanicstestinglaboratoryprovidesacomprehensive by authorisedJacobsstaffatalltimes. for periodicmonitoring/oversightanddismantling,butmustbeaccompanied Science team.Clientsmaybegrantedaccessduringexperimental set-upor Due tothenatureoffacility, operationisstrictlyviatheJacobsMaterials capability inordertoprovideasecondarymethodofmonitoringcrackgrowth. extension andR-curvegeneration.We arecurrentlydevelopingourDCPD fracture toughnesstesting,usingunloadingcompliancetopredictcrack toughness testing.Abilitytoperformbothmulti-specimenandsingle-specimen Ability tomachineandprecrackbespoke testpiecesforthepurposeoffracture Available/ unused EDF Reactors New build Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Other relevantinformation 40 60 % Usage

a numberofClass7DGSAs. can provideradiologicalsupportadviceincludingshippingguidance, with In additiontothelaboratories,JacobsRPA bodyislocatedonsiteand John Stairmand [email protected] Adam [email protected] • • precracking; • routinely testat~300°C. Testing canbeperformedattemperaturesrangingfrom-170°Cto+350°C;we material deformationandfracturebehaviour, alongsidethesupplyoftestdata. fractography canprovidecomplementaryin-depthmechanisticunderstandingof through theuseofscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)assistedmetallography/ toughness testmachinesspanning50kN-250forcecapacities,and On sitewehaveanumberofservo-electricandservo-hydraulicfracture material (EApermitTB3530DC),withthefollowingpermittedlimits: Agency (EA)permittedfacilityforthehandlingofopensourceradioactive The FractureMechanicsTesting Laboratory islocatedwithinanEnvironment • • • • • • Newton House, Birchwood Location Fracture Testing Laboratory Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Gamma Beta/ Alpha C-14 H-3 Ni-63 Fe-55 Co-60 Isotope Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Schenck Trebel 250kNservo-electricFractureToughness machine; Two ±20kNelectromagneticresonancevibrophoresforfatigueprecracking; Two ±100kNelectromagneticresonancevibrophoresforfatigue Mayes 100kNservo-electricFractureToughness machine; Instron 100kNservo-electricFractureToughness machine; Instron 50kNservo-electricFractureToughness machine; Instron 250kNservo-electricFractureToughness machine; ESH 250kNservo-hydraulicFractureToughness machine; Avery 6705CA Charpytestframe(300Jcapacity)

20 MBq 1 MBq 100 MBq 100 MBq 20 MBq 20 MBq 20 MBq Activity Max

5. 4. 3. 2. 1. radioactive materialhandlingcapabilities,including: consignment butalsohaveadditionaltestingand the receiptandprocessingofhigheractivityitems/ larger permitlimits.Thesefacilitiesnotonlyallowfor House TB3095DA, andMCLREPR/KB3439DR),with with twootherpermittedfacilitiesonsite(Walton The Fracturelaboratoryisoperatedinconjunctions Thermal propertytestingbetweenRT and1500°C (UKAS accredited) at temperaturesbetween-180°Cand1200°C, fatigue, creep, 3-and4-pointbend,Charpy, etc.), 100N to2.5MNmechanicaltesting(tensile, Radiochemical analysis(UKAS accredited) Lead linedglove boxes EDM andmechanicalmachining) Radioactive materialmachining(includingwire

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 24 agreement inrelationofexperimental setupordisassembly. Harwell. Externalaccessisonlygrantedasanescortedvisitor, withcommercial The operationoflabisviatheJacobsMaterialsScienceTeam, basedat irradiation facility). Access to4×Co-60γsources,(SeedetailsofJacobsgamma radiation-assisted corrosionstudieswhenrequired. The laboratoryhaseasyaccesstoacloselylocatedirradiationfacilityperform tests (e.g. ASTM). alkalis). Itisalsoabletoperformarangeofstandardisedanalyticalcorrosion in differentenvironments(e.g. anoxic conditions,humidair, water, acidsand disposal programmesworldwide, includingtestsatelevated temperaturesand designed corrosiontestsinsupportofradioactivewastemanagementand The capabilityisroutinelyusedforthein-situandex-situ analysisofpurposely- humidity, oxygen concentration andγ-radiationlevels. of relevantconditions,includingconditionscontrolledtemperature, relative operate small-tomedium-scalematerialdegradationexperiments inarange proximity toadrywalk-in Co-60γirradiationfacility. Abilitytodesignand Dedicated corrosiontestingfacilityintheHarwellSciencePark, locatedin External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

Non-active samplesonly. Autoclaves forlow-pressuretesting Fume hood Laboratory ovens Precision massbalances Electrochemical potentiostats(ACM andSolartronmodels) Braun glovebox (tocarryourexperiments underanoxic conditions) [email protected] Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK Location Harwell CorrosionLaboratories Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

100 % Usage providing nucleardesign andsafetyjustificationdataformore than50years. The mechanicaltestinglaboratoriesatJacobs havebeenoperatingand Jacobs forcommerciallysensitiveisalsopossible. for universitiesandsomeotherorganisations.However, directcontractingwith Can beaccessedunderNationalNuclearUserFacility(NNUF)arrangements from severaltechniques. potential differentcrackdetectionandacousticemission.Heatingisavailable The testrigsinstrumentationincludedigitalimagecorrelation,electrical staff fromotherorganisations. Jacobs welcomestheuseofHighTemperature Facilitybysuitablytrained equipped withflexible advancedinstrumentationoftestspecimens. operates underclosely-controlledconstanttemperatureconditionsandis accredited, andcomplywithrelevantinternationalstandards(ASTM). Thelab and Lead-cooled FastReactors (LFRs) reactors.ManyofthetestsareUKAS- Water Reactors (PWRs), andtofutureHighTemperature GasReactors (HTGRs) data relevanttocurrentclassAdvanced GasReactors (AGRs) andPressurised the developmentofAdvanced ModularReactors. Itiscurrentlyprovidingtest Industrial Strategy BEISfundedmaterialstestlaboratoryestablishedtosupport The HighTemperature FacilityisaDepartmentforBusiness,Energyand External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation John Stairmand [email protected] Andrew [email protected] Mark [email protected] It ispossibletoaccommodatelowlevelactivity. The maximumtemperatureisnominally1000 Testing canbeinair, liquidlead,heliumandothermediamaybefeasible. Load capacityforfatigueis10kN-2.5MN. Newton HouseBirchwood Location High Temperature Facility Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 26 international kNowledgegaps. that fulfilspecialisedanduniquetestfollowingcustomerplantinterests an extensive suiteofstate-of-the-arttestrigs,thereareseveralbespoke rigs temperature waterunderstaticordynamicloadingconditions.Inadditionto Internationally leadingfacilityforcarryingoutmaterialsdegradationtestinhigh Operations byJacobs. Scanning ElectronMicroscope(SEM),3Dmicroscope, X-ray. External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Case-by-case basis. 360°C. Therearecurrently35testrigswithvariousspecifications. stainless steel,titaniumorhastelloy. Theoperatingtemperaturecanbeupto and canhandleout-of-speccontaminantlevels.Test rigsarefabricatedin most ofthelightwaterreactorcoolantcomposition(BWR, PWR,CANDU, other), Most testrigsoperateataloadofupto100kN.Thefeedwatercansimulate John Stairmand [email protected] Stuart Medway [email protected] Walton House, Birchwood Location High Temperature Water CorrosionLab Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Op Reactors Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

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• during operation. regulator thattheplantisfreeofdefectscouldcausesignificantconcern with highreliability. Providingconfidencetotheowner, siteoperatorand We ensuretheinspectionsystemsdeployedwilldetectdefectsofconcern systems tobedeployedonthehigh-integritycomponents. With itsteamofexpert NDT personnel,theIVC reviewthecompleteinspection requirements. artificial flaws,areusedtovalidatethatinspectionsystemsmeetthecustomer’s range ofactualplantcomponents.Thesetestpieces,implantedwithrealand The facilityhousesalargenumberoftestpieceswhicharerepresentative Network forInspectionQualification). inspection qualificationthatisnowusedthroughoutEurope, ENIQ(European Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR),andlaterformedthemethodologyfor late 1970’s theIVC wasformedtosupportthemanufactureofUK’s first Inspection Qualification(IQ)tohighintegrityindustries.Conceivedinthe The InspectionValidation Centre(IVC) providesindependentthird-party External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Fully independentfromotherpartofJacobs, plantslicensee’s and inspectionvendors UKAS accreditedtoBSENISO17020

John Stairmand [email protected] Christopher [email protected] -07815620868 Lovell House, Birchwood Location Inspection Validation Centre(IVC) Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) New build Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 28 providing nucleardesign andsafetyjustificationdataformore than50years. The mechanicaltestinglaboratoriesatJacobs havebeenoperatingand heating methodsareavailable. difference cracklengthmeasurements,acousticemissionforcracking.Multiple Range ofassociatedequipment,includingdigitalcorrelation,electricalpotential are alsoprovided,includingwithmulti-axiscapability. (UKAS approved),undertaken tointernationalstandards,andalsobespoke tests larger scalefacilitiesarealsoavailable. Bothstandardised mechanical tests upon coupontesting,generatingmaterialbehaviourunderstandingbutsome lead andpotentiallyotherliquidmetalsormoltensalts.Muchofthisisfocussed cases. Tests canbeinairorotherenvironments-includingvacuum,liquid ~5 fracture. Testing upto1000°Cisfeasiblewithhighertemperaturesinsome fracture. Multipleteststationsareavailable-~65creepstations,~20fatigue& thermo-mechanical fatigue, corrosionfatigue, stresscorrosioncrackingand stress relaxation,impressioncreep(miniaturisedtest),fatigue, creep-fatigue, of mechanicaltestingcapabilitiesfortensile, creep, creepcrackgrowth, This isaNationalNuclearUserFacility(NNUF)facility, providingtherange sensitive isalsopossible. organisations. However, directcontractingwithJacobsforcommercially Can beaccessedunderNNUFarrangementsforuniversitiesandsomeother External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation measurement. systems of20-30kNloadcapacityandwith“drop-leg”extensometry forstrain 250 KNloadcapacity. Creeptestingismostly undertaken usingconstantload use side-loadedextensometry. Fracturetestingusingsystemsfrom25kNto utilise bothservo-electricandhydraulicsystems.Local strainmeasurement Load capacitiesforfatigueofbetween10kNand2.5MNisavailablethese Low levelactivityispossibletoaccommodate. John Stairmand [email protected] Andrew [email protected] Mark [email protected] High Temperature FacilityandWalton House, Birchwood Location Mechanical MaterialsTest Lab Facility Jacobs CleanEnergy Organisation Available/ unused New build Plant lifeextension Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

20 30 30 20 % Usage However, everyenquiryiswelcomeforconsideration. NCfN listedfacilities areprimarilyutilisedforeducationalandtrainingpurposes. to suitablefacilitiesandoperationalcapabilities. For specificneedsNCfN willfacilitateforthenuclearsector searchandaccess catalogue growsanddevelopsovertime. The websiteisnotdefinitiveandotherfacilitiesmaybecomeavailableasthe behaviours. are operatedwithinthescopeofnuclearoperationsandprofessional Instrumentation, Lifting,Maintenance, MechanicalsandOperations. Allofthese The capabilitiesaddressedincludeConstruction,Controlsystems,Electrical, Remote Handlingetc. Engineering, FlowLoop Simulation,Aquatic testing,Reactor Ops,VirtualReality, The catalogueisfullysearchableandincludescategoriessuchasDesign website. Employers andProviders.ThecatalogueisfreetoaccessthroughtheNCfN showcase availablefacilitiesacrosstheUKwhichmaybeofinterestbothto of simulationfacilitiesforthenuclearsector. Theaimofthecatalogueisto The NationalCollegeforNuclear(NCfN) hasproducedanonlinecatalogue predicated onschedulingaroundemployeroperationaldemands. The onlinecataloguegiveskey contactandaccessarrangements.Access is The facilitiescovertheUKRegions -thedatabaseissearchableinthisarea. External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation details onenquiry. and regulatorylicencespermits.Eachfacilitywillbeabletoprovidefull Nuclear materialcapabilitiesarebasedonfacilitylocalrulesandenvironmental • Examples include: • • Michelle Lambon-Wilks [email protected] UK basedfacilities www.ncfn.ac.uk Location Multiple Facility National CollegeforNuclear Organisation Available/ unused Training Education Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Aquatic Test Facility-Deeprecoverysimulation andwettestfocused and post-outfacilities Glove Box Simulator-NationalAlphaRadiation facility-fullpost-in Flow Loop Simulators-enhancedcontrolsystemstraining; to supportROVs;

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 30 and auditstoachieve thisF4Nstatus. manufacturing supply-chain networkonaregularbasisinthe formofeducation business systems,we activelyengagewiththebothnuclear andhigh-value Through theNuclearAMRC’s FitForNuclear(F4N)programme, whichfocuseson • Our coreresearchareasinclude: applications. research areatoacceleratetheuseofadvancedmanufacturingfornuclear and componentsthroughtheuseofintegrityinspectionmethodsasacritical Delivery oftheseprocessesalsoencompassesthequalificationmaterial codes andstandardsforadditivemanufacturingnear-netshapeforming. Our teamisincollaborationwithinternationalorganisationstodevelop other exotic alloys. applied tostructuralandcorrosionresistantsteels,nickel-based alloysand components throughtheuseofarc,powerbeamandsolid-statemethods focuses onhigh-integritymanufacturingandcustomisationoflargemetal Additive manufacturingandnear-netshapeformingR&D attheNuclearAMRC AMRC achieveitsmission. OEMs andotherRTOs toutiliseourhardwareandSQEPhelptheNuclear and ancillaryHVMsafetycriticalsectorsthereforeweencourageSME’s The NuclearAMRC’s missionisto helpUKbusinessestowinworkinthenuclear Anchor Technology -Modularisation Anchor Technology -SimulationandVerification Anchor Technology -DigitalEnvironment Anchor Technology -Additive Manufacturing&Near-NetShapedForming Anchor Technology -JoiningTechnologies • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Power beamtechnologies(ElectronBeamandLaser) Powder metallurgy-HotIsostaticPressing(HIP) In-process inspectionandmonitoring Structural integrityX-Ray Diffraction(XRD) and Computerised Environmentally sustainablemanufacturing Tomography (CT)

not handleactivematerials. The NuclearAMRC’s facilitiesdonothaveradioactivehandlinglicensesand • Pro-Beam K2000-ElectronBeamWelding • • • Disk Laser Cell-16kW Trumpf fibre-coupleddisklaser • Quintus HotIsostaticPressingFacility • [email protected] Dr WillKyffin -Headof WeldingandMaterials Brunel Way, Rotherham S605WG Location Anchor Technology -Additive Manufacturing and Near-NetShapeForming Facility Nuclear Advanced ManufacturingResearch Centre(NuclearAMRC) Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months 208 cubicmetresvacuumchamber Internal mobile40kW 80kV gunincludingwirefeeds Autogenous orwire-fedlaserwelding Laser-hybrid welding Hot zoneof450mmdiameterby1300mmlength,workloadupto1tonne Temperature upto1450°C, pressureupto207MPa (30,000psi)

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and auditstoachieve thisF4Nstatus. manufacturing supply-chain networkonaregularbasisinthe formofeducation business systems,weactivelyengagewith thebothnuclearandhigh-value Through theNuclearAMRC’s FitForNuclear(F4N)programme, whichfocuseson Anchor Technology -ProductandProcessVerification and Validation Anchor Technology -Material,surface, corrosiveandthermalengineering Anchor Technology -CodesandStandards Anchor Technology -Automation andDigitalisation Anchor Technology -Additive manufacturing&near-netshapedforming • • Our coreC&Iresearchareasencompass: scheduling. through digitaliseddesign,analysis,training,validationandproduction digital manufacturingcapabilitiestoimproveperformanceandreducewaste The groupworks withcustomersacrosstheUKtoassessanddeveloptheir including advancedcapabilitiesin3Dprintedelectronics. manufacturing capabilitiesforR&D, rapidprototypingandproductdevelopment, unmanned groundandaerialvehicles.We alsoofferarangeofadditive services, etc.We developsmartsensorsandotherAI-basedapparatusfor advanced industrialcontroltechniques,supportingthrough-lifeengineering technologies whichbridgethephysicalworldandvirtualenvironment,most Our engineershaveextensive expertise inadvancedsensingandmonitoring technologies tonuclearandmanyregulatedindustrysectors. focus ondevelopingandapplyingcontrols,instrumentationdigital Based inDerby, NuclearAMRC’s digitalcontrolsandinstrumentationgroup Nuclear AMRCachieveitsmission. OEMs, universitiesandotherRTOs toutiliseourhardwareandSQEPhelp the and ancillaryHVMsafetycriticalsectorsthereforeweencourageSMEs, The NuclearAMRC’s missionis to helpUKbusinesseswinworkinthenuclear • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Industrial controlsystems Sensing technology Digital manufacturing Industrial InternetofThings(IoT) Wireless topology

not handleactivematerials. The NuclearAMRC’s facilitiesdonothaveradioactivehandlinglicensesand • Electrodynamic shaker BotFactory SV2DesktopPCBprinter Tektronix AFG31252functiongeneratorandcounter Keithely 6517B/EBenchdigitalmultimeter R&S FPL1003-P4SpectrumAnalyser Vector networkanalyser(ZNLE6) Keysight digitalbenchpowersupply Rohde &SchwarzRTM3004 -Digitaloscilloscope • • 3D Electronicprintingmachines • Relay tester • • • Unmanned GroundVehicle • component • Single-axis seismicshake table(DueinFebruary2022) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (DueinJanuary2022) [email protected] Dr. Li-HeadofGroup Infinity Park Way, Derbyshire, DE249FU Nuclear AMRC(Midlands)UniversityofSheffield,iHub, Infinity Park, Location Anchor Technology -Controls&Instrumentation Facility Nuclear Advanced ManufacturingResearch Centre(NuclearAMRC) Organisation Available/ unused Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Vibration andshocktestforsmallcomponent(<40kg) Compliance testingtointernationalstandards of eventhemostcomplex parts Best-in-class 5axismotionfor3DPrintedElectronics-effectiveprocessing A relay’s performanceandcompliancetesting of processingtools It ismodularR&D andproductdevelopmentsystemwiththewidestrange With 3DLiDAR, GPSandcamera,etc. Payload <50kg Test meetingrequirementsfromRCC-EandIEEEstandards Equipment qualification(EQ)testtoelectricdeviceandsmallmechanical

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 32 and auditstoachieve thisF4Nstatus. manufacturing supply-chain networkonaregularbasisinthe formofeducation on businesssystems, weactivelyengagewithboththenuclear andhigh-value Through theNuclearAMRC’s FitForNuclear(F4N)programme, whichfocuses • Our coreresearchareasencompass: across theUKmanufacturingandenergysectors. We alsousethefullrangeofindustrialdigitaltechnologiestodeliverprojects improve performanceandreducewaste. communication, andeffectivelyusedigitaltechnologiesthatcanhelpyou We canhelpyouevolveyourdigitalmanufacturingcapabilities,improve production scheduling,conditionmonitoringandassettracking. transformation acrossactivitiesincludingdesign,analysis,training,validation, all sizestodemystifythedigitalworldandincreasetheirreadinessfor The NuclearAMRC’s digitalenvironmentgroupworks withmanufacturersof performance. creating integratedcyber-physicalsystemswillhelpimproveproductivityand and sensorsthattalktoeachotherthroughanindustrialinternetofthings, world -afulldigitaltwin,whichcoverstheentireproductlife-cycle. Machines digital modelsofinfrastructureandassembliesthatmirrorthephysical As partofthefourthindustrialrevolution,industriesaredevelopingcomplete AMRC achieveitsmission. OEMs andotherRTOs toutiliseourhardwareandSQEPhelptheNuclear and ancillaryHVMsafetycriticalsectorsthereforeweencourageSME’s The NuclearAMRC’s missionisto helpUKbusinessestowinworkinthenuclear Anchor Technology -JoiningTechnologies Anchor Technology -MachiningTechnologies Anchor Technology -Modularisation Anchor Technology -SimulationandVerification Anchor Technology -Controls&Instrumentation Anchor Technology -Additive manufacturing&near-netshapedforming • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Digital SMEengagement Cyber security Data pathways

not handleactivematerials. The NuclearAMRC’s facilitiesdonothaveradioactivehandlinglicensesand • • Tracked mixed realitycell • • • Industrial digitaltechnologiestestbed • Digital support • • [email protected] Carl Hitchens-HeadofMachining Brunel Way, Rotherham S605WG Location Anchor Technology -DigitalEnvironment Facility Nuclear Advanced ManufacturingResearch Centre(NuclearAMRC) Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Valve Index VR&ViveProhead-mounteddisplays. OptiTrack motiontracker Microsoft Hololens2sandvariousAndroiddevicesforaugmentedreality Data acquisitionhardware, includingNIcRIOsystems Gateway andLoRa-WAN. Internet ofthingsconnectivityanddevelopmentkits,includingArduino Digital architectureforconnectedsystemstoimprovebusiness Data acquisitionforverificationandvalidationoflivesystems. and operationsefficiency encryption systems Support onresearchtopicsfromdata-drivensystemstoquantum

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and auditstoachievethisF4Nstatus. manufacturing supply-chainnetworkonaregularbasisintheformofeducation business systems,weactivelyengagewiththebothnuclearandhigh-value Through theNuclearAMRC’s Fit ForNuclear(F4N)programme, whichfocuseson AMRC achieveitsmission. OEMs andotherRTOs toutiliseourhardwareandSQEPhelptheNuclear and ancillaryHVMsafetycriticalsectorsthereforeweencourageSME’s The NuclearAMRC’s missionistohelpUKbusinesseswinworkinthenuclear Anchor Technology -Modularisation Anchor Technology -SimulationandVerification Anchor Technology -DigitalEnvironment Anchor Technology -Additive manufacturing&near-netshapedforming • Our coreresearchareasencompass: applications. new andoptimisedweldingprocessesmethodsforthemostdemanding Our weldingteamhastheresourcesandexperience tohelpcompaniesdevelop term performanceofthecomponent. effects onthematerialpropertiesaroundjoint,potentiallyharminglong- arc weldingtechniques.Therepeatedheatingandcoolingcanhavesignificant walled nuclearcomponentsmightrequireover100weldpassesusingstandard Welding onthisscalecanbeacomplex task-asinglejointbetweenthick- and maintainsstructuralintegrityunderextreme in-serviceconditions. joining verylargesub-componentsinawaythatresistscorrosionandachieves Many key componentsinanuclearpowerplantmustbemanufacturedby industry. innovative joiningandsurfacingtechniquestailoredtotheneedsofnuclear Welding R&D attheNuclearAMRCfocusesondevelopingadvancedand • • • Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Power beamtechnologies In-process inspectionandmonitoring Robotic weldingandcladdingplatforms Environmentally sustainablemanufacturing

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not handleactivematerials. The NuclearAMRC’s facilitiesdo nothaveradioactivehandlinglicensesanddo • Pro-Beam K2000-ElectronBeamWelding • • Pro-Beam K25-ElectronBeamWelding • Diode Laser Cell-15kW Laserline fibre-coupleddiodelaser • • • • Disk Laser Cell-16kW Trumpf fibre-coupleddisklaser • ITW Miller-SubmergedArcWelding Cell •

• Polysoude GTAW Cell • ABB/Fronius Robotic Welding Cell • • [email protected] Dr WillKyffin -Headof WeldingandMaterials • • ESAB PlanetarySAW • K-TIG 1000Keyhole Welding • • AMI Tubesheet weldingcell • • AMI Narrow-grooveweldingcell • Quintus HotIsostaticPressingFacility source • • Brunel Way, Rotherham S605WG Location Anchor Technology -JoiningTechnologies Facility Nuclear Advanced ManufacturingResearch Centre(NuclearAMRC) Organisation Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification 208 cubicmetresvacuumchamber Internal mobile40kW 80kV gunincludingwirefeeds 2.5 cubicmetersvacuumchamber cladding downto70mmand400mmstroke Cladding largecomponentsupto3metresdiameterandsmall-bore Static 40kW 80kV gun Welding ofstainlesssteels,nickel alloysandwear-resistant Autogenous orwire-fedlaserwelding Laser-hybrid welding 15 tonnemanipulatorwith5xmetrescolumnandboom Flexible weldingcellforconventionalnarrow-groove, circumferential and longitudinalwelding 7.5 tonnemanipulatorwith6x4metrescolumnandboom function forhigh-speedcladding Fronius TPS400iMIG/MAG weldingsystem,withcoldmetaltransfer and keyhole welding Heads includedualhotandcoldwire;narrowgap;extremely narrowgap; ABB IRB2600six-axisrobotarmsandtwo-axisworkpiecepositioners Can weldnozzlesof150-1,100mm diameterand150-750mmheight and accesshatches ESAB A6-MHWsubmergedarcweldingsystemdesignedforjoiningnozzles other fabrications High-speed single-passfull-penetrationGTAW systemfortubes,pipesand welding torches Fronius MagicWave andPlasmaModuletechnologywithspecialistplasma Specialised GTAW cellforautogenousweldingoftubesandtubesheets AMI Model96and6weldheadswith227powersource Orbital weldingcellforlargeandsmalldiameternarrowgroove Hot zoneof450mmdiameterby1300mmlength,workloadupto1tonne AMI Model52narrowgrooveweldingheadwith415power Temperature up to1450°C, pressureupto207MPa (30,000psi)

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 34 and auditstoachieve thisF4Nstatus. manufacturing supply-chain networkonaregularbasisinthe formofeducation business systems,we activelyengagewiththebothnuclear andhigh-value Through theNuclearAMRC’s FitForNuclear(F4N)programme, whichfocuseson • • Our coreresearchareasencompass: mass upto50,000kg (50metric tonnes). piece capacitycanrangeupto12metresinlength,fivediameter, and machine configurationsincludingmilling,turninganddeep-holedrilling. Work Our researchfacilityinRotherham hostsavarietyofindustrially-relevant a potentialsolutionfortheAMRandSTEP programme. machinability ofnext-generation metalssuchashigh-entropyalloys,targeted the nuclearandwiderenergysector. We arenowleadingresearchintothe nickel-based superalloys,titaniumandrefractorymetals,e.g. tantalumfor structural steels,wehavealsoperformedhigh-performanceassessmenton material integritystandards.Working withthefullrangeofstainlessand technologies tosignificantlyreducecuttingtimewhilemaintainingthehighest Our machiningresearchengineersoptimiseproductionacrossarangeof tool characterisation. pioneering techniques,machinabilityandmaterialremovalstudiescutting a machiningscienceplatformforfundamentalearly-stageresearchinto processes forlargehigh-valueengineeredcomponents,alongwithproviding Machining R&D attheNuclearAMRCfocusesoninnovativeandoptimised AMRC achieveitsmission. OEMs andotherRTOs toutiliseourhardwareandSQEPhelptheNuclear and ancillaryHVMsafetycriticalsectorsthereforeweencourageSME’s The NuclearAMRC’s missionisto helpUKbusinessestowinworkinthenuclear Anchor Technology -Simulation&Verification Anchor Technology -DigitalEnvironment • • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Next generationmachining Advanced coolants Machining ofnext generationmaterials In-process inspectionandmonitoring Robotic machiningplatforms Ancillary metalremoval Size reduction Environmentally sustainablemanufacturing

not handleactivematerials. The NuclearAMRC’s facilitiesdonothaveradioactivehandlinglicensesand • Dörries ContumatVTL-Vertical Turning/Milling Lathe • • Soraluce FX1200-Large horizontalboringmachine • Heckert HEC1800-Large horizontalboringmachine • • • Mori SeikiNT6600-Multi-axismill/turn • Heckert HEC800-Heavydutymachiningcentre • Hartford LG-500 • Mazak Integrex i-200-Highprecisionmachining Robotic Machining [email protected] Carl Hitchens-HeadofMachining Brunel Way, Rotherham S605WG Location Anchor Technology -MachiningTechnologies, (SubtractiveManufacturing) Facility Nuclear Advanced ManufacturingResearch Centre(NuclearAMRC) Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification 5 metresdiameterx3height Ultra-high pressurecoolantandhighspeedspindle Work piecesup12meterslengthand5metresDiameter Work piecesupto2.5metersheightand3.3metresdia. Five-sided machining Ultra-high pressurecoolant Work piecesover6metreslengthandupto1metrediameter milling, turning,drillingandmulti-diameterturn-facecapabilities quantity lubricantsystems Advanced coolantsfeaturingsupercriticalcarbondioxide andminimum Advanced coolantfeaturingliquidcarbondioxide system

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and auditstoachievethisF4Nstatus. manufacturing supply-chainnetworkonaregularbasisintheformofeducation business systems,weactivelyengagewiththebothnuclearandhigh-value Through theNuclearAMRC’s Fit ForNuclear(F4N)programme, whichfocuseson AMRC achieveitsmission. OEMs andotherRTOs toutiliseourhardwareandSQEPhelptheNuclear and ancillaryHVMsafetycriticalsectorsthereforeweencourageSME’s The NuclearAMRC’s missionis to helpUKbusinesseswinworkinthenuclear Anchor Technology -Modularisation Anchor Technology -Simulation&Verification Anchor Technology -DigitalEnvironment Anchor Technology -JoiningTechnologies Anchor Technology -Additive manufacturing&near-netshapedforming The facilityincludesaworkshop ofaround1,000m hosted byourmembercompanyCammellLaird. techniques fornuclearapplications,fromourdedicatedfacilityinBirkenhead The NuclearAMRCfocusesonapplyinganddevelopingmodularmanufacturing construction riskandhelpdelivernewpowerstationstoschedulecost. safety-critical industries.Inthenuclearsector, theycansignificantly reduce These techniquesarealreadywidelyusedinshipbuilding,aerospaceandother systems, whicharethentransportedtositeforfinalinstallation. Modular manufacturinginvolvestheoff-siteassemblyoflarge-scalecomplex and wastemanagement. modular productionfornewreactorsofallsizes,aswelldecommissioning Modular manufacturingresearchattheNuclearAMRCtackleschallengesof • Our coreresearchareasencompass: manufacturing andvisualisationtechnologiestosupportmodulardesign. advanced facilitiestomeetindustryneeds,includingpolymer-basedadditive

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not handleactivematerials. The NuclearAMRC’s facilitiesdo nothaveradioactivehandlinglicensesanddo • resolution • Virtalis ActiveWall • • Wearable VR/ARtechnology • • Stratsys F2703Dprinter • • • Flow lineassemblyformodularmanufacturing • • modularisation • • Virtual sandbox • • • Brunel Way, Rotherham S605WG Location Anchor Technology -Modularisation Facility Nuclear Advanced ManufacturingResearch Centre(NuclearAMRC) Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Can beviewedbyupto12people 2.7 metrewidesingle-screensystemwith3Dshort-throwprojectionand4K Can belinked tooff-siteVRfacilitiesforcollaborativeworking. Hands-free technologyforvirtualrealityandaugmented Current equipmentincludesHTC ViveandMicrosoftHoloLens Rapid prototypingtosupportthedesignprocessformodularassemblies and maintenance Applications incollaborativedesign,training,guidedassembly, repair 305 x254305mmbuildvolume techniques fornuclearapplications Flexible productionlinetodevelopandprovemodularmanufacturing adoption bySMEs Equipped usinglow-costoff-the-shelftechnology, allowingcost-effective and VRtool support thedevelopmentofamodel-basedsystemsengineering(MBSE) Create alow-costalignmentandmetrologydemonstratorformodules,to Develop low-costvirtualtoolsanddemonstratorstosupport large complex designs Virtual environmenttoallowpeoplenaturallyandcollaborativelyexplore GrabCAD Printsoftware for support(QSR) Four materialspoolbays-threeformodel(ABS-M30, PLA,ASA) andone Selection ofspecialisedmachining,joiningandassemblyequipment

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 36 and auditstoachieve thisF4Nstatus. manufacturing supply-chain networkonaregularbasisinthe formofeducation business systems,we activelyengagewiththebothnuclear andhigh-value Through theNuclearAMRC’s FitForNuclear(F4N)programme, whichfocuseson AMRC achieveitsmission. OEMs andotherRTOs toutiliseourhardwareandSQEPhelptheNuclear and ancillaryHVMsafetycriticalsectorsthereforeweencourageSME’s The NuclearAMRC’s missionisto helpUKbusinessestowinworkinthenuclear Anchor Technology -JoiningTechnologies Anchor Technology -MachiningTechnologies Anchor Technology -Modularisation Anchor Technology -DigitalEnvironment Anchor Technology -Controls&Instrumentation Anchor Technology -Additive manufacturing&near-netshapedforming • Our coreresearchareasencompass: Our weldmodellingcapabilitiescoverourfullrangeofweldingtechnologies. during machiningandwelding,wecanpredictmitigatetheriskofdistortion. element analysis.Byunderstandingtheevolutionofresidualstressesinduced We canalsomodelandsimulatespecificmanufacturingprocesses,usingfinite recommendations tomaximiseyourproductivity. We canidentifypotentialbottlenecks withintheproposedlayouts,andmake standard tools,toplanandoptimisethelayoutofmanufacturingfacilities. Our simulationcapabilitiesincludefactorymodelling,whereweuseindustry- individual manufacturingprocesses. measure, analyseandoptimiseyourproduction,fromoverallfactorylayoutto improve productivityandquality. We offermulti-disciplinarysupporttomodel, The NuclearAMRC’s simulationandverificationengineershelpmanufacturers • • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Digital manufacturing Manufacturing processverification Factory simulation Design forinspection Measurement systemanalysis Surface integrity In-process inspection

not handleactivematerials. The NuclearAMRC’s facilitiesdonothaveradioactivehandlinglicensesand 3D OpticalMicroscopy Surface Residual stresscapability Weld NDECapability Discrete EventSimulation Laser Tracker -Leica AT901 andT-Probe Hexagon -Large CMM(6x32metres) [email protected] Dave Stoddart -HeadofSimulation&Verification Brunel Way, Rotherham, S605WG Location Anchor Technology -Simulation&Verification Facility Nuclear Advanced ManufacturingResearch Centre(NuclearAMRC) Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 38 and auditstoachieve thisF4Nstatus. manufacturing supply-chain networkonaregularbasisinthe formofeducation business systems,we activelyengagewiththebothnuclear andhigh-value Through theNuclearAMRC’s FitForNuclear(F4N)programme, whichfocuseson access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour Post IrradiationExaminationofCivilNuclearFuelunderrelatedcapabilities. programmes describedseparately. analysis ofhigh-activematerials.ThisisinadditiontothefuelandgraphitePIE Example activitiesincludesealedsourceprocessing,wasere-packaging and and widerUKnuclearrequirements. cave spacepermitawiderangeofactivitiestosupportboththeSellafieldsite, operations, arangeofimport/export routes,andarelativelylargehigh-active The combinationofheavilyshieldedcells,awork-force highlyskilledinremote handling ofhighlyactiveliquors,solidsandpowders. bottles orcomponentstosmallmicroscopysamples;andalsoform,allowing waste formsandre-packaging ofmaterial.Materialsmayvaryinsize, fromlarge allows, forexample, dismantleofdamagedfuel;processingcompromised The flexible natureofoperationswithinAHF(ratherthanafixed processroute) non-standard items,includingfuelpins. In additiontoPIEactivities,AHFisusedasaflexible facilityforprocessingof of Post IrradiationExamination(PIE)ofCivilNuclearFuel. The majorcomponentofAHFisthehotcells,whicharedescribedincontext AHF isahighactivefacilityoperatedbytheNationalNuclearLaboratory. External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

Highly Active. [email protected] Susan Morgan • • • • • Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management NNL WindscaleFacility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Active HandlingFacility(AHF) Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Repackaging ofHighlyActive waste(HA),samplingofforanalysis Size reductionofIntermediateLevel Waste (ILW) Import viatop-loadingandhorizontalflasks Inspection ofitems/highactivewaste Welding offuelintocontainer

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Our deskbasedworkincludesliteraturereviews,researchandreportwriting. dedicated powderstoragesiloswithinWorkington righall. We alsohavetheabilitytostorelargeamountsofcementitiouspowdersin (RWM) toassessthepropertiesofpotentialbackfillmaterials. enables usetosupportcustomerssuchasRadioactive Waste Management be undertaken tosupportthiscustomer. Thisfullscalemixingcapabilityalso Treatment Complex (MEP, WEP, WPEPandWTC) enablingexperimental trialsto Encapsulation Plant,Waste Packaging andEncapsulationPlantWaste Level Waste (ILW) plantsatSellafield Ltd Magnox EncapsulationPlant, Wastes Our fullscalemixers arethesameasthoseinstalledatIntermediate of productsmadefromencapsulationtrials. experimental techniquesrelatedtocementitiouspowdertestingandthe Our twolaboratoriesenableustoanalysesamplesusingawiderangeof laboratory areas. Practical workbytheteamiscarriedoutatWorkington inourrighalland technical supporttotheoperationanddevelopmentofencapsulationplants. some teammembershavingdecadesofexperience inthisarea.Theteamoffers NNL hasextensive knowledgeofimmobilisationscience&technologywith access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour the team. The teamhashostedexternal secondeesfromuniversityand industrywithin CINDe labatWorkington External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 40 access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour Development), ModellingandSimulationCapability. M+A In-situMeasurementandAnalysisTeam, NNLRobotics (Software developing Softwareforrobotsimulationandroboticcontrol. The SoftwareDevelopersarealsoanintegralpartoftheroboticscapability best practiceITsolutions. applications whichcombinetheirkNowledgeofthenuclearindustry, offering development anddocumentation.Theteamalsoprovidedawiderangeof include softwaredesign,development,installation,commissioning,procedure The SoftwareDevelopersprovideinventorymanagementsolutions,which carlo basedriskmodellinganalysis. roadmap production,problemstructuringmethodologies,andundertake monte through digitaltwinsimulationdevelopment.Theysupportstrategyand The OperationalResearch analystsundertake facilitythroughputmodelling methods. the uncertaintyintheirdatasets,orunderpinassumptionsusingprobabilistic with dataanalysis,modellingandprediction;decisionmakers understand The Statisticians supportscientistsinthedesignoftheirexperiments; customers analysts andSoftwareDevelopers. The DecisionScienceteamcomprisesofStatisticians, OperationalResearch External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

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Facility (NNUF)supportforthiscapability. NNL ackNowledgestheHenryRoyce Institute(HRI),NationalNuclearUser a benchtop(lowactive)macroandmicrohardnesstestcapabilityisavailable. spectroscopic studiesonindividualatomiccolumnswithinacrystal.Inaddition, corrected coldFEG-STEM, plannedforfutureinstallation(late2021),willallow quantification, freeofanomaliesassociatedwithradioactivity. Anaberration analysis. Energyelectronlossspectroscopy(EELS)enablesfurtherelemental investigations intolatticeexpansion, crystallographyandgrainboundary Our scanningtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(STEM) offersdetailed capabilities. adds secondaryionmassspectroscopy(SIMS)andtransmissionimaging detectors (EBSD)enableselementalandorientationmapping.ThePFIBalso wavelength dispersiveX-ray (EDX/WDX) andelectronbackscatter diffraction A combinationofscanningelectronmicroscopes(SEM)withenergy& expanded enablingtheproductionoflargersamplecross-sections. recent installationofaplasmaFIB(PFIB),thiscapabilityhasbeengreatly for transmissionelectronmicroscopyoratomprobetomography. Withthe Using ourfocusedionbeam(FIB)instrument,targetedsamplescanbeproduced performed frombulkscaledowntotheatomiclevel. of highspecificationinstrumentsenablesdetailedcorrelativemicroscopytobe The teamoffersworldclassactiveelectronmicroscopyfacilities.Acombination access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour Handling FacilityandmaterialscanbereceipteddirectfromAHF. These facilitiescomplementthesamplepreparationcapabilityatNNLActive External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

at 10cmcanbeaccepted.Pleasecontactustodiscussindividualrequirements. Samples ofirradiatedfuelorstructuralmaterialsupto50mSv/h Beta/Gamma • • • • • • • [email protected] Phil Ivison Site allowingthepreparationandanalysisofactivematerials Our microscopesarelocatedinradiologicallycontrolledareasonSellafield Location EELS, X-Ray Tomography) Electron OpticsCapability(FEG-SEM,TEM,Ga/PlasmaFIB,EDX, WDX, EBSD, Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification imaging, SE,BSE,EDX andEBSDdetectors(NNUF) Capable ofproducingTEMlamellaandtipsforatomprobetomography. Ion FEI HeliosNanolab600i:HighspecificationDualBeamFEG-SEM/FIB. Tescan XEIA3 PlasmaFIB-SEM:withEDX, EBSD, STEM detectorsand detectors (HRI) Tescan MIRAFEG-SEM:withSE,BSE,EDX, WDX andEBSD 0.65 µm(NNUF) diameter upto27mm(singlescan)or50nm(offsetscan).Detailsdown Bruker 1172SkyScanCTScanner:Automated 3DX-ray tomography. Sample detectors forSTEM EELS, spectrumimagingandEFTEMcapability. HAADF, ADFandBF resolution inTEMmode, ~2nmSTEM resolution.Electrondiffraction,EDX, JEOL 2100LaB6 200kV (S)TEM:80-200kV operation.0.19 nmlattice Low Active Struers MacroandMicroHardnesstester BF detectorsforSTEM (NNUF) EDX, EELS,spectrumimagingandEFTEMcapability. HAADF, ADF, ABFand 68 pmresolutionSTEM mode, 0.19 nmTEMmode. Electrondiffraction, JEOL ARM200CFFEG-STEM ColdFEGprobeaberrationcorrectorallowing. TOF-SIMS (HRI)

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 42 [email protected] Steve Thomson operational flexibility alongsidetherigatCentral Laboratory. at NNLsPrestonlaboratory. ThiscontainsasecondELENDESrigtoprovide A newdecontaminationfacility/labisintheearlystagesofcommissioning access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour OES, ESEM,ionchromatographyandradiometricequipment. such asMeasurement&AnalysiswhichincludeequipmentICP-MS /ICP- Many oftheanalyticalinstrumentsmentionabovearesharedwithotherteams, associated withtheserigs,andthiscapabilityiscurrentlyincreasingfurther. facility alsoboastsmedium-largescalechemicaloperationsequipment rig andSandBedFilterRigSiteIonExchange EffluentPlant.The Workington within theEffluentsplants,suchasEARP(Enhanced Actinide RemovalPlant) general aspectsofplant(e.g. piperunsandlutelines)orspecificunitoperations Our righallatNNLWorkington boastsanumberofrigsbuilttomimicparticular analyser isalsoavailable. now attractingsignificantcustomerinterestandsupport.AdedicatedTIC/TOC experiments supportedinrecentyearsbyNNLInnovationprogrammesbut We alsohaveelectrochemicalrigtestingfacilities,foruseindecontamination side work. box inplaceforthispurpose, inertboxes beingacommonfeatureofouractive- techniques priortocarryingouractiveexperiments, andhaveaspecialistinert are alsolocatedinCentralLaboratory. We usethisfacilitytotrialexperimental work alongsidethespecialistcarriedoutinouractivelaboratoriesthat In thenon-activelabsatCentralLaboratory wecarryoutsmallscalechemistry The EECteamprovidessupporttoseveralareasofwork: Contact External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation • • • • • • • • HALES Chemistry Geochemical, reactivetransportandhydrogeolgicalmodelling Environmental Radiochemistry Research Microbial processesonlongtermstorageofnuclearwaste Design andoperationofEffluentRigs Guidance andtrainingoneffluentabatementprocesses Pond andSiloChemistry Innovative DecontaminationTechniques

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Note: The majority of this equipment is shared with other users in the in users other • with shared is Workington: equipment labs this of active-side majority The Note: requirements. There areactivitylimitsforouractivelabs,pleasegetintouchtodiscussyour • Central Lab: • • • • Zeta-master Hall facilitiesatNNL’s Workington Laboratory. (both activeandnon-activelabsexist) andwealsohaveaccesstotheRig Workington. ThelaboratoryfacilitiesthattheteamuseareatCentralLab The EECteamisbasedoversitesatRisley, Sellafield,Prestonand Location Environmental ChemistryLaboratory Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Laser lightscatteringparticlesizer Inert atmosphereboxes (activeandnon-active), Cameras andassociatedsoftware TIC/TOC analyser ELENDES equipment

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Highly Active. access needs. Please emailtheKey [email protected] todiscussyour Electron OpticsCapability. and assuresafestorageofspentfuel. material behaviourhelpingtosupportthelifespanofcommercialreactorfleets Post irradiationexamination techniquesleadtoabetterunderstandingof expertise. conditions onspentfuelandassessingdisposability. ThisisanareaofUK experimental workassociatedwithunderstandingtheeffectsofstorage processes associatedwithspentfuelstorage. Adedicated team undertake In additiontorecentlydischargedfuel,theteamhasastrongfocuson examination ofothernuclearitems. monitoring surfaceconditions,identifyingdefectsoffuelpinsand The teamusesavarietyoftechniquestoassessfuelbehaviour, whichincludes 1000 fuelpins. 500 AGR fuelelementshaveenteredthefacilitywithteamexamining overa the UK’s onlyhighactivePIElaboratory, whichNNLoperates.Since2006,over development workfortheUKfuelrequirementswascarriedoutbyteamin to receivingbothMagnox andAGR fuelfrompowerstations.Muchofthe activities fromworkingonWindscale’s Advanced Gas-cooledReactor (WAGR) The fuelpostirradiationevaluationteamhasbeeninvolvedinavastrangeof Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) % Usage

[email protected] Matthew Barker • • • • • • abrasion • • • • • • Sellafield Site, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Fuel Post IrradiationExamination(PIE)Laboratory Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Contact Other relevantinformation Instrument specification to assistindefininglocationsformetallographic examination burnup andassessingfuelstackirregularities.Thetechniqueisalsoused analysis offuelpinsandmaybeusedforestimatingfissiongasrelease, Gamma spectroscopy-gammaspectroscopyprovidesnon-destructive endoscopy section) compared withresultsobtainedbyendoscopyinstationponds(see carbonaceous depositonthesurfaceofAGR fuelpins.Thedataare the thickNessofsurfacedepositonfuelpins-usedforassessing Surface depositassessment-anon-destructivetechniqueformeasuring the leaksitecanbedetermined the integrityoffuelpins,leakingandapproximate locationof Leak testing(NOLT) -Asoaktechniqueusingnitrousoxide, todetermine to determinethecompositionofsampledgas composition andquantityofgasesreleased.Amassspectrometerisused which measuresfissiongasreleasefromirradiatedfuelpins,detailingthe Pin puncture/fissiongasrelease-pinpuncturingisadestructivetechnique SEM offuel,cladandsurfacedepositsincludingarange Metallography -anextensive metallographycapabilityisavailable validation techniquefortheresultsobtainedbyotherrigssuchasair identifies deposittypeandcanindicatethickNess,actingasa have occurredduringitslifetimeinthereactor. Visualinspectionalso surface conditionsandidentifyingdefectsofthematerialsthat graphite sleevesandnuclearfuelpins.Inspectioninvolvesmonitoring Visual inspection-visualinspectiontakes placeonnuclearitemssuchas examination atotherNNLfacilities(e.g. FIB,TEM) Use ofotherNNLfacilities-samplesfromfuelareexported for analytical techniques NNL centrallaboratory Leaching -leachtestingoffuel,withanalysistheleachantprovidedby determine burnup Chemical burnup-Dissolutionoffuel,andanalysisisotopiccontentto integrity offuelincludingNOLT (seeabove);Kr-85sniffing;puncture; Failed fueldetection-severalindependenttechniquestodetermine Fuel drying-developmentscaleequipmentforfuel

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access needs. Please emailtheKey [email protected] todiscussyour Desk-based, Hands-in-Pockets orFullAccess. More than15PhDstudentshavebeeninCentralLab forpartoftheirworkas Fuel, andFuelPIELaboratory. See Active HandlingFacility, Post IrradiationExamination(PIE) of CivilNuclear Temperature gasReactors (V)HTRs. new graphitesorforunderstandingthebehaviourofgraphiteinVery High and fracturestrength.Thesetechniquescanbeusedforthequalificationof density, Young’s modulus,gasdiffusivity, electricalresistivity, thermal expansion, A varietyofPIEtechniquesareusedtomeasurematerialpropertiesincluding unique world-classWindscaleandCentralLab facilitiesbasedatSellafield. Testing andcharacterisationoftrepannedgraphitecoresiscarriedoutinthe experience analysingover19,000 samplesofAGR andMagnox graphite. NNL isthesoleproviderforGraphitePIEinUK,withmorethan50years’ External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Nuclear materialcapabilities (i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation Loughborough, OxfordandBristol NNL works closelywiththeuniversitiesof:Manchester, Liverpool, on InnovateUKprojectsandNewTechniques research NNL isincollaborationwithEDFEnergyandTheUniversityofManchester polarised andfluorescentmicroscopy speckle patterninterferometry(ESPI),workoffracture, andoptical, New techniquesareconstantlybeingdeveloped,theseincludeelectronic NNL chairstheASTM committeeD02.FonManufacturedCarbons NNL participatesintheASME Working GrouponNon-metallicDesign and Graphite and MaterialsfortheBoilerPressureVessel Code

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[email protected] Nassia Tzelepi uniformly illuminatethesamplefacewithcoherentlight. with remoteoperation.Theredstripesindicatetheapproximate laserpathsusedto Dynamics Q300ESPIsystem,andanalignmenttoolforreliablesamplepositioning Image: Three-pointloadingconfiguration,includinginsituimagingusingaDantec NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, Sellafield,Cumbria, CA20 1PG NNL WindscaleLaboratory, Sellafield,Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Graphite Technology andPost IrradiationExamination(PIE) Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Support toUKreactors Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification Materials characterisationrigsinCentrallabfumehoods: Remotely operatedmaterialscharacterisationrigsinWindscaleAHF: • • • • • • • • • • • • Photography • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

of thermalexpansion Electron SpecklePattern Interferometry(ESPI)forcoefficient modulus andPoisson’s ratio Electron SpecklePattern Interferometry(ESPI)forstaticYoung’s Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight(DynamicYoung’s modulus) bend strength/Work offracture Compressive strength/Ultimatetensilestrength/3-pointand4-point Dilatometry (Coefficientofthermal expansion) Electrical resistivity Thermal conductivity(diffusivity) Gas diffusivity/Gaspermeability Helium pyncometry(Openandclosedporevolume) Laser mensuration Density bycontactmensuration Machining rig XRD andLaser Raman (SeparationScienceTeam) SEM/EDX/TEM/XCT (ElectronOpticsteam) Annealing furnace(2000C) Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight(DynamicYoung’s modulus) Optical microscopy(includingsamplepreparation) energy, Depositconcentrationand reactivity) Thermogravimetric analyser(Graphite-airreactivityandactivation total Wignerenergy) Differential ScanningCalorimetry(Rate ofreleaseWignerenergy, Gas permeability Gas diffusivity Helium pycnometry(Openporevolume) Density byimmersion(Archimedesmethod) Density bycontactmensuration Versatile machiningenclosure

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NNL’s NNUF-HR facilityinWorkington CumbriaopensSpring/Summer2021. Please consulthttps://hotrobotics.co.uk forfurtherinformation. • Facilities include: progress technologyuptoTRL9. research, andthefull-scaledemonstratorfacilitiesbeingsetupbyNNLto industrial scale, actingasalinkbetweenthesmall-scale, lowTRL(1-4)robotics The researchtestrigsavailableattheNNLWorkington Laboratory areonan demonstrate roboticsolutionsforthenuclearindustry. NNL’s facilitycomprisesequipmentandflexible floorspacetodevelop, test,and Applications inChallengingEnvironments(RACE). NNL, UniversityofManchester, UniversityofBristolandUKAEA’s Remote The facilityisarrangedacrossthreeregionalnodeswithfourresearchpartners: extreme andchallengingnuclearenvironments. impactful researchinroboticsandartificialintelligenceforapplication funded facilitytosupportUKacademiaandindustrydeliverground-breaking, The NationalNuclearUserFacilityforHotRobotics (NNUF-HR)isanEPSRC- • of Manchester. NNUF-HR alsohashubsatUKAEA’s RACE; UniversityofBristol;and • • • [email protected] • •

External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Robot lasercuttingfacility Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply 2023 (pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch Robot sortandsegregationcapability Users fromindustry-Pleasecontactustodiscussyouropportunities: Dive tankforROVs withsideviewingwindow Access tooperatorsandengineerswithdecadesofnuclear deployed devices representative mock-ups forthedevelopmentandtestingofremotely Flexible andreconfigurableoperatingenclosurestailoredplant fission expertise

Non-Active • Collaborative Robotics • • • Robotic SortandSegregationCapability • • • • • • Robot Laser CuttingFacility • • Please consulthttps://hotrobotics.co.uk formoreinformation. Flexible andReconfigurable OperatingEnclosures • NNUF-HR DiveTank • [email protected] Image: ©NationalNuclearLaboratory NNL Workington Facility, Cumbria,CA14 3YQ Location Hot Robotics Facility-NNLcomponent Facility National NuclearLaboratory (NNL) Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification 2 xKinova7DOFGen3armsandRobotiq two-fingergrippers Mounting framefor0, 45°and90°deploymentheightadjustment Full sizereplicagloveboxes 2 xKR180KUKAindustrialrobots Replica plantjoystickcontrollers Several gripperandtooloptionsfrommanufacturersincludingZimmer Semi-autonomous control Fume managementanddetectionequipment 5KW laserwith30mfibre KUKA KR120 Tool changer and Schunk Thermal imagingcameras (3.2m widex5.2mlong3.58mhigh) Schunk gripper

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 46 access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour Modelling andSimulationCapability. vulnerability assessmentasataskthatDutyholdershouldundertake. (SyAPs) issuedbytheOfficeforNuclear Regulation(ONR) explicitlyidentifies Security DeliveryPrinciple(SyDP) 6.4oftheSecurityAssessmentPrinciples assessment ofpotentialenhancementscanbeundertaken. scenarioscanbeassessed,andcostbenefit Through thissystem,‘Whatif?’ postulated threatsthatneedtobeprotectedagainst. Protection System (PPS)toachievetherequiredsecurityoutcomeagainst Assessment tovalidatetheeffectivenessandadequacyofPhysical The HumanFactorsandSecurityTeam atNNLundertake SecurityVulnerability External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

Non-Active tools. features, andtheplacementofbothactivepassivebarriersdetection interior andexterior featuresofstructures,accesspointsandentrances,natural on themodelledsite. The3-Dimensional(3D)modelofasite canincludethe allowing userstomodelasiteandrunsimulationsofhypotheticalattacks AVERT providesauser-friendlyandintuitiveGraphicalUserInterface(GUI) adversaries (includinginsiders). vulnerabilities ofasite’s differentsecurityconfigurationsagainstanattack by AVERT providesinformationthatcanbeusedtoevaluatetheeffectivenessor modifications. enables theevaluationofcost-benefitanyproposedsecuritysystem physical securitysystem.Thisincreasesconfidenceinthedesignand with adetailedandquantifiedunderstandingoftheeffectiveness pathways, andresponseforceinteractions,AVERT providesdecisionmakers Through performingmanyMonte-Carlosimulationsofthepotentialadversarial assessments ofphysicalsecuritydesignandoperations. holistic andintegratedapproach,deliversaccurate, measurable, andrepeatable visualise andquantifytheperformanceofaphysicalsecuritysystem.AVERT’s security systemeffectiveness. AVERT isauniqueproductthatusedto The teamuseasecuritysoftwarepackage called‘AVERT’ toassessthephysical [email protected] David Thoburn Image:AVERT Simulation-©ARES. NNL CulhamFacility, Oxford,OX14 3DB NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG NNL PrestonLaboratory Facility, Preston,PR40XJ Location Human FactorsandSecurityVulnerability AssessmentCapability Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) ADS Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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activities. Closely alignedwithNNLVitrificationteam andtheircapabilitiesproject access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour ICP-OES withinthefacility. measurement (withintheteam)andScanningElectronMicroscopySEM to simplercharacterisationtechniquessuchasacidityanalysisanddensity In additiontotheKinexus rheometermentionedabove, wealsohaveaccess characterise simulantsproduced. and techniques.Suchasyieldstress,solidsettlingdensityinplaceto dissolve thesolidswithintanks. We alsohavelaboratorybasedequipment Highly Active Storage Tanks (HASTs) whichwillinvolvetheuseofreagentsto Operational CleanOut(POCO)strategiessuchasthePOCOstrategyfor of inactivesimulantsrepresentativecomplex HALanddevelopmentofPost liquors withvaryingsolidscontent.Thisincludesdevelopmentandprovision We haveacorecapabilitythatcanbeappliedtothetreatmentofcomplex that occursontheSellafieldSite. includes runningsmallscalerigsthatmimicHighlyActive LiquorEvaporation from desk-based studiestohands-onpracticalinactivelaboratoryworkwhich which consistsofpredominantlychemists,undertakes afullrangeofwork primarily basedintheNNLCentralLaboratory ontheSellafieldsite. Theteam expertise inthebehaviourofnitricacidbasedHighlyActive Liquor(HAL),is The Effluents,HALESandEnvironmentalChemistry Team,withparticular External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

None -Inactivelaboratoryworkonly. • Inactive laboratoryfacilitiesincluding: • • • • • • Skills: • • [email protected] Steven Thomson NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Inactive Laboratory SimulantPreparationFacility Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification without affectingthevalidityofsimulant This canincludeadviceonhowtosimplifysimulantsforlargescalerigs 4 litresimulantpreparationfacility carry outconfirmatoryactive experiments whererequired with relevantexperts insideandoutsideofNNLtoassesstheimpact results ofinactiveexperiments andassessments,withregularcollaboration Consideration oftheeffectradiationandactiveenvironmentson empirical data support tomodellingworkcarriedoutbyotherteamsviatheprovisionof particle size, solidssettling,densityandelementalanalysis, including Analysis andinterpretationofliquor/solidspropertiessuchasyieldstress, Small scalereducedpressureexperimental evaporatorrig Long termstorageofsamplesattemperaturesupto50°C Kinexus Pro+rheometer (see photoabove) Development andprovisionof(inactive)simulantsrepresentative Metrohm Ti-Touch auto-titrator representative liquors,atthem Advise largescalesimulantmanufacturersonhowtoprovide experimental work complex HAL,withthefacilitytoprovideup4litrebatchesfor

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 48 Facility (Grenoble, France). Diamond LightSource (Harwell,UK)andtheEuropeanSynchrotron Radiation Swansea, andthe internationalfacilitiesthatNNLregularlyaccessincludethe London, Birmingham,Liverpool,Glasgow, Leeds, Lancashire, Southamptonand access toexperimental facilitiesatuniversitiesinOxford,Bristol,Manchester, group holdvisitingresearcher/professor status,supervisePhD’s and/orhave of thebusiness,aswellanumber external resources.Membersofthe The MaterialsandCorrosiongroupcan draw fromexpertise heldinotherareas network. facilities andexpertise bothwithinourorganisationsandNNL’s wider iodine chemistryanddrystorageofspentfuel.Theteamhasaccesstounique specific technicaltopicssuchasembrittlementofreactorpressurevessel, Part ofthegroupfocusistodevelopandmaintainkNowledgedatabaseson Zr alloys). embrittlement offerriticsteels,radiolyticoxidation ofgraphiteandoxidation of ponds andassociatedplant)&theeffectofirradiationonmaterials(including areas suchasreactorchemistry(graphiteandcoolant),plant(storage reactors, bothcivilandnaval,theteamprovidessupporttoourcustomersin Design Assessmentprocessfortheapprovalofnewreactordesigns.Forcurrent and materialsissuestotheOfficeforNuclear Regulation(ONR)fortheGeneric The MaterialsandCorrosiongrouphaveprovidedsupportonbothchemistry both thecivilandnavalfleets,aswellprovideadviceonstrategicUKissues. plant chemistryandcorrosion,thegroupsupportsstrategicprogrammesfor scientists, whoseexpertise spansawiderangeofareasinmaterials,reactor/ professional radiochemists,metallurgists,physicists,materialsandcorrosion NNL’s MaterialsandCorrosiongroupcontainsanumberofuniquelyexperienced access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour were customerfundedorareinalmostconstantuseforwork. Many ofthetechniquesusedaredifficulttoaccessfor external users e.g. they and GraphiteTechnology andPIE. Fuel PIELaboratory, Post-Irradiation ExaminationofCivilNuclearFuel, External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

more esotericanalysistechniques. optical microscopy, electronmicroscopy &variousassociatedanalyses,andthe rupture, density, weightloss,differential oxidation, hot-vacuum extraction, assay, gasmassspectroscopy, fluorescencespectroscopy, corrosionrate, stress impact testing,fracturetoughness,gas-diffusivity, Openporevolume, isotope expansion &diffusivity, mechanicaltesting-tensile, compression,3-point bend, internal stress,Deposit/oxide thickNess&morphology, Youngs modulus,thermal ultrasonic flawdetection,leaktesting,fissiongaspressure, volume&sampling, Mensuration/ metrology, X-radiography, Gammascanning,eddy-currentand A varietyofdestructiveandnon-destructivetechniquesareavailable: shooting unforeseenproblems,includingfailures. involving non-standardfueloroperatingconditionsandtrouble- components, extended performancetrialsof‘standard fuel’, experiments undertaken inthelabsconsistsofroutinemonitoringnuclearfuelandreactor are bothscientificallyqualifiedand expertatremotehandling.Thework A widevarietyofinvestigativetechniquesareusedandtheteamtechnicians and radioactivecontaminatedplant. investigation &analysisofawidevarietyfueltypes,irradiatedcomponents central andhighactivecavesatWindscale)toundertake a‘forensic’ type The groupoperateinlowandhighactiveoperationalareas(fumehoodsat [email protected] Sarah Harris Sellafield Site&Bristol Location Materials andCorrosion Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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environments. with Sellafield Ltd capableofnon-destructivemeasurements inhighactive instrumentation programme isdevelopingarangeofanalytical instruments As partofcommissioningtheactivefacilities atNNL-CentralLaboratory theM&A • radiometric instruments. The M&A-Instrumentationcapabilitydevelopsnovelin-situphysicaland access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour scientists. Hands inPocket butlookingtoextend tofullaccessinsomeareasfornon-NNL Capability tiesinwithM&ALaboratory capability.

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External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation control andeffluentmonitoring.M&A-Ihasdevelopedmorethan30 On-line automaticchemicalanalysisisessentialfornearreal-timeprocess process analysersfortheSellafieldreprocessingplantsusingtechniques M&A-I hasdevelopedinstrumentationforphysicalmetrologyrangingfrom induced fluorescence ranging fromspectro-photometryandelectrochemistrytoX-ray andlaser- with on-lineradiometrictechniquessuchasgammaspectroscopy barcodes insidesealedmetalcanisters.We alsohavepracticalexperience humidity andliquidleveltotheuseofeddycurrentsforreadingengraved conventional techniquessuchasdisplacement,temperature, pressure, of unusualmeasurementsincludingcrystallisationtemperature, meniscus M&A-I hasusedsophisticatedvisualimageprocessingforavariety tracking, leakdetectionandphysicaldimensions.We havebeenparticularly successful withsmartcamerasforreadingbarcodesatdistanceand through shieldwindowswhereconventionallaserreadersareineffective. We alsohaveexperience withnetworked surveillancecamerasanddigital video recording

new hardwareandsoftwareengineers. and softwaredevelopmentprogrammes.Albeitthiswouldrequirerecruitmentof M&A-I hasthecapacitytoundertake furthersignificantprogrammeofinstrument high activetointermediateandlowlevelsmaterials. We areabletoanalyseawiderangeofmaterialsfromtheentirefuelcycle • Hardware Controllers Basic forthe.NETframework. covers severallanguagesincludingPascal, C, C++, MicrosoftC#andVisual scientific calculationanddataloggingsoftwareforlaboratorytrials.Expertise have beenassessedforcompliancewithBSEN61508.We alsocreatespecialist instruments areoftenusedinsafetyrelatedapplicationsandourprocedures as thesetypicallyrequirebothcontrolanddataloggingfeatures.Our The M&A-Ibespoke softwarecapabilitysupportsourinstrumentationproducts Development PC’s andEddyCurrentTest Rig Equipment: SMART Cameras,GammaDetector, GasMassspectrometer, [email protected] Brett Kralj NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Measurement &Analysis:InstrumentationandIn-situAnalysis Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification scale laboratoryexperiments hardware and/orsoftwarecontrollersaimedprimarilyatsmalltomedium- We haveadesignandbuildcapabilityforbench-toporrack-mounted

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 50 Sellafield Siteand will becomethelargestradioanalytical provider intheUK. the M&Acapabilitywill take responsibilityfordeliveringtheanalytical serviceon Following thecommissioningofactive facilitiesatNNL-CentralLaboratory access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour scientists. Hands inPocket butlookingtoextend tofullaccessinsomeareasfornon-NNL • • • • • (M&A-Preston Laboratory PL). laboratories atSellafieldSite(M&A-Central Laboratory CL)andSpringfieldSite analytical techniquesandinstrumentation.MeasurementAnalysishastwo of activematerialsandalsoundertakes R&D activitiesconcernedwithnew The NNLMeasurementandAnalysiscapabilityundertakes routineanalysis

• performance. decontamination andprocesschemistrystudiestodeterminewastepackage M&A-PL andCLalsohavethecapabilitytoperformimmobilisation, External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Chemical Analysis-ICP-MS /OES,mc-ICPMS,Ionchromatography, Radioanalytical capability-Alpha,Betaandgammaanalysis Physical Analysis-particlesize, rheology, densityandviscosity TIC TOC, CHONS Transport packages foractivematerials M&A -CLisR&D analysislaboratoryundertakes longertermresearch projects todevelopanalyticalmethodsandinstrumentationundertake complex measurementsforUKcivilanddefenceprogrammes.The Laboratory isundertakingamajorrefurbishmenttobringintooperation a highactivecapability M&A -PLisanISO17025accreditedanalysisandcharacterisation and chemicaldatatoUKcivildefencecustomers materials. ThelaboratoryprovidesUKAS accreditedradiochemical,physical laboratory thatundertakes routineanalysisofawiderangeactive

recruitment ofnewanalyticalscientistsandoperators. programme ofanalyticalandcharacterisationwork.Albeitthiswouldrequire At bothM&A-CLandM&A-PLthereiscapacitytoundertake further significant high activetointermediateandlowlevelsmaterials. We areabletoanalyseawiderangeofmaterialsfromtheentirefuelcycle [email protected] Brett Kralj scrubbed fumehoods). Facilities: Active Facilities(Alphaboxes, gloveboxes, shielded fumehoods, DV Clearance, InternalProjectManagement. fumehood), SafetySQEP, Waste Management,Classified Workers, Skills: AnalyticalScience, Active Laboratory Operations(glovebox and NNL PrestonLaboratory Facility, Preston,PR40XJ NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Measurement &AnalysisLaboratory Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour Nuclear Fuel,andGraphiteTechnology andPIE. Active HandlingFacilityFuelPIELaboratory, Post-Irradiation ExaminationofCivil timely manner. after removalfromthereactor, yieldingalargequantityofinformationin This capabilityisparticularlyimportantasitallowsfueltobeexamined soon although someotheraspectsoffuelperformancearealsoconsidered. are usedprimarilyformonitoringofcarbonaceousdepositiononfuelpins, operator withalargevolumeofdatatoassuresafeoperationfuel.The UK’s Advanced Gas-cooledReactor powerstations.Thisprovidesthereactor The Endoscopyteamsurveysin-pondfuelfordamageanddepositionatthe External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

Highly Active. [email protected] Henry Preston permits examination ofdepositmorphology, andotheraspectsoffuelcondition. deposits canbemeasuredtoaprecisionoftensmicrons;imageryalso cameras providesvisualinspectionoffuelsurfaces.ThethickNesssurface A systemofaremotelyoperatedendoscope, lightingequipmentandcustom Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Mobile Location and FuelinPonds Mobile EndoscopeCapabilityforMonitoringFissionReactors Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 52 access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour Decision ScienceandOperationalResearch • • Structural andThermalModelling The teamincludesthefollowingmodellingcapabilities: optimisation, verificationandvalidation. areas ofthenuclearfuelcycle. Allowingforfuturedesign,accurateforecasting, The capabilitycoversthefullspectrumofmodellingtoolsetsthatsupportall • • • • • • • • Chemical andProcessModelling • • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Finite ElementAnalysis-Thermalandstructuralanalysis flow regimes Computational FluiddynamicsModelling-analysingdifferentfluid Thermal Hydraulicsincludingreactormodelling Impact analysis-Modellingpackage dropsetc Seismic analysis decommissioning activities Provides technicalsupporttohelpdeveloproboticsstrategyfor Rig validations Software development Fracture andFatigue Plant process:dynamicmodelling;flowsheeting;optimisation Thermodynamic andkineticmodellingofsolutionsmaterials. Mechanistic materialsmodelling Aqueous speciationmodelling Applied statistics(modelparameterisationandvalidation) Model validation Software development

• • Mathcad • MATLAB • Oasys • PATRAN • LS-Dyna • Fieldview • ANSYS Specialist softwareincludes: • • • • • [email protected] Thermal &Structural Modelling Saad Malik • • • • • • Facilities: • NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG NNL ChadwickHouseFacility, Warrington, WA3 6AE Location • • Modelling andSimulationCapability Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification Chemical andProcessModelling Thermal andStructural Modelling R (Statistical Package) gPROMS, fromProcessSystems Enterprise Aspen CustomModeller(ACM), fromAspenTech Aspen Exchanger Design(EDR),fromAspenTech Materials Studio (Quantummechanics),fromBiovia LAMMPS (Moleculardynamics) MTDATA (thermodynamics),fromHamptonthermodynamics Mathematica, fromWolfram Research COSSAN (uncertaintyquantification),fromUniversityofLiverpool PHREEQC (aqueousspeciation),fromUSGeologicalSurvey Microsoft VisualStudio (softwaredevelopment) High Performance Computing(HPC)facility WIEN2K (QuantumMechanics)

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access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour × 1mactiveimagingarea). packages (e.g. 500Ldrumsorlargerwaste-formswhichfitwithinthe1m× m CE accreditedcommercialmuon-basedimagingsystemforinterrogatingwaste Lynkeos Technology Ltd) theLynkeos MuonImagingSystem (MIS)whichisafully The NuclearandReactor PhysicsTeam maintainandoperate(onbehalfof operations, researchingfuturefuelsandreactortypesforNationalProgrammes. Activities rangefromnuclearinventorymodellingtosupportingcurrent activities. their work-primarilyutilisingtheANSWERScode-suiteformajorityofits The teamuseacombinationofbespoke andoff-the-shelfcodestoundertake built upon. neutronics isafundamentalbaseuponwhichtheotherskillsandkNowledge An understandingoftheunderlyingnuclearphysicsandunderpinningreactor • • • • primary capabilityareas: team capability, overlappingandsupporting eachotheracrossthefollowing based modellersallofwhomownandunderstandacomponenttheoverall over theentirenuclearfuelcycle. Membersoftheteamareprimarilydesk- The NuclearandReactor PhysicsTeam providesthecapabilitytomodelreactors External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Nuclear Data. Fuel Performance Reactor Physics Nuclear Physics

imaged withinthedetectorsimagingvolume(1mx1m1m). allowing anyactivesampleswhichfitwithinthesafetycaseforrig-halltobe The Lynkeos MISissituatedintheNNLCentralLaboratory Active RigHall This relatessolelytotheLynkeos MISsystem: [email protected] NRP Team -CapabilityManager Mark Read GEANT4 (Particle PhysicsFrameworkModellingTool) FISPIN (Reactor InventoryCalculationSoftware)- ENIGMA (FuelPerformance ModellingSoftware) ORION (FuelCycle ModellingTool) ANSWERS Software-includingWIMS-TRAILReactor NeutronicsModellingCode Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Preston Laboratory Facility, Preston,PR40XJ NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PGNNL NNL ChadwickHouseFacility, Warrington, WA3 6AE Location Nuclear &Reactor PhysicsModellingCapability Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 54 Please contactDavidThomsonforCase Studies Associatedwiththisarea. • This capabilityincludestheskills: for decommissioningactivities. intervention systemsforusewithinnuclearproductionandpowerplants, test anddeploymentofpurposebuilt,remotelyoperable, inspectionand We provideafullrangeofservicesincludingthedesign,development, access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour Hot Robotics Facility-NNLcomponent. • • • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Mechanical systemsandequipmentdesign Electrical, controlandinstrumentationdesign intervention andrepairofactiveplantunderwateroperations Engineering systemsandequipmentdesigndevelopmentforthe Inactive rigdesignbuildandtrials Robotics andremotehandlingdevelopmentconsultancy Manipulator assessment,developmentanddeployment Technical assessments,optioneeringandfeasibilitystudies Engineering supporttoactiveplant

radioactive areas. Inactive inRigHall-Robotics isdesignedforuseinuptohighly • • • • • • [email protected] Mark Pearson NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Plant InspectionandInterventionCapability Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Visual andNDT Plantconditionmonitoringandinspection Solid Works Professional3DMechanicalCAD software AutoCAD 2DE,C&ICAD software AMTECH ElectricalDesignSoftware 3D Printers Mini Laser Scanner

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and actsastechnical consultanttoIAEAwithinarangeofPIE relatedareas. steering group(worldwide memberorganisationforhotcell laboratoryfacilities) NNL sitsanumberofexternal advisorypanelsinthisareaincludingtheHOTLAB access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour academic accessaresimilartothoseinplaceforNNLCentralLaboratory. for CentralLab, recentlyextended toincludeAHF. Formalarrangementsfor Access toAHF/hotcellsiscovered undertheResearcher Study Agreement Capability. See FuelPIELaboratory andGraphiteTechnology &PIEandElectronOptics designed withsomeequipmentavailablecourtesyofHRI. The majorityoftheequipmentusedisheavilymodifiedforuseorcustom- capabilities aretestedatthenon-activeWorkington labfacility. laser ramanandmicrohardnesstestingofhighactivematerials.Manythese metallographic prepartionequipment,providessamplesforopticalmicroscopy, In addtion,adedicatedmetallographichotcell,containingfullsuiteofStruers preparation foropticalandelectronmicroscopy. inspection offuelelements,analysissinglepins,smallsample of acompleteAGR fuelassembly, examination ofirradiatedgraphite, visual Many ofthecellshaveadesignatedPIEpurpose, rangingfrom dismantling for performingroutinePIE,oneoff experiments andprocessingwastematerials. approximately 11metresinlengthandcontainavarietyofanalysisequipment Generally, eachworkstation hastwomanipulators.Thesecellsare open labsanddecontaminationfacility. workstations. ThePIEfacilitiesaresupplementedbyanumberoffumehoods, shielded hotcells,eachwithfiveseparatelead-glassorzinc-bromide The WindscaleActive HandlingFacility(AHF)consistsofthirteenheavily Highly Active. External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits)

• Many ofthecavesaresetupforspecificpurposesincluding and thermalanalysistechniques. frequent man-entryforservicingofinstalledequipment-idealmicroscopy Frequent entrycave-oneofthecaveshasbeenadaptedtoallowmore: into andoutofthecavethroughagammainterlocksystem. equipment, orsmallsamplesofmaterial,suchasirradiatedsteels,tobemoved Import/Export Cell-adedicatedimport/export cellpermitslargeritemsof (e.g. packages containinggraphitesamplestrepannedfromAGR stations). Smaller packages canalsobereceivedintotheplantthroughasecondaryroute the facility, withatotalthroughputoftensAGR elements. Import/export oftoploadingflasks -overtenflasks peryeararereceivedinto • • • • • • • • • • • • • [email protected] Susan Morgan NNL WindscaleLaboratory, Sellafield,Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Post IrradiationExamination(PIE)ofCivilNuclearFuel Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification flasks -inpreparationforPIEandotheractivities A cavededicatedtoreceiptandtemporarystorageoffuelfromtoploading metallography) readyfordisposal Re-packaging offuel(e.g. weldingoffuelthathasbeencutfor AGR elements,andremovaloffuelpins. Element breakdown -acavededicatedtoremovinggraphitesleevesfrom Metallography -preparation,microscopy 532nm, 660nmand782nmlasers HV tester(Vickers) Upright opticalmicroscopewiththreeRaman lasersandamicrohardness Reflected light,polarisedlightcapability Glovebox Raman 514and785nmlasers (small scale) Deben in-situ5kNtensilecompressionandhorizontalbendingstage Fumehood Raman 514,633,785nmlasers Graphite PIE(seeseparatesection) Fuel PIE(seeseparatesection) A cavededicatedtoimport/export fromthecaveline. leak testingetc Experimental facilitiesforexamination spentfuel-drying,corrosion,

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 56 • Non-Active. access needs. Please emailtheKey [email protected] todiscussyour • 6000m In addition,NNLalsohavethefollowingRAIfacilities: nuclear environments. robotics andartificialintelligenceforapplicationin extreme andchallenging funded facilitytosupportUKacademiaandindustrydeliverresearchin The NNLhaveaNationalNuclearUserFacilityforRobotics. ThisisanEPSRC- facilities toprogresstechnologyupTRL9. Readiness Levels (TRL)(1-4) roboticsresearch,andthefull-scaledemonstrator industrial scale. We actasalinkbetweenthesmall‐scale, lowTechnology The researchtestrigsavailableattheNNLareonbothanexperimental and Virtual Reality (VR),andsoftwaredevelopment. Intelligence (RAI)programmesusingourdigitalinfrastructureforsimulation, industry. We alsoperformasignificantproportionofour Robotics andArtificial and demonstrateroboticartificialintelligencesolutionsforthenuclear NNL’s facilitycomprisesequipmentandflexible floorspacetodevelop, test, • • • • • Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) ADS Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area External useraccessarrangements Summary ofcapability/facility Related instrumentation/capabilities Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Tailored plantrepresentativemock-ups Active semi-autonomousrobot/lasercuttingfacility Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR)Suite High Performance ComputingFacility Robotic Simulators Digital DeveloperEnvironments 2 flexible non-activerighall

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• • • • • • • 6000m NNL Workington • • • • NNL Preston • NNL Warrington • [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Please consulthttps://hotrobotics.co.uk forfurtherinformation. Image:©NationalNuclearLaboratory NNL ChadwickHouseFacility, Warrington, WA3 6AE NNL PrestonLaboratory Facility, Preston,PR40XJ NNL Workington Laboratory, Cumbria,CA14 3YQ Location Robotics (excludes NNUF-HR) Facility National NuclearLaboratory (NNL) Organisation Contact Instrument specification Other relevantinformation lift heightroofcranewithflexible andreconfigurableoperatingenclosures. retrievals, Post OperationalCleanOut(POCO)anddecommissioning. 6m deeppitfornon-activedemonstrationofpondandsilooperations, Tailored plantrepresentativemock-ups forthedevelopment andtesting of remotelydeployeddevices.Allcanbereconfiguredfor: KUKA KR10andmobileshowcaseenclosure Plant replicagloveboxes 5kW infra-redlaser • • • • • • Brokk 260 • Active semi-autonomousrobot/lasercuttingfacility • VR/AR Suite-HTC Vive(2of) • • • • • • High Performance Computing

2 Decommissioning POCO Operations Retrievals Inspection NNL BrokkSimulator 22kW electricmotor Portable controlbox Weight: 3,050kg Hydraulic armwithvariousattachments Remotely controlledexcavator fordecommissioning KRC4 Controller ups withPerspex windows Various sizes availablerangingfromtruereplicastowoodenmock- Regulator Approved SafetyCase Automated toolchanging facilities/degraded buildingsunderdecommissioning Active hotcellwithvariableventilationtoalignnuclear Point clouddataacquisition Semi-automated system Industrial KR30KUKARobot

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access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour .• • capability areaswhichtheteamsupportsare Modelling elementtotheteamthatsupportsotherthreeareas.Thekey Separation ScienceandtheCanSurveillanceProgramme. There isalsoa The SS&SNMcapabilityiscurrentlymadeupofAdvanced FuelReprocessing, operators supportawide-rangeofcustomerworkprogrammes. Laboratory -inadditiontothemanyofteamareSQEP. Ourfumehood trains anddeploysthemajorityofNNLSNMglove-box operatorsatNNLCentral Sellafield site, thoughthisisgraduallydiminishing.TheSS&SNM Team currently nuclear programmesaswellcontinuetosupporttheexisting plantsonthe important toprotectthekey skillsastheyareneededtosupporttheUK’s future in theNationalNuclearLaboratory. Theteamhaveauniqueexpertise anditis contains someofthemostfundamentaltechnicalareasthathaveakey role The SeparationScienceandSpecialNuclearMaterial(SS&SNM)capability

• External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Can SurveillanceProgramme(Plutoniumstorage):Theteamisdoingalot team alsohasaprocessmodellingcapabilitytoaidwithflowsheetdesign chemical separation,finishingandsolventdegradationclean-up. The advanced fuelreprocessingflowsheets.Thisincludesheadendprocesses, Programmes, EUprojectsandinternalR&D theteamisdeveloping Advanced FuelReprocessing: (Flowsheetdevelopment)ThroughNational of workundertheSPRSandPuScienceprogramslookingatvariousissues project, whichinvolvesanumberoftechniquesincludingthermogravimetric decontamination. ThisworkhasprogressedwiththePucanSurveillance Mixed Oxide(MOX) oxidation studies being undertaken forNuclearDecommissioningAuthority (NDA) alongwith analysis, specificsurfaceareaanalysisandx-raydiffraction.Similarworkis the SpaceBatteryprogrammes actinide separationsprimarilytheseparationofAm-241fromplutoniumfor Separation Science(Isotopeseparations):Theteamareinvolvedwith

and mediumactivefumehoods. The teamcanworkwithSpecialNuclearMaterialinAlpha-specifiedgloveboxes [email protected] SS&SNM Team CapabilityManager Neil Rutherford • • • • • • • • • • • • • • dissolution • • • NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Separation Science&SpecialNuclearMaterialTeam Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Specific SurfaceAreaAnalyser(SSA-BET) X-ray diffraction(XRD) TGA- MassSpectrometer(notyetcommissioned) Thermo-balance (TGA) Metallography /Ceramographycapability Gas Chromatograph A numberofUV/visspectrometers(glovebox andfumehood) Infra-red spectrometer(glovebox) Raman (glovebox andfumehood) Time Resolved Laser InducedFluorimeter(currentlynotworking) Ion chromatography(fumehood) Gas chromatograph(fumehood) Auto-titrators (glovebox andfumehood) Centrifugal contactorbanks (glovebox andfumehood) Dissolution apparatusincludingdirectandmediatedelectrochemical Mini mixer-settlers (glovebox) Hotplates forcalciningpurposes

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 58 Our Capabilityincludes: code orORIGENwhichcanthenfeeddirectlyintotheaboveshieldingcodes. service. Forexample, fueldepletioncalculationscanbecarriedoutinourFISPIN Reactor andNuclearPhysicswithinNNL,wecanofferacompleteintegrated In addition,combinedwithothertechnicalcapabilities,suchasCriticality, gamma radiation. calculations orsimpleusingMICROSHIELD® andRANKERNfor addition tothesecomplex codeswecanofferfitforpurposesimplistichand to aidenhancedqualityofserviceourcustomersinshortertimescales.In codes suchasMCBEND, MCNP®andATTILA®, allofwhichcanbe runinparallel This capabilityisenhancedwiththelatestnuclearcodescapability, withnuclear capability hasawiderangeofapplicationsandcoversthecompletefuelcycle. facilities andforbothUKinternationalcustomers.Ourradiationshielding NNL providesqualityradiationshieldinganddoserateassessmentsforitsown Shielding Monte Carlotechniques. analyses usingcriticalitydatahandbooks, handmethodsofcalculationand They havealltheexpertise neededtocarryoutnuclearcriticalitysafety in hazardidentificationprocesses. nuclear facilitiesandtransportpackages. Added tothis,ourteamisexperienced NNL hasextensive experience inproducingcriticalitysafetyassessmentsfor Criticality Expertise • access needs. Please emailtheKey [email protected] todiscussyour • • • • • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility gamma andcapturesources Bulk shieldingassessmentsforneutron(spontaneousfission+Alphan), fission +Alphan),gammaandcapturesources Localised (penetration)shieldingassessmentsforneutron(spontaneous Radiation protectionplansandALARPassessments Skyshine calculations Classification ofareasanddoseuptake assessments Shielding designbasis flasks/ships bothintheUKand internationally(Japan,USA) Dose/shielding assessmentsfortransportationofradioactivematerialin Emergency planningcriticalitydosecontours CIDAS placementassessment Source inferencecalculations(adjointcalculations)

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• exercises [email protected] Team Manager Criticality andShielding NNL ChadwickHouseFacility, Warrington, WA3 6AE NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Shielding andCriticalityModellingAssessmentCapability Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Other relevantinformation Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification omission casesandCIDsystemplacementassessments.Ourassessors NNL hasthecapabilitytoproduceCriticalityIncidentDetection(CID)system provide specialistinputintoemergencyplanningworkandguidance through out-of-hoursplantsupportandparticipationincriticalityemergency Performance Cluster(andstandalonemachines) MCBEND, RANKERN,MCNP®,ATTILA® andSCALE runningonNNL’s High Team hasaccesstospecialistcomputationalcodes,includingMONK,

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access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour its predecessors. funded bytheDepartmentforBusiness,Energy&IndustrialStrategy (BEIS)and The establishmentoftheNuclearFuelCentreExcellence (NFCE)hasbeen with anEDX detectortodeterminetheelementalcompositionofasample. micro-structure levelandgatherstructuralcorrosioninformationtogether The ScanningElectronMicroscope(SEM)capabilitycananalysematerialsatthe accident tolerantfuels. particles andworks withuniversitiesonnationalprogrammeslookingatnew The teamalsohasanexperimental rigtomanufacturenovelcoatedfuel analysis tocomparetheoriginalcustomerspecification. specifications andthenpressingthepowderintopelletspriortosintering pellet processingcapabilityinvolvesmillingfuelfeedstocks ofspecificcustomer and fuelpelletprocessingmicroanalysisoftheassociatedmaterial.The The key skillsintheReactor CoreTechnology Team arefundamentallypowder External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

melter/UF • • Limited touraniumactivematerialsorPusurrogates(e.g. Ce). •

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Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification produce pelletsfromrawmaterial,suchasthatproducedthearc centreless grinder)housedininertgloveboxes, whichcanbeusedto Pelleting Equipment(crusherandmills,pelletpresses,sinteringfurnaces, currently beingdeveloped) Coated Particle FuelRig(theUK’s onlycapabilitytomake fuelkernels is nuclear industry, includingceramics, metals,cementsandgrouts) & polishingofbothactiveandnon-activesamplesfromthroughoutthe Microscope SamplePreparationFacility(mountingandsubsequentgrinding Electric ArcFurnace(ArcMelter)fortheproductionofmetallic calculation ofthermalconductivity Laser flashanalyserforthemeasurementofthermaldiffusivityand Optical andScanningElectronMicroscopes(SEM) nuclear fuels,suchassilicideandnitridesdirectlyfromUF Uranium hexafluoride reactionrig toinvestigatethefabricationofadvanced uranium alloys

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 60 access needs. Please emailtheKey Contactor [email protected] todiscussyour plutonium oxide stockpile. optimised forproductionofwasteformsallowingsafedispositiontheUK This technologyproducesanextremely durableceramicproductandwillbe is theactivecommissioningandoperationofaHotIsostaticPress(HIP)rig. One ofthemostsignificantprojectswhcihteamleadsonatmoment technical advisorsforstakeholders suchasSellafield Ltd. andtheNDA. has placedNNLwastetreatmenttechncialleadsinatrustedpositionas Laboratory onSellafieldsite. The expertise gatheredfromthisuniqueproject in containervitrificationfacilityandtreatedrealwastetheNNLCentral The teamhasalsocomissionedandoperatedanationalfirstactiveGeoMelt variety ofuranicwastestreamsintheNNLPrestonLaboratory. supports Sellafield Ltd’s active Waste VitrificationPlant,wealsodealwithawide For example weoperateafullscalenon-activevitrificationfacilitywhich current andfuturewastearisingsatthebackendoffuelcycle. on behalfofourcustomerswithinNNLfacilities.Thecapabilityareadealswith This isacombinationofrealwastetreatmentoroptimisationR&D treatment fromVery Low Level Waste (VLLW) throughtoHighLevel Waste (HLW). The NNLWaste ProcessingServicescapabilityhastheabilitytosupportwaste Inactive SimulantPreparationFacility Cementitious Powder Laboratory Environmental ChemistryLaboratory CINDe labatWorkington External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

minimise environmentalimpactandtaxpayerspend. previous R&D programmesthiswouldfocusoncreatingwasteproductswhich arisings whichresultfromthefissionfuelcycle. Asisappliedtoanycurrentand Services capabilityareawouldapplythissuccessfulmodeltoanynewwaste Through theuseofNNL’s activeandnon-activefacilitiestheWaste Processing [email protected] Sean Clarke Inactive, andsupportforprocessingactivehighly wastes. NNL Workington Facility, Cumbria,CA14 3YQ NNL PrestonLaboratory Facility, Preston,PR40XJ NNL CentralLaboratory Facility, SellafieldSite, Cumbria, CA20 1PG Location Waste ProcessingServicesCapability Facility National NuclearLaboratory Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits)

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suitability ofneutrons ormuons. and ourinstrumentscientists areavailabletodiscusspossible projectsandthe ISIS welcomesusebyresearchersunfamiliar withneutronormuontechniques, with neutronormuontimeatthefacility. on-site lab-basedcharacterisationmethodswhichcanbeusedinconjunction ISIS hasavarietyofsamplepreparationlaboratoriesinadditiontorange • pressure • Specific examples ofthesortsstudiesthatcanbeundertaken include: x-rays orNMR. and muontechniquesareoftencomplementarytomethodssuchassynchrotron neutron scatteringormuonspectroscopytobearontheirproblems.Neutron staff whoare experts intheirareasandwhocanworkwithresearcherstobring mapping inlargeengineeringobjects.Inaddition,ISIShasaround100scientific precipitates andontomicron-scaleimagingresolutionstress-strain level throughlargercrystallineandmolecularstructuresuptoengineering of 34instrumentsenablesmaterialsstudiesonlengthscalesfromatom- a usercommunityof3000researchersfromacademiaandindustry. Itssuite scattering andmuonspectroscopy. Itisalargescienceinfrastructureserving The ISISNeutron&MuonSourceistheUK’s nationalfacilityforneutron contacting theISISUserOffice([email protected]). industry. DetailscanbefoundontheISISwebsite(www.isis.stfc.ac.uk) orby for proposalseachyear, mechanismsforrapidstudiesandbespoke routes for ISIS hasawell-developedexternal useraccessprogramme, includingtwocalls • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Structural studiesofmaterialsforwastestorage Crystal structurestudiesoffuel-relatedmaterialincludingunder Engineering stress/strainordefectstudiesonstructuralreactormaterials Imaging torevealinternalstructureofcomponents Studies ofdiffusionwithinreactormaterials

facility usage. The fractionofuseISISforstudiesrelevanttothisareaisaround1-2%total your requirementsinthisarea. individual sampleandoverallfacilitylimits.Pleasecontactthetodiscuss ISIS isabletoaccommodateactivesamplesforstudyonourbeamlinesup • Instrument categoriesinclude: User Office:[email protected]). ISIS instrumentscientistsarealsoavailabletoprovideadvice(contactthe the ISISwebsite(https://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/pages/Instruments.aspx). Details ofindividualISISinstrumentsandtheircharacteristicscanbefoundon • • • • situ orin-operandocapabilities. conditions ofvariabletemperature, pressureandmagnetic field, aswellin- Instruments havearangeofsampleenvironmentenablingstudiesunder • ISIS UserOffice:[email protected] 01235445592 Philip [email protected] 01235 446117 Sean Langridge [email protected] 01235445269 Image: ExternalviewoftheISISNeutron&MuonSource Appleton Laboratory, Chilton,UK All instrumentsarelocatedattheISISNeutron&MuonSource, Rutherford Location instruments, allbespoke-built ISIS NeutronandMuonSource. ISIShasasuiteof34neutronandmuon Facility Rutherford AppletonLaboratory Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months disordered materialsandliquids stress-strain mappinginengineeringcomponentsaswellstudiesof Neutron diffraction-formeasuringcrystalstructures,butalsoincluding phonons, magnetism,molecularvibrationalspectroscopy Neutron spectroscopy-forexamining dynamics,includingionicdiffusion, including liquidinterfaces Neutron Reflectometry -forstudyingthinfilms,surfacesandinterfaces precipitates upto1microninsize Small angleneutronscattering-forstudyinglargerstructuressuchas as magnetism,diffusionstudies Muon spectroscopy-complementaryinformationtoneutronsinareassuch components ofneutronirradiation Microelectronics irradiation-forassessingtheeffectsonmicroelectronics

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 62 Home -Sheffield Forgemasters To learnmoreaboutSheffieldForgemasterspleasevisit: Firth BrownandBritishSteel. Sheffield steelindustrynamesincludingVickers, Cammel Laird,English Steel, The company’s historytracesbacktothe1750’s andthroughmany famous tonnes andforgingsofupto200finishedweight. produced attheBrightsideLane facilitywithcapacityforcastingsofupto350 Some ofthelargestbespoke engineeredsteelproductsintheworldare services areavailableonsiteandthroughanextensive suppliernetwork. casting, machining,testinganddelivery. Inadditionanumberofspecialist The companyalsooffersdesign,projectmanagement,steelmelting,forging, requirements. a premiumvaluethroughtheirmanufacturingcomplexity andsafetycritical production fromasinglesiteintheUKandseeks outcontractsthatcarry integrity forgingsandcastingsofferinga‘one-stopshop’ forsteelcomponent Sheffield Forgemastersspecialisesinthedesignandmanufactureofhigh manufacturing processmodelling. R&D projects,subcontractmaterials analysisandtestingdesign complex engineeringchallenges.Thecompanyalsosupports collaborative Sheffield Forgemastersprovidecastandforgedsolutionsforourcustomers For FurtherInformation:SheffieldForgemastersRD&T Sheffield Forgemasters- Research,Designand TechnologyCapabilities External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

manufacture manysteelgrades&componentstoallrelevantnuclearcodes. Sheffield Forgemastersdoesnotprocessradioactivenuclearmaterials,but Testing NDT Machining Heat Treatment Foundry Forge Melt Shop Design Capabilities For moredetailoneachareapleasefollowthelinks below: tolerances. steel componentstobesuppliedroughorfinishprecisionmachinedhigh Turning Lathe andHorizontalFloorBorer. Thisallowsbothcaststeelandforged turning, boringandfinishingmachineryincludingtheUK’s largest Vertical complement theforgeandfoundryourfacilitiesincludeavastarrayofmilling, capability tohandleliquidsteelvolumesofover600tonnesatasingletime. To finish machinedsteelcomponentsfrom1tonneupto350tonnes,withthe tonnes. Thefoundryisoneofthemostagileinworldandcanproduce 4,500 tonneand10,000 tonnewhicharecapableofhandlingingotsupto300 forge andfoundry. Theforgecurrentlyincludestwoopendieforgingpresses, to allowusproduceultra-cleansteelwhichcanthenbesuppliedour Sheffield Forgemasters’ meltshopisequippedwithindustryleadingtechnology E: [email protected] T: +44(0)1142449071|M:(0)7714 684770 Sheffield Forgemasters Barry Rice-HeadofSales Brightside Lane, SheffieldUK Location engineering challenges Casting andForgingsolutionsfortheworld’s mostcomplex Facility Sheffield Forgemasters Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

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manufacture manysteel grades&componentstoallrelevant nuclearcodes. Sheffield Forgemasters doesnotprocessradioactivenuclear materials,butdoes nuclear applications. of nucleargradelowalloysteelsinasingle pass.Thisshowsgreatpotentialfor demonstrated theeffectivenessofElectron Beamwelding,upto200mmdepth, including simulation,modellingandhollow ingotforging.We have recently manufacturing andhasdevelopedinnovativetechniquesovertheyears Sheffield Forgemasterscontinuesto exploreadvancedmethods for external contracts. business. Manyconsultancyservicesarealsoavailabletoourcustomersand modelling anddesignservicestovariousareasoftheSheffieldForgemasters Development team.TheR&D team providesexpert analysis,prediction, Sheffield Forgemastershasadedicatedandhighlyqualified Research & Testing NDT Machining Heat Treatment Foundry Forge Melt Shop Design Capabilities links below: complex engineeringchallenges.Formoredetailoneachareapleasefollowthe Sheffield Forgemasters-CastingandForgingsolutionsforthe World’s most For FurtherInformation:SheffieldForgemastersRD&T in avastarrayofotheralloysandengineeringapplications. breadth ofkNowledgeheldbyourpersonnelalsomeansR&D canbesupported of varioussteelgradesforalmostallheavyforgingandcastingapplications.The and reduceproductioncostsregularlysupportprojectsinthemanufacture We haveconductedR&D projectswithcustomerstoimprovecomponentquality new manufacturingprocesses. which havehadanimmediateimpactonbothproductivityanddevelopmentof successfully managedandparticipatedinlargegovernmentfundedprojects and centresoftechnicaldevelopmentinthisfield.Thecompanyhas strong links touniversities,strategicclientpartnerships,othermanufacturers development, SheffieldForgemastershascomplementeditsinfrastructurewith Consistent withthepolicytoadvanceandsustainheavyforgingcasting the key tosecuringitsfutureagainstglobalcompetition. Sheffield Forgemastersbelievesthatcontinualdevelopmentandimprovement is External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Nuclear materialcapabilities (i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation

• • • verification. Someofour key offeringscanbeseenbelow: both laboratorybasedandportabletofacilitateprocesspredictionin-situ or forgedsteelsolution.Thedepartmenthasavarietyofanalysisequipment, heavily stressedandsafetycriticalfabricatedcomponentsintoanoptimalcast risks andcostsinvolvedinvariousstepsofasteelmakingprocess,converting forging predictionandanalysis.Preliminarydesignservicescanreducethe preliminary designsoftwareandhardwaretoolsforsteelmelting,casting Our dedicatedandexperienced R&D teamatSheffieldForgemastersuse • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • E: [email protected] T: +44(0)1142519047|M:(0)7703 608750 Research DesignandTechnology Marcus Crabbe-SeniorProjectManager Brightside Lane, SheffieldUK Location Research, DesignandTechnology Capabilities Facility Sheffield Forgemasters Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Forging &shapingsimulation Residual stressprediction Design formanufacture Solidification (casting)simulation Segregation predictionmodelling Fabrication &weldingsimulation Heat treatment&coolingsimulation Structural stressmodelling Mechanical propertiesprediction Differential scanningcalorimetry Ingot moulddesign 3D Printing 3D CAD modelling Scanning electronmicroscopy Full finiteelementanalysis 3D solidmodelling 2D drafting Hand calculations,loadinganalysisandfatigueassessments Portable largevolume&highprecisionmetrology Digital imagecorrelation Infrared thermography

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 64 https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/materials-research-facility https://mrf.ukaea.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MRF-Brochure_ForWEB.pdf https://mrf.ukaea.uk/ • low activityallowthesamplestobetransportedawayfromMRF. instruments atotherinstitutesasthemicronscaleofsamplesandresulting The MRFFIBallowsthefabricationofsamplesforbothTEMandatomprobe site. university labsandtheregulatorylimitationsofaccessinganuclearregistered This capabilitydovetailsbetweentheactivitylimitsimposedonnon-specialised out oftheMRF. due totheirverylowvolumehaveactivitiesenoughforthembetaken Transmission ElectronMicroscopy(TEM)andatomprobecharacterisation which program. TheFIBallowsforthefabricationofmicronscalesamplesexternal available forthemeasurementofsuperconductivityinsupportfusion rig for3mmdiameterdiscs.Aphysicalpropertiesmeasurementsystemisalso dynamic loadframes,asmallscalemechanicaltesterandanultrasonicfatigue (TGA/DSC), dilatometerandlaserflashanalysisisavailablealongsidestatic physical suiteofThermogravimetricAnalysis/DifferentialScanningCalorimetry diffraction (XRD),andInfraredEmitter Technique (IET). Additionally athermo and instrumentedindenters,Atomic ForceMicroscopy(AFM), Raman, X-ray Focused IonBeam(FIB)whilstlowactivesamplescanbecharacterisedinnano then becharacterisedinboththeScanningElectronMicroscopy(SEM)and activity. Fromthesebulks smallerpreparedsamplesofupto3.75GBq can allow thehandlingofindividualmaterialbulks upto3.75TBq 60Coequivalent thus applicationandlifetimeinbothfissionfusionapplications.Hotcells materials tounderstandtheeffectsofirradiationonperformanceand The MRFprovidestheinfrastructuretosupportcharacterisationofactivated • (Royce.ac.uk) •

External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation March 2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, until Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply please doreachouttotheMRFteamdiscussrequirements scientists deliveringexperiments onbehalfofexternals. Inthefirstinstance The MRFcanaccommodateexternal users,eitherinpersonor byMRF Access fundingcanbeapplied forthroughtheSirHenryRoyce Institute

https://mrf.ukaea.uk/ Specific instrumentdetailscanbefoundontheMRFwebsite instrument loadingandoperationwithsamplesGBqactivities. Individual instrumentsarehousedinspecialistresearchroomsallowingremote The MRFhouseshotcellsforactivitiesuptoTBqlevelssamplepreparation. Activities aregivenasCo60equivalent Individual researchroom3.75 GBq Hot cellline3.75 TBq Facility forpreparationandcharacterisationofBetagammasources or [email protected] Please usethecontactformonMRFwebsite Image: Hotcellwallwithoperatorusingmanipulatorarms©UKAEA Culham ScienceCentre, Oxfordshire Location Materials Research Facility(MRF) Facility UKAEA Organisation Area Available Other (Fission) Other (Fusion) Maintenance Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification

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https://hotrobotics.co.uk forfurtherinformation. to Harwell,AWE andamultitudeofacademicinstitutions. Collaboration withacademiaandindustryisfacilitatedbyRACE’s proximity equipment touserlocations. through ‘hot’testcapabilitiesandportablesolutionsthatallowthetransportof robots, mock-ups andsensorsarehoused.Additional functionalityisprovided RACE formstheprimaryNNUF-HRhubwherealargearrayofstaticandmobile NNL, UniversityofManchester, UniversityofBristolandRACE. The facilityisarrangedacrossthreeregionalnodeswithfourresearchpartners: extreme andchallengingnuclearenvironments. impactful researchinroboticsandartificialintelligenceforapplication funded facilitytosupportUKacademiaandindustrydeliverground-breaking, The NationalNuclearUserFacilityforHotRobotics (NNUF-HR)isanEPSRC- • of Bristol. NNUF-HR alsohashubsatNNL,UniversityofManchesterand

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Cameras, radiationdetectors,LIDARs &similar Mobile Expandable(15mx5m)Controlroom Mobile 4KWLaser CuttingFacilitywithrobot Other Barrell store Sort nSegregate Process PlantwithpipeWall Industrial Glovebox Industrial Mock-up Robot cells Various UAVs 1 xSuperdroidsHD2tracked UGV inc.sensorypayload 2 xBostonDynamicsSpotQuadruped Mobile Robotics 1 xFanucR2000iD165FHinc.toolchangers&grippers 2 xKUKAKR210inc.toolchangers&grippers 2 xKUKAiiwaLBRwithgrippers 3 xKinova7DOFGen3armswithgrippers&haptics Manipulators Image: Credit:UKAEA (Equipment canalsobehiredouttousers’ ownsites) Culham ScienceCentre, Abingdon,OX14 3DB Location Hot Robotics Facility-RACE component Facility UKAEA -RACE (Remote ApplicationsinChallengingEnvironments) Organisation waste Aqueous waste type Specified Accumulation ofradioactivewaste waste liquid Organic waste Solid Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 66 • • • the 1950sand1960s.Trace assayof other sources,suchastheatmosphericnuclearweaponstestingactivitiesof land atlegacynuclearfacilities,andtocomparethisthecontributionfrom accelerator massspectrometry. abundance andtocomparecomplementaryassessmenttechniques,suchas • • instrumentation elsewhere: As wellastheinstrumentsatCulham,ADRIANAalsoincorporatesfollowing have beenusedtoassesstheabundanceof trace-level analysesofenvironmentalsamples.Forexample, thesesystems The BEGe™ andSAGe™ detectorsystemshavebeenusedforavarietyof applications anddecommissioningoperations,aswellresearchprojects. This equipmentcanbeusedtosupportpowerstations,nuclearsecurity Centre forFusionEnergy(CCFE). at Lancaster University, theUniversityofLiverpoolandUKAEACulham NNUF. Itwasfundedandsetupin2014comprisesthreeseparatefacilities ADRIANA isasuiteofdigitalradiometricinstrumentationwhichformspart

Available/ unused Other (maintenance) Other (Fusion-relatedprojects) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months the BEGeandSAGe, pleasereachouttotheUKAEAteamdiscussfurther. out morequickly. Thoughwithsufficientplanningitispossibletotransport minimise costandlogisticalchallengesenabletoworkbecarried site (eitherinpersonorbyUKAEAscientistsdeliveringexperiments) to UKAEA wouldpreferusersfirstconsiderusingtheequipmentonUKAEA’s required forloanoff-site. Forthelargerinstruments,BEGe and SAGe, Please lettheUKAEAteamkNowasearlypossibleifinstrumentsare There isanoptionforexternal userstoloantheequipmentforuseoff-site. discuss requirements. externals. InthefirstinstancepleasedoreachouttoUKAEAteam or (eveneasier)byUKAEAscientistsdeliveringexperiments onbehalfof UKAEA ADRIANAcanaccommodateexternal users,eitherinperson 2023 (pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply cooler (DrLaura HarkNess-Brennan,UniversityofLiverpool) a digitalposition-sensitiveCZT/germaniumdetectorarraywithmechanical a digitalneutronassaysystem(Prof. MalcolmJoyce, Lancaster University)

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01235 466804 [email protected] Chantal Nobs Please consultwww.nnuf.ac.uk/adriana forfurtherinformation. Further specificationscanbeprovidedonrequest. <1600 eV at122keV and2.3keV at1332keV. detector hasdimensions65mmdiameterx50length.Theresolutionis The specificmodelhostedatADRIANAisthetrans-SPEC-DX-100T. Theinternal using aStirling-cycle cooler. collar requiredlifting/carryingequipment.Theinstrumentiselectricallycooled line power. Thedetectorisportableandeasyforonepersontocarry, thelead flexibility, thedetectorisequippedwithashoulderstrap, aninternalbatteryand General specificationsincludehighsensitivitywith>40%relativeefficiency and Transpec detector: using theCryo-Pulsesystem. geometry yieldinghighabsoluteefficiency. Theinstrumentiselectricallycooled General specificationsincludeblindwellwhichapproaches4πcounting SAGe detector: detector iscooledwithLN2usingacryo-cycler. region wheremosttightly-groupedgammalinesofinterestarelocated.The efficiencies andenergyresolutionoptimisedinthe3 keV to662 keV energy General specificationsincludeenergyrangefrom3 keV to3MeV withdetection BEGe detector: a characterisedMCNPmodelisavailablefortheTranspec portabledetector. Full LabSOCS characterisationisavailablewithbothBEGeandSAGe detectors, higher activitylimits. moved toresearchroomsontheUKAEAsitewhichcanaccommodatemuch UKAEA teamtodiscussoptionsasitmightbepossibleforequipment If samples/sourcesexceed theactivitylimitstated herepleasereachouttothe external contamination.Samplesmustbelessthanthecavity diameter of9cm. (container/pot) <5µSv/hr. Allsamples/sourcesmustbesealedandwithout maximum contactdoserateof50µSv/hr anddoserateonexternal surfaces The ADRIANAlabcanaccommodatesamplesuptoanactivitylimitof150kBq, Suppression capability. ©MalcolmJoyce Image: Thehigh-sensitivityBroadEnergyGermaniumdetectorwithCompton Culham, Oxfordshire Location A smallanodegermanium(SAGe™) detectorfromMIRION including: Abroadenergygermanium(BEGe™) detectorfromMIRION Nuclear Activities). Digitalsystemsforenvironmentalradioactivityassay ADRIANA (Advanced DigitalRadiometric InstrumentationforApplied Facility UKAEA/CCFE component Organisation A Transpec portablegermaniumdetectorwithleadcollarfromOrtec. GSW275L Contact Other relevantinformation Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Model BE3825 Model

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End cap End cap © UKAEA. 4.25 89 manufacturing programs.Collaborative research anddevelopmentprojects. and experienced staff. Clientaccesscanbeaccommodatedduringtestand The natureofthefacilitymeansthatoperationisbyUltrasuitablyqualified developed byUltraEnergy. signals fromsafetycriticalandspecialistsensorsarealsodesigned Electronics instrumentsandsystemsforthecollectionanalysisof • Test Capabilities: cables. flux measuringinstrumentation,includinghighperformancemineralinsulated The siteinDorsetisadevelopment,manufacture&testfacilityforneutron safety criticalandspecialistsensors&instrumentationtothenuclearindustry. The UltraEnergysiteisaprivatelyownedfacilitybuilttosupportthesupplyof • • • NDT

• • • Development &Manufacturingcapabilitiesinclude: • • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Helium leaktesting Hydrostatic pressuretesting(upto2000psi) • • • Qualification &acceptancetesting • • Metal (Steel, Nickel, Titanium)vacuumprocessingfacility Chemical &acidcleaningfacility(Steel, Nickel, Titanium&Ceramic) • Clean assemblyfacility /Ultra Highvacuumdegassing&processingovens Design, assembly, commissioning &maintenanceofbespoke HighVacuum • • • Metal joining Fissile materialhandling.

X-ray Visual weldinspection Dye penetranttesting Sample analysispreparation XRF analysis CMM dimensionalinspection Environmental Mechanical Radiological (thermalneutrons,gamma&X-ray) Vacuum induction &flamebrazing Resistance spotwelding Automated &ManualTIGwelding

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Please [email protected] todiscussanyrequirements youmayhave. Wimborne, Dorset,UK Location Advanced NuclearInstrumentationManufacture&Test Facility Facility Ultra Energy Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Nuclear Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Gamma IrradiationCell • • X-ray suite • • Thermal neutrongenerator Numerous tubularandchamberfurnacescapableof1200°Coperation • • Neutron fluxinstrumentationperformanceenvelope: • • Test ovens: • MI CablePerformance envelope: • • • • • •

Up to225keV &17.7mA GE Isovolt225M2 Test cavity110mmdiameter, 890mmlength up to1.0E7nvthermalflux Am-241 &Cs-137sources Up to0.5 Gy/hr@1m 1.5 ×0.5m calibratedhotzone up to650°C Integrated neutronfluxof1.0E20nvt 2000psi 550°C Sensitivities designedandmanufacturedtosuittheapplication <1.0E-6 A/m@100V&850°C <3.0E-9 A/m@100V&550°C <1.0E-14 A/m@100V&roomtemperature Up to25mlong Triaxial construction

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Organisation Bangor University

Facility High temperature horizontal tube furnace HTRH 18/70/300/E3216P1/OTC, Carbolite Gero

Location Manufacturing lab MERLIN, Nuclear Futures Institute, Bangor University Materials labs with capability for working with uranium compounds. Physically split into two areas: • Materials Manufacture, • Materials Characterisation.

Summary of capability/facility Instrument specification

General info: • Maximum temperature: 1800°C Furnace able to operate up to 17000C under air, inert or hydrogen atmospheres. • Atmosphere: air, inert gas or hydrogen • Over-temperature protection Application examples: Materials synthesis, sintering, reactions, heat treatments, powder metallurgy.

Sintering of UO2 carried out routinely. Academic Facilites

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Materials Characterisation: Depleted or natural uranium powders. • Scanning electron microscope: Hitachi TM4000 • Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy: Oxford Instruments Aztec One • Raman microscopy: Bruker SENTERRA II • Optical microscopy: Leica DM2700 • X-ray diffraction: Malvern Panalytical Aeris heated stage capability Areas instrument used over last 12 months Sample preparation: • Sectioning: Buehler Isomet High Speed • Metallographic and ceramographic preparation: Area % Usage • Grinding and Polishing: Buehler EcoMet 30 • Mounting: Buehler SimpliMet 4000 Waste Management 20 • Glove box: MBraun LABStar Advanced Nuclear 55 • for handling pyrophoric metal powders and small quantities of uranium Environmental 5

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Through the Nuclear AMRC’s Fit For Nuclear (F4N) programme, which focuses on Dr Simon Middleburgh - [email protected] business systems, we actively engage with the both the nuclear and high-value manufacturing supply-chain network on a regular basis in the form of education and audits to achieve this F4N status.

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External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Scanning electronmicroscope:HitachiTM4000 Raman microscopy:Bruker SENTERRAII • Energy-dispersiveX-ray spectroscopy:OxfordInstrumentsAztecOne Optical microscopy:Leica DM2700 Sample preparation: X-ray diffraction:Malvern Panalytical Aeris heatedstagecapability Sectioning: BuehlerIsometHighSpeed Metallographic andceramographicpreparation: • GrindingandPolishing: BuehlerEcoMet30 • Mounting:BuehlerSimpliMet4000 Glove box: MBraun LABStar • forhandlingpyrophoricmetalpowdersandsmallquantitiesofuranium

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Working withdepleteduraniumpresentlyaccordingtolocalrules. • • • Dr. [email protected] High temperaturevacuumfurnace, LHTW100-200/22,CarboliteGero Facility Bangor University Organisation • • Physically splitintotwoareas: Materials labswithcapabilityforworkinguraniumcompounds. Location Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Aerospace Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Maximum temperature:2200°C Atmosphere: vacuumorinertgas Over-temperature protection Materials Characterisation. Materials Manufacture,

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optimisation, corroborationofthermodynamicmodelling,phasefieldstudies. Sintering studiesofnuclearfuels,corrosionstudies,synthesisroute Application examples: measure samplesinair, inert,vacuum,hydrogenorunderhumidconditions. DSC, TGA &DTA modes.FittedwithSiCfurnaceabletoreach1600C. Can Netzsch STA 449F-3withNetzschQMS403Aëolos Quadro. Operatesunder information. Available foracademicandindustrialresearchers. Seenubu.nuformore • Materials Characterisation: • • • • •

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Limited tousingdepletedandnaturaluraniumatpresent. • • Dr [email protected] • • Physically splitintotwoareas: Materials labswithcapabilityforworkinguraniumcompounds. Manufacturing labMERLIN,NuclearFuturesInstitute, BangorUniversity Location Simultaneous ThermalAnalysis(STA) withMassSpectroscopy-Netzsch Facility Bangor University Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Aerospace Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Maximum temperature:1600°C Atmosphere: ambient,vacuum,humid,hydrogenorinertgas Materials Characterisation. Materials Manufacture,

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 72 sintering, sublimation,synthesis,tempering. hardening, metalinjectionmoulding(MIM),pyrolyses,rapidprototyping, Annealing, carbonisation,crystalgrowth,debinding,degassing,drying, Application examples: compensate forthelossofheatfromtubeends. the useofendzonecontrollerswhichtrackcentretemperatureand An extended uniformzoneinthemid-sectionofworktubeisachievedwith The TZF3-zonehightemperaturetubefurnacehasheatedlengthsof450mm. General info: exercise. Seenubu.nuformoredetails. Available forexternal research andindustrywork.Arrangementsdependingon • Materials Characterisation: • • • • •

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Able tooperatewithdepletedornaturaluranium. • • Dr [email protected] • Physically splitintotwoareas: Materials labswithcapabilityforworkinguraniumcompounds. Manufacturing labMERLIN,NuclearFuturesInstitute, BangorUniversity Location Vertical tubefurnaceSTF 16/180, CarboliteGero Facility Bangor University Organisation • Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Maximum temperature:1600°C Atmosphere: ambientorinertgas Materials Manufacture, Materials Characterisation.

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facility_brochure.pdf https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-eps/energy/cyclotron_ mc40-cyclotron-facility.aspx https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/nuclear/about-us/facilities/ https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/high-flux-accelerator-driven-neutron-facility For furtherinformationpleaseseethefollowinglinks: • perform A varietyofuserendstationsarebeingdevelopedwhichincludetheabilityto

development ofhighpowertargetsandradiobiology. those interestedinfundamentalnuclearphysics,cancertherapy(e.g. BNCT), There arealsoopportunitiestodevelopawidercommunitywhichdrawsin This willformthemostintenseaccelerator-drivenneutronsourceworldwide. high-energy light-ionacceleratortocreateasingleUKuserirradiationfacility. The newirradiationcapabilityofthisfacilitywillcombinewiththeexisting plant orstructuralmaterialsinGenIVfusionreactors. incurred byhighlyirradiatedcomponentssuchascladdingincurrentgeneration facility capableofprovidingthenecessaryfluxes toeasilysimulatethedamage high powertarget.ItwillalsobethefirstUKfacilitytopossessadualbeamion flux proton/deuteronbeamwillcreateneutronsthroughtheinteractionwith a characterisation ofdegradationmaterialsinthereactorperiphery. Thehigh This isthefirstUKneutronfacilitycapableofprovidingfluxes forthe From summer2022,anewUKneutronirradiationfacilitywillbeoperational.

External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, until March2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) in situ in studiesofmaterialspropertiesandradiationassistedcorrosion.

Alpha-emitting radionuclides:1GBq Beta/gamma-emitting radionuclides:100GBq Open sourceactivitylimitsfornonspecifiedisotopes, Dr [email protected] Professor [email protected] (01214144682) • produce to neutronsthroughthe7Li(p,n)7Be reaction.Thefacilityisdesignedtoinitially incident onawatercooled,rotating,lithiumtargetwhichconvertstheprotons by theBoston,US,basedcompanyNeutronTherapeutics.Theprotonbeamis The heartofthefacilityisa2.6MeV, 30-50mAprotonacceleratordeveloped • With anupgradeafterinitialoperationto>3x10 Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Other (various) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Campus oftheUniversityBirmingham,Edgbaston,B152TT Location High FluxAccelerator-Driven NeutronFacility Facility University ofBirmingham Organisation of theneutrons.©2020UniversityBirminghamAllRightsReserved. Image: TheNeutronTherapeuticsprotonacceleratorwillbeusedforthegeneration Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Fast neutronfluencerateof1.8x10 Thermal fluencerateof 6x10

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 74 facility_brochure.pdf https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-eps/energy/cyclotron_ mc40-cyclotron-facility.aspx https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/nuclear/about-us/facilities/ https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/high-flux-accelerator-driven-neutron-facility community. commercial work,bringingbenefitstomoreusersfromacrosstheUKnuclear our research,aswellcontinuinglong-establishedapplicationsand cyclotron onlyhalf-waythroughitsexpected lifespan,weaimtofurtherbroaden Our activitieshaveexpanded significantlyinthepastfewyears.With Collider. research workfor, amongothers,hospitals,Formula1andCERN’s Large Hadron capabilities -haveledtouscarryingoutawiderangeofcommercialand physics, particlephysicsandmedicalgroupsinmanipulatingits The flexibility andreliabilityofthecyclotron- expertise ofournuclear to performnuclearreactions. (helium-3 andhelium-4)withhighintensitiestoenergiesatwhichitispossible It iscapableofacceleratinghydrogen(protonsanddeuterons)helium Birmingham sincethe1930s.Itdeliversaflexible rangeofionsandenergies. The MC40cyclotronisthelatestinaseriesofacceleratorsoperatedat March 2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access). Users fromUK-based HEIscanapplyforfundedaccessthroughNNUF, until Gamma spectroscopyofirradiatedsamples. External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation cooling options. Irradiations arepossibleinairorvacuumwithvariouswater, airand helium Helium-3 8->50MeV Helium-4 10.8 ->40MeV Deuterons 5.4->20MeV Protons 2.7 ->36MeV following energyranges: The cyclotroniscapableofproducingupto10’s ofmicroampsionswithinthe Alpha-emitting radionuclides:1GBq Beta/gamma-emitting radionuclides:100GBq Open sourceactivitylimitsfornonspecifiedisotopes: external user, pleasecontact [email protected] To haveaninformaldiscussionregardingaccessingthese facilitiesasan University ofBirmingham Location Scanditronix MC40Cyclotron Facility Facility University ofBirmingham Organisation Radiation hardnesstesting Isotope Production Other ScienceProgrammes Materials Irradiation Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

20 40 20 20 % Usage information. Please consultwww.nnuf.ac.uk/active-nano-mapping-facility forfurther 1. AFM datainamatterofhours.Thiscanbeused: compared toaconventionalAFM-cancollectandprocessyear’s worthof gas, andcontrolledliquidenvironments.Significantlyhigherthroughputwhen with sub-atomicheightandnanometrelateralresolutioninambient,controlled Contact modeAFMthatcancollectvideoratetopographymapsofsurfaces exposure toambientconditions. Full glovebox facilityenablestheprocessingandimagingofsampleswithout • • • •

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• External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation gaseous, inertorambientenvironments.(Easy-to-usenavigation To observedynamicnanoandmicroscaleprocessesincontrolledliquid, Users fromUK-based HEIscanapplyforfundedaccessthroughNNUF, Optical microscopes Non-active HS-AFM Sample preparationarea observation ofprocessessuchascorrosion,oxidation, orcrackingwith software andtheabilitytoimageunder until March2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) Data analysissuite nanostructures withworld-leadingstatisticalvalidityovermillimetre To collectspatialmapsofthedistributionphysicaldimensions To mapareasmillimetresinsizewithnanometreresolution sub nanometreresolution,upto100framespersecond.) sized areas imaging ofsamplesviascreenshareandconferencecamerasystems. other situationsinwhichthismayberelevant),thefacilityallowsremote To facilitateremote accessbyexternal users(giventheCOVID situation/

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sectors listed. and actinideworkthatfallsunderthewastemanagementadvancednuclear The ANM’s workwillbemainlymetallurgy(corrosionetc.),thinfilmactinide, up toacontactdoseof50µSv/hr (orhigherifthesafetycasecanbemade). The microscopeishousedinadedicatedactivelabcapableofhandlingsamples • Macroandmicroopticalimages. • Topography, electrical,thermalandstiffnessimagingmodes • Sub-atomicheightresolution,~1nmlateralresolution • Abilitytoloadsampleswithinaninertglovebox environment • Abilitytoexchange liquidandgasenvironmentswhileimaging • Imageinambient,liquid,gasenvironmentswithcontrollablehumidity • Heatedsamplestageupto200 • Dynamicstrainupto2kN The systemhasthefollowingcapabilities: 07746 698405 [email protected] Dr OliverPayton © OliverPayton Image: TheActive NanoMappingNNUF2attheUniversityofBristol University ofBristol Location by BristolNanoDynamicsLtd. Active NanoMapping(ANM)Facility. High-speedAFM(HS-AFM),manufactured Facility University ofBristol Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 76 number, strengthsandlocations ofsources. For securitypurposeswecannotprovide specificoperationinformationabout and detectorsystems. to providemultiplegammaenergiesandsourcestrengthsfortestingsensor and NaturallyOccuringRadioactive Material(NORM)(naturaluraniumore) sources fortestingroboticdetectionsystems.SourcescomprisebothCs-137 The BristolHotRobotics facilitycurrentlyhasanarrayofsealedgamma Visit ourwebsitehttps://hotrobotics.co.uk forfurtherinformation. • NNUF-HR alsohashubsatUKAEA’s RACE; NNL;andUniversityofManchester. sealed sourcesandcreateroboticdetectionsystems. packages. TheBristolFenswoodFacilityoffersspacetotestdeploymentswith focus onUAVs andmobilegroundvehicleswithawidevarietyofsensor Equipment canbehiredoutanddeliveredtoauser’s site. Itsmaincapabilities mobile roboticapplicationsasenhancedtoolsforenvironmentalfieldsurveying. The UniversityofBristol’s facilityprovidessubstantialspacefordeveloping NNL, UniversityofManchester, UniversityofBristolandRACE. The facilityisarrangedacrossthreeregionalnodeswithfourresearchpartners: extreme andchallengingnuclearenvironments. impactful researchinroboticsandartificialintelligenceforapplication funded facilitytosupportUKacademiaandindustrydeliverground-breaking, The NationalNuclearUserFacilityforHotRobotics (NNUF-HR)isanEPSRC- •

• [email protected] External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation As afirststep, emailthefacility:[email protected] apply forUKRIfundingcanfundedaccessthroughNNUF, Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibleto until March2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) Robotics facility, orhiredouttoausersownsites Equipment canbeusedbyindustry, SMEsandacademicsattheBristolHot

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles • • Unmanned GroundVehicles • • • • Manipulator Arms • • • Sensors • • • • • • • • • • • Equipment Bundles • • Facility • • Photogrammetry • • • Image: ©UniversityofBristol (Equipment canalsobehiredouttousers’ ownsites) Fenswood, NorthSomerset Location Hot Robotics BristolFacility Facility University ofBristol Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months 8 xMulti-rotors,includingDJI Matrice100, Mavic2Pro 2 xFixed wingplanes,includingWingtraOne 1 xProteusLiteSystem PipeCrawler 3 xLightweightvehicles,includingLeo Rovers 3 xHeavyweightvehicles,includingaClearpathHusky 2 xA1QuadrupedRobot Dog 2 xKinova7DOFGen3arms 1 xKUKAKR120industrialrobot 2 xKUKAco-bots 3 xLiDARS, includingaVelodyne VLP-16 3 xGammaradiationdetectorsincludingaGR1+ 1 xFLIRA35sc thermalcamera 1 xVanta Cseries handheldXRF 4 xTracerco PED+Dosimeters 1 xTN15ThermalNeutronDetector 3 xRadhound Radiation Ratemeters, forAlphaorBeta 1 xRaman Robotic Laser System 1 xHPGedetector 2 xDiamonddetectorsforhighdoseradiation 1 xSpecimIQHyperspectralcamera Lightweight andheavyweightGroundIndoor/Outdoorradiationmapping Multirotor Radiation mapping Runway fortestingUAVs 3D ScanningLiDAR Space forsettingupandtestingrobotsystemswithsealedsources Designated areaformanipulatorarms Meeting area

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Interface AnalysisCentre|SchoolofPhysicsUniversityBristol. discuss. Equipment canbeusedbyindustry, SMEsandacademics-contactusto Active NanoMappingFacility|NationalNuclearUser(nnuf.ac.uk) Hot Robotics Facility|NationalNuclearUser(nnuf.ac.uk) Bristol NanoESCA Laboratory |SchoolofPhysicsUniversityBristol South West NuclearHub are hostedbyus. Both undergraduate(BScandMSci)postgraduate(MScPhD)projects research, industrialresearchandshort-termcontractanalysis. existing materials.Timeissplitbetweenabroadportfoliooffundamental fundamental discoveriesrelatedtodevelopingandunderstandingnew Our staffandpostgraduatestudentssolvereal-worldproblemsmake part ofourresearch. equipped laboratoriestosafelyhandleradioactivematerials,whichformamajor conducting surface, materialsandsolutionanalysis.Thisincludesspecially- Our laboratorieshouseacomplementaryarrayofanalyticalequipmentfor problems focusedonreal-world,problem-drivenapplications. hub attheUniversityofBristol.We workonarangeofmaterials-science-based in everydaylife. TheInterfaceAnalysisCentreisamultidisciplinaryresearch need todevelopandbetterunderstandthematerialsweusesolveproblems Cutting-edge materialsresearchisdrivenbyathirstfordiscoveryandpressing Typically, materialscapableoftransportasexcepted. Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits)

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BS8 1TLTel: 01173311173Email:[email protected] Interface AnalysisCentre, HHWillsPhysics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol Dr Keith RHallam-CommercialManager • Laser Raman Spectroscopy(LRS) • High-Speed Atomic ForceMicroscopy(HS-AFM) milling • Electron Backscatter Diffraction(EBSD) Scanning ElectronMicroscopy(SEM),EnergyDispersiveX-ray Analysis(EDX) and • • • • • • Optical MicroscopyandImageAnalysis(OM) • Gamma Spectrometry • • X-Ray Fluorescence(XRF) • X-Ray Diffraction(XRD) • X-Ray Tomography (XRT) • Thin-Film SputterDeposition(TFSD) • Differential ScanningCalorimetry(DSC)/ThermogravimetricAnalysis(TGA) • Surface AreaAnalysis(BET) • Secondary IonMassSpectrometry(SIMS) • • • Focused IonBeam(FIB) • • Bristol BS81TL HH WillsPhysicsLaboratory, Tyndall Avenue Location Interface AnalysisCentre Facility University ofBristol Organisation Contact Instrument specification Renishaw System 2000-514nmand633nm 2 xCustom-built-high-speedcontactmode Zeiss SigmaHDVP-withEBSDandEDX Zeiss Axioscope7 Olympus SZ11 Olympus BX60 Olympus BH2 Nikon Metaphot Leica GZ6 Ortec AmetekHPGeco-axialdetector Olympus Vanta Niton FXL Philips X’pert Zeiss Xradia520Versa IAC UHVsystem Mettler Toledo TGA/DSC1 Quantachrome NOVA 1200 IAC magneticsectorinstrument Horiba LabRam -488nmand532nm Zeiss EvoMA10-withEBSDandEDX FEI HeliosNanoLab 600-withEDX, Ptdepositionandforcemeasurement FEI HeliosNanoLab 600-withEDX, Ptdepositionandforcemeasurement FEI Strata FIB201-withPtdeposition,XF

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 78 https://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/earthquakegeo/ and vibrationtestingofcomponents. the highperformance6DOFHexapod whichissuitableforseismicqualification full-scale equipment.Thefacilityalsohousesthe50tbiaxialshakingtableand network andisavailableforindustrialacademicresearcherstotestlarge national UKCollaboratoriumforResearch onInfrastructureandCities(UKCRIC) structures, andtestingpilesunderstaticdynamicloading.Itispartofthe The SoFSIfacilityiscapableofdynamictestinglargeprototypefoundationsand National FacilityforSoilFoundationStructure Interaction(SoFSI). more conventionalstaticorpseudodynamictesting. shaking tablesothatlarge-scaleseismictestscanbeperformedinadditionto bridges, buildingsetc.)tobetested.Thefacilityalsohousesthe15t 6DOF floors allowingawiderangeofdifferenttypesstructures (e.g. intake towers, The EQUALS laboratoryisauniquefacilitythatcombinesstrongwallsand Earthquake andLarge Structures (EQUALS) Laboratory Hub Collaboration andaccesscanalsobefacilitatedthroughSouthWest Nuclear https://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/earthquakegeo/commercial/ Professor DrAdam Creweandseethelinkbelow: For moreinformationortorequestaquotationforworkpleasecontact assessments. monitoring) onfullscalestructuresareundertaken aspartofintegrityandsafety the laboratory, whilstdynamicmeasurements(impactanalysisandin-situ Seismic qualificationtestsonmechanicalequipmentarecarriedoutin South West NuclearHub. UKCRIC network. External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation membership

Non-active. • SoFSI: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/earthquakegeo/equip/tablespec/ See detailedspec: • EQUALS: • • activities. Facility opensmid-2021andexpected tobeavailable>30%forcommercial SoFSI: Dr Patrick Tully [email protected] Professor Adam [email protected] SoFSI, UniversityofBristol,Langford campus,Bristol,BS406DU BS8 1TR EQUALS, FacultyofEngineering,Queen’s Building,UniversityofBristol, Location Seismic testingfacilities-EQUALS andSoFSI Facility University ofBristol Organisation Area Available/unused Teaching Research Seismic Qualification Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months BELLCORE teststandardsinhorizontalaxes Bi-axial shakingtable:6mx4m,50tonnecapacity, capableofachieving levels uptoabout5gwithpeakdisplacementsof±150mm up to15tonnesand(dependingontheloading)canreachacceleration 3m byplatformsupported8hydraulicactuators.Thetablecancarry capable ofreaching10g Hexapod: 1mxhighperformanceshakingtable-800kg capacity, also possibleontheshakingtableusingastate-of-the-artlaminarsoilbox 1.5m trenchallowsfortestingatmultiplelevels.Seismicofsoilsis saturated andunsaturatedsoil.Additional actuatorscanbeaddedanda Soil pitwithactuators:6mx5m4mdeepflexible capabilityfor

20 10 40 30 % Usage Hub Collaboration andaccesscanalsobefacilitatedthroughSouthWest Nuclear See https://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/solids/ research projectsfromacademicandindustrialinstitutions. The groupisalwayswillingtoconsideropportunitiesforcollaborativeR&D • composites foraerospaceapplications. can alsomeasureresidualstressesinnon-metalliccomponentssuchasfibre high integritycomponentsforthenuclearandoil&gasindustries,althoughwe residual stressprojectsareassociatedwithdeterminingstressesin Incremental CentreHoleDrilling(ICHD)andX-Ray Diffraction(XRD).Many The Residual Stress laboratoryhascapabilitiesforDeepHoleDrilling(DHD), Correlation, andsmall-punchtestinginspecialisedenvironments. capabilities forcreep-fatigueandhigh-temperaturetestswithDigitalImage permitting testsonmetalsattemperaturesupto1000°C. Thisincludesnovel computer-controlled 10-100kNLow Cycle Fatigueandconstant-loadmachines behaviour ofmetalsoperatingathightemperatures.We operateasuiteof controlled environment,usedtosupportresearchonunderstandingthe The high-temperaturelaboratoryisadedicatedfacilityintemperature- • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation membership XRD -InterfaceAnalysisCentre, UniversityofBristol University ofBristolHighPerformance Computingfacilities-BlueCrystal UKAEA’s MaterialsTesting Facility(MTF) EDF HighTemperature Centre

versatile forperformingawiderangeofstandardandbespoke testing. Extensometer fornon-contactstrainmeasurement.Thismachineisextremely cell, clamshellIRheater, hotairblower, environmentalchamber, andVideo Phoenix servo-hydraulicbenchtoptestingmachineisequippedwith10kNload and creep-fatigue. force-controlled orstrain-controlledtestingincludingcreep, lowcyclefatigue with highresolutioncapacitiveextensometer forroomandhightemperature Zwick-Roell Kappa 100SS-CFservo-electriccreeptestingmachineequipped [email protected] Dr MehdiMokhtarishirazabad-Technical Specialist Faculty ofEngineering,Queen’s Building,UniversityofBristol,BS81TR Location Solid MechanicsResearch Group-CreepandResidual Stress labs Facility University ofBristol Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 80 https://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/ndt/ Hub Collaboration andaccesscanalsobefacilitatedthroughSouthWest Nuclear engineering/research/ndt/industrial-collaborations/consultancy_projects/ consultancy projectsfromindustrialinstitutions.Seehttps://www.bristol.ac.uk/ The groupisalwayswillingtoconsideropportunitiesforcollaborativeR&D or • presence ofenvironmentalvariationandminimiseitseffects. method usingguidedwavescapableofinspectinglargeareastodealwiththe each test.Therefore, ultrasonictestinghasbeendeveloped asaninspection conventional NDT wherethepositioningofmeasurementsensorsvarieswith Large componentsandstructures’ conditionsaredifficulttomonitorusing sensing networks anddataanalysis. that seeks todevelopmentthenext generationofautomatedinspection,digital Research inthisareafocusesonadvancedsensorandimagingtechnology, either cannotbeaccessedorremoved/dismantledforinspection. industry asitprovidesanin-situmonitoringmethodofareasorinstallationsthat Ultrasonic arrayandimagingtechniquesarehighlyapplicabletothenuclear ultrasonics. internationally leadingresearchintothefundamentalsandapplicationsof The UltrasonicsandNon-DestructiveTesting (UNDT) groupundertake • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation membership RCNDE (UKResearch CentreinNon-DestructiveEvaluationNDE) monitoring devicesandsystems Inductosense -spin-outcompanyspecialisinginultrasonicin-situ

• • the formof: The UniversityofBristolNon-DestructiveTesting Laboratory hasspecialistkitin • • • • • • • Professor Paul Wilcox [email protected] Faculty ofEngineering,Queen’s Building,UniversityofBristol,BS81TR Location Ultrasonics andNon-DestructiveTesting Group Facility University ofBristol Organisation Available/ unused New build Plant lifeextension Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification an ultrasonicfrequencylaserinteferometer(2-20MHz) a Faradaycage five ultrasonicphasedarraycontrollers(mostwith128channels) several 2Darraysfor3Dimaging a largecollectionofultrasonicphasedarraysfrom2-15MHzincluding a highfrequencypulserreceiver(200MHz) a Schlierensystem(forultrasonicwavevisualisation) an ultrasonicparticlemanipulationcontroller a 3-axisultrasonicscanningtank instrumentation foreddy-currenttesting

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principle workonU or ThthroughformerEURACT NMRcollaborators. at Karlsruhe (EUJRC),Tokai (ASC JAERI) andRichlandWA (PNNL)after proofof There isapossibilitytoaccessinternational transuranicactinideNMRfacilities dynamics insolidsandliquids. to 1000˚C(seephoto/figure)islargelyused examine atomicscale operate inhorizontalconfigurationto1300˚Candvertical A hightemperaturesystemwithanon-inductivelywoundfurnacethatcan 01223 339977 [email protected] Claire Armstrong Point ofcontact: Consumable andtimecostsmayapplydependingonthenatureofwork. Integrated furnaceandanoxic glovebox (<1ppmO 23 information forsuitably‘NMRactive’ nuclides,e.g. configuration withasuiteofprobesallowtheacquisitionisotopespecific rpm) onactinidesystems.Two spectrometersbothinatripleresonance resonance (NMR)thatrequiresamplerotationatspeedsof>60kHz(4,000,000 Protocols areinplacetoperformhigh-resolutionsolid-statenuclearmagnetic halide salts. and directsampleloadingwithoutexposure toatmosphereanddryhandlingof Na, External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation 25 Mg, 27 Al, 29

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speciation anddynamics. Static NMRupto1300˚Cforborosilicateand1000˚Chalidesaltliquid Larger volume2.5mm,3.2mm,4mmMAS probes. systems. 1.3 mmultra-fastspinning(67kHz)MAS probeforU(IV)andU(V)paramagnetic containing materialsandneutronactivatedmaterial(100µSv/hr contactdose). Magic anglespinning(MAS) andstaticNMRcapabilityforuraniumthorium NMR capability. 11.7 Tand9.4 TNMRsystemwithtripleresonanceconsoleandmultinuclear 100 µSv/hr forneutronactivatedsamples. U andThlimitedonlybyrotorsamplevolumes. 01223 333431 Ian [email protected] Department ofEarthSciences,UniversityCambridge Location resonance spectrometers(Varian CMXInfinityandplus) Radiological NMRfacilities.500MHzand400MHznuclearmagnetic Facility University ofCambridge Organisation Can bemadeavailable Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 82 (www.prl.chem.ed.ac.uk) orcontactus byemail. For moreinformationofthePRLscapability pleasevisitourwebsite analysis. to demonstrateacompletepyrochemicalprocess,includingmonitoringand of pyrochemicalreprocessing.Alternativelytheentirefacilitymaybeutilised individual modulestodemonstratethefeasibilityofcomponents There isflexibility intheconfigurationofPRL,withusersabletorequest reprocessing atthelaboratoryscale. into, anddevelopmentof, eachoftheessentialelementspyrochemical potentiostats andotherequipmentforcharacterisation,requiredresearch dry-boxes. Theseareequippedwiththenecessaryfurnaces,cellsystems, The laboratoryconsistsofasuiteinterconnectedcontrolledatmosphere research inmoltensaltpyrochemicalprocessing. organisations withaccesstostateoftheartequipmentsupportworldleading user facility, establishedtoprovideacademic,public,andprivatesector The PyrochemicalResearch Laboratory (PRL)isanopenaccessnational Weighing Balancesx3120gto0.1mg -SartoriusPractum124-1S Glove box IntegratedMicroscopeandcamera-Leica M60 Microscope withhighresolutioncamera-Yenway Mortar Grinder-FritschPULVERISETTE 2finesse10to20μm provided. Andy MountorJustinElliottforadvicequestionsattheemailsaddresses www.prl.chem.ed.ac.uk/work-application-form. Alternativelyfeelfreetoemail The PRLhasaworkapplicationformthatcanbefoundonthePRLswebsite External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation KL1600 lightsouse Long workingdistanceoptics5to100Xmagnification

Potentiostats x6AUTOLAB withMUXandFRAmodul Glove Boxes -MBRAUN MB200MOD(<0.1 ppmH2OandO2) and surrogatesspecies. The PRLisaninactivefacilityallowingthehighthroughputstudyof Spectroscopy -OceanOptics ONH Analyer-ELTRA ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS -ONH2000 TGA/DSC -Perkin ElmerSTA 6000(upto1000oC) (up to1200oC) Well Furnace-SevernThermalTF2042-CU2042B3heatingzones CU2260 controlUnit(upto1200oC) Tube Furnacex3andOptical-SevernThermalTF2260 with Value Oven-MBRAUN -MBVOH 250oC3x10-2mbar [email protected] / 01316504747 PRL FacilityDirector-ProfessorAndyMount [email protected] PRL FacilityManager -DrJustinElliott Edinburgh EH93FJ The UniversityofEdinburghSchoolChemistry, DavidBrewsterRd, Location MBraun Argongloveboxes (<0.1 ppmH Pyrochemical Research Laboratory (PRL).Fourdualsideaccessandinterconnected Facility The UniversityofEdinburgh Organisation Raman). microscope, potentiostats,STA (TGA/DSC), ONHanalyser, OptionalUV/VIS,NIRand and associatedcharacterisation.Theseinclude:Highprecisionscale, mortargrinder, to T<1200oC)andotherrelatedequipmentpertinentpyrochemicalreprocessing Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Thermal Storage Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months High currentmoduleAUTOLAB X3(20A) Raman Laser -0811A100-BFATBOY UV -HL-2000-FHSA UV-VIS-NIR DH-2000-BAL

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TBD case-by-case. multi-capacitance probesanddifferentialpressure. Other complementarydiagnostictechniquesavailableincludetwin-wireprobes, transfer andconcentrationgradients. film thickNessstatistics,wave/droplet/bubblephasefractions,heat time-averaged informationon,forexample, velocityfields, Reynolds stresses, Advanced imagepost-processingcapabilitiestoextract instantaneousand fluids, conduitsizesandgeometriesarangeof experimental conditions. diameters upto0.1 m.Thesebespoke facilitiesprovideadaptabilitytodifferent liquid) orphasechange(boiling,freezing)flowsinsideconduitswithhydraulic both isothermaland/orheatedsingle-phase, two-phase(gas-liquid,liquid- vertical andinclinedflowapparatusesthatcanbeusedtostudyamultitudeof velocity andtemperaturefieldmeasurements.Facilitiesincludehorizontal, capable ofdetailed,space-andtime-resolvedinterface, phase, concentration, the studyofmultiphaseflowsystems,includinglaser-baseddiagnosticmethods A suiteofexperimental facilitiesandmeasurementequipmentareavailablefor External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

• Multiple lasersareavailableforadvanceddiagnosticstechniques,including: • • • Examples oftechniques/methodsinclude: •

• [email protected] Professor ChristosN.Markides Department ofChemicalEngineering Location Multiple/custom Construction Facility Imperial CollegeLondon Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Nd:YAG, double-pulsed,f<200Hz,λ=266,355,532,1064nm; Nd:YLF, double-pulsed,f<20kHz,λ=527, 1053nm; Cu-vapour, singlepulsed,f<10kHz,λ=511,578nm. in 3dimensionsandacquisitionfrequency<20kHz; Particle image/trackingvelocimetry(PIV/PTV)withspatialresolution>1μm dimensions, temperatureresolutionof>0.5 °C, concentrationresolution Laser inducedfluorescence(LIF)withspatialresolution>1μmin3 of >1ppbandacquisitionfrequency<20kHz; μm andacquisitionfrequency<125kHz High-speed directimagingandshadowgraphywithspatialresolution>10

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 84 contacts andusage. Please consultwww.nnuf.ac.uk/adriana forfurtherinformationregarding • • the followinginstrumentationelsewhere: As wellastheinstrumentsatLancaster University, ADRIANAalsoincorporates

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spontaneous fissionin quadruples events)toinvestigatetheangulardistributionoftheseemissionsfrom the systemwasusedtorecordhigh-orderneutronmultiplicityevents(triplesand detectors) hasbeenusedattheOakRidgeNationalLaboratory, USA. Inthisset-up of-flight correlationsbetweentheseevents.For example, partofthesystem(15 neutron eventsfromγ-rayandtoexplore coincidencephenomenaortime- discrimination firmware(Mixed-field analysers-HybridInstruments)toseparate The systemcanbeusedwithitsassociated32channelsofdigitalpulse-shape funding, canapplytotheNNUFfundedaccessschemerecoupshippingcosts). researchers, andthosefromotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapplyforUKRI are responsibleforshippingcostsandarrangements(UK-based university neutron andgammasources,thiscomponentofADRIANAisportable. Users scintillation detectors(EJ-309)and,giventhefrequentneedtoaccessvarious The digitalneutronassaysystematLancaster comprises>32organicliquid

External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation 2023 (pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply cooler (DrLaura HarkNess-Brennan,UniversityofLiverpool) a digitalposition-sensitiveCZT/germaniumdetectorarraywithmechanical systems (DrChantalNobs,CCFE) All enquiriesarewelcomedirecttoanyoftheADRIANAteampartners energy germanium(BEGe digital systemsforenvironmentalradioactivityassayincludingabroad person or(eveneasier)byLancaster scientistsdeliveringexperiments on Lancaster’s ADRIANAcapabilitycanaccommodateexternal users,eitherin Lancaster ADRIANAteamtodiscuss requirements behalf ofexternals. Inthefirstinstancepleasedoreachoutto the 252 Cf, forsafeguardsapplications. TM ) andsmallanodegermanium(SAGe™) detector

to discusstheirpossibledetectionrequirements. measurement conditionssoweencourageanyinterestedpartiestogetintouch of detectorsbythegammafield.Theapparatusishighlyadjustabletospecific low asbackground level.Theupperlimitisgenerallydecidedbythesaturation LoD (mixed fieldneutron/gamma)oftheADRIANAarraysat Lancaster areas Prof. MalcolmJoyce- [email protected] Beaumont andM.J. Joyce, 2018,publishedbyElsevierB.V.) underaCCBY-NC-ND license Reproduced fromhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.08.018 (©H.M.O. Parker, J.S. • tubes • of a4-detectorarray. A photographanddrawingsofadetectorarray. PhotographandCAD drawings Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Lancaster University(canbeshippedelsewhereonrequest). Location from Scionix(NL). combination ofEJ-309scintillationliquidandphotomultipliertubessources Activities). Digitalneutronassaysystem,comprisedof32detectorswitha ADRIANA (Advanced DigitalRadiometric InstrumentationforAppliedNuclear Facility Lancaster University Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification 32 channelsofhigh-orderpulse-shapediscriminationfirmware Eight 4-channelHybridInstrumentsMixed FieldAnalysers(MFAs) providing > 32organicliquidscintillationdetectors(EJ-309)withphotomultiplier

© Lancaster University. 20 60 20 % Usage for furtherinformation. Please consulthttps://www.nnuf.ac.uk/lancaster-accelerator-mass-spectrometer • AMSCapabilities nuclear needs. will bethefirstofitskindwithinUK,availablefordedicateduseUK below thelimitofdetectionforconventionalradioactivityanalysis.Thefacility decommissioned sites,especiallyconcerningtraceplutoniumassayatlevels g/g. Thiscapabilityisrelevanttothecharacterisationneedsofremediatedand © Lancaster University • • Further LAMS-UKFacilities

• Research Applications • measurement • • • Hydrology capable ofidentifyingactinideisotopesat‘tracelevel’sensitivity, oforder10 The LAMS-UKfacilitycomprisesacompactacceleratormassspectrometer • • • • • etc • •

External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation with PuandUisotopesasthefacility’s primaryfoci Ability toanalyse55differentradionuclidesatfg-pg/gconcentrations, Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply Sample spiking(dependent-pleasegetintouch) 2023 (pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch Ecological, Fallout,Pollution, characterisationfollowinganemergency Isotopic contaminantmonitoring;Environmental(Terrestrial/Marine), for multiplerepeats Analyses arecarriedoutwithsmallsamplemasses(1-5g),easilyallowing Distinguish samplestoagreaterextent utilisingisotopicratio Nuclear physics/neutronactivation Raw samplepreparation discuss accessfollowingdiscussionofexperimental aims We areopentoremoteaccess optionsfrompotentialusersandhappyto Materials analysesfordating Strong aciddigestionforvarietyofsamples Dedicated enclosedfacilityforsafestorageofsensitivesamplematerials In-house measurements

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• (The followingfiguresrepresentpredictedusage, asLAMS-UKisanewfacility) • sensitivity • Detailed instrumentspecificationcanbefoundat:www.ionplus.ch/milea spectrometer manufacturedbyIonPlus(SUI). The LAMS-UKfacilityiscentredaroundtheMILEAacceleratormass [email protected] Lancaster University EngineeringDepartment AMS ExperimentalOfficer Dr. ChrisTighe based facility©IonPlus Multi-Isotope Low EnergyAMS(MILEA)tobeusedattheLancaster University Image: IonPlusmanufacturedAccelerator MassSpectrometer. Picturedisthe Lancaster University Location Lancaster Accelerator MassSpectrometer(LAMS-UK) Facility Lancaster University Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Mass limitsvaryintheattogram-picogramrange encourage interestedpartiestocorrespondwiththeirresearchaims masses ofdifferentisotopesandmolecules,thereforewethoroughly There aresomelimitationsfordetectioncausedbysummationofthe would needtobediscussedindepthpriorapprovalduesystem plutonium isotopes0.0001 -0.001 becquerels isdesired,higheractivities The activityrangeismorevariedasitdependentontheisotope. For

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 86 Please consulthttps://www.nnuf.ac.uk/utgard-laboratory forfurtherinformation. the next fewyears. phase IIfabricationfacilityin2020aimstofurtherthiscollectionconsiderably SIMFUELs forusebyexternal researchers.TheopeningoftheattachedUTGARD UTGARD PhaseIalsoretainsaconstantlyevolvinglibraryofwell-characterised using thelaboratorysuiteofequipment. storage, geologicaldisposalandnewreprocessingroutes, canbecarriedout conditions relevanttothebackendoffuelcycle-includingwet/dryinterim Specifically, behaviouralstudiesofα/β/γactivematerialsunderarange driven research(includingscaleup)inrecycleandwastemanagement. thermodynamic andkineticdatatounderpinbothfundamentalapplication UTGARD PhaseIisequippedwitharangeofinstrumentsfortheprovision products, uranium,thoriumandlowlevelAlphatracers. R&D facilities)isaprocesschemistrylaboratoryforworkonβ/γactivefission Constructed in2016,UTGARD (U/Th/Beta-GammaActive processchemistry first instancepleasedoreachouttothe UTGARD teamtodiscussrequirements. users eitherinpersonorbydeliveringexperiments onsamples provided.Inthe (please seewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access). We canaccommodateexternal for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch2023 Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply Users ofUTGARD PhaseIalsohaveaccesstoUTGARD PhaseIIifrequired. dependent oncurrentstocks. Please notethesearemaximumlimits,thereforeavailablecapacitywillbe Natural/Depleted ThoriumorUranium-Upto5kg Other Beta/Gamma-4GBq Alpha -200MBq External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits)

• Radiation handlingandmeasurement • • preparation • • • Electrochemistry • • • • • Spectroscopy • Chromatography • Thermal Analysis • • • Elemental characterisation/imaging • Tel: +44(0)1524594866 Email: [email protected] Dr RichardWilbraham,UTGARD Research Officer Image: ©Lancaster University, 2021 Lancaster University Location UTGARD Laboratory PhaseI Facility Lancaster University Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification α/β traycounter Multi-sample gammacounter/spectrometer Anoxic, positivepressureglovebox Large negativepressureglovebox, fullyHEPA filteredforα-sample Two banks oftwocentrifugalcontactorsandpumps Multiple potentiostats,includinglowcurrentandEISmodels Rotating DiskElectrodes(RDEandRRDE) Quartz CrystalMicrobalances(QCM) UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometerandStop-Flow adaptor FT-IR withATR stage Two Raman microscopes High PressureLiquidChromatography(HPLC) TGA/DSC systemwithcombinedgasmassspectrometer(TGA-MS) Spectrometer (IC-MS) Anion andCationIonChromatographysystemwithcombinedMass Raman hotstageupto1100°C up to1050°C SEM withEDX Large chamberXRFsystem

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Please consulthttps://www.nnuf.ac.uk/utgard-laboratory forfurtherinformation. attached UTGARD PhaseIfacility. geological disposalandnewreprocessingroutes,canalsobecarriedoutinthe relevant tothebackendoffuelcycle-includingwet/dryinterimstorage, using alsoavailableconventionaltechniques,underarangeofconditions Behavioural studiesofsuchadvancedSIMFUELs,aswellthoseprepared nuclear fuel. loadings, anddefectmicrostructuresthatbettersimulatethoseofrealspent sintering routesforthefabricationofSIMFUELswithporosities,fissionproduct UTGARD PhaseIIenablesresearchintothedevelopmentofnew, advanced the UTGARD teamtodiscussrequirements. experiments onsamplesprovided.Inthefirstinstanceplease doreachoutto We canaccommodateexternal userseitherinpersonorbydelivering (please seewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access). for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch2023 Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply Users ofUTGARD PhaseIIalsohaveaccesstoUTGARD PhaseIifrequired. an eyetofuturefuelcycles,includingMOX, ATFs andThO new buildLWRs, UTGARD Phase IIfocusesonoxide SIMFUELs-although,with Reflecting thefuelusedinUK’s current AGRs and LWRs, andtobeusedin landscape. (SIMFUEL) fabricationandcharacterisationthatisuniquewithintheUK UTGARD PhaseIIisauniversityfacilityforsimulatedspentnuclearfuel External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation 2 based fuels. dependent oncurrentstocks. Please notethesearemaximumlimits,thereforeavailablecapacitywillbe Natural/Depleted ThoriumorUranium-Upto5kg Other Beta/Gamma-4GBq Alpha -200MBq • For SIMFUELpowderprecursorpreparation: • For sinteringofSIMFUELprecursorsintopelletform: facilities • • • For post-sinteringsamplepreparationandcharacterisation: sintering • • Tel: +44(0)1524594866 Email: [email protected] Dr RichardWilbraham,UTGARD Research Officer Image:©Lancaster University, 2021 Lancaster University Location UTGARD Laboratory PhaseII Facility Lancaster University Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification target SIMFUELcompositionsasfunctionsofburnupandcoolingtime A singleuserlicencefortheFISPINfueldepletioncode, forcalculationof sintering ofgreenpelletspreparedusingexisting powderpresses An upto100%hydrogentubefurnace(Nabertherm)forconventional powders thathavebeenpurchasedorfabricatedusingUTGARD’s synthetic (Horiba) forcontrolandmeasurementofthesizeSIMFUELprecursor A powdercabinet-isolatedplanetaryballmill(Retsch) andparticlesizer assisted rapidsinteringstudies(pictured) A sparkplasmasintering(SPS)systemforadvancedbinder-freefield A mercuryporosimeter(Anton-Paar) toassesspelletporositypost-sintering during sinteringandforthestudyofnewnovelrouteflash A modifieddilatometer(Netzsch),bothformonitoringpelletdensification machine (Struers) forsamplepreparation A powdercabinet-isolateddiamondsawandgrindingpolishing

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 88 laboratory forfurther information. Please consulthttps://www.nnuf.ac.uk/molten-salts-nuclear-technology- • salts innuclearsystemswithintheUKforfirsttime: The MSNTLaimstoprovideamoltensaltR&D capabilityforstudyingfluoride possible. molten fluoridesaltsandwillmake thisavailabletoMSNTLusersassoon nitrates etc.)We areworkingtoimplementtheinfrastructuresafelyhandle 2021, wecanonlyhandlenon-fluoridesaltsystems(e.g. chloride, carbonates, The currentstatusofthedevelopmentMSNTLmeansthat,asJune • Network oflocations materials • • studies • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation such asMoltenSaltReactor technologies to alternativesaltsystemsinorderexplore expanding researchareas Enabling theUK’s expertise inchloridesaltsfrompyroprocessingresearch Prime hubinManchesterforactivework Providing aninterdisciplinaryhubformoltensaltsresearchwithradioactive Input fromUCLandUniversityofSheffield The UniversityofManchester’s DaltonCumbrianFacilityforradiation Research Laboratory University ofEdinburghforlowactivework,alsolinkingwithPyrochemical March 2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) Users fromUK-based HEIscanapplyforfundedaccessthroughNNUF, until (contact detailsprovidedbelow) For industrialorinternationalusers,pleasecontacttheMSNTLdirectly We arehappytodiscussaccessarrangementoptions

capability tohandlingsmallquantitiesoftransuranicelements. developments ininfrastructuremayincreasetheseactivitylimitsandextend our MBq ofactivity, buttypicallywe would handle<6MBqperexperiment. Further of studieswilluse0.1 -10g.ForBeta/Gammaemitterswecanhandleupto35 depleted) andthoriuminsingleexperiments althoughweanticipatethemajority Current infrastructureallowsthehandlingofupto200guranium(naturalor • • • • • • • • • • 0161 2754657 [email protected] The UniversityofManchester Dr ClintSharrad Pyrochemical Research Laboratory Facility), UniversityofEdinburghpluscapabilitiesattheEdinburgh’s University ofManchester(bothcentralandDaltonCumbrian Location The UniversityofManchesterandEdinburgh Organisation Sharrad -UniversityofManchester Image: Np(IV)inmoltenLiCl-KCl eutectic.ImagecourtesyofHuguesLambert andClint Molten SaltsinNuclearTechnology Laboratory. Facility • scales andinterestareas.Examplesinclude: for thestudyofhightemperaturemoltensaltsinnuclearsystemsacrossvarious • • • fluoride salts,butisavailableforthestudyofallsaltsystems. The MSNTLiscurrentlyworkingtodevelopinfrastructureforthesafehandlingof • Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Numerous materialscorrosiontestrigs(availableforuse) Tailored furnacesystemsfordynamicstudies(indevelopment) Molten saltsirradiationtestrig(indevelopment) salts (indevelopment) High temperaturecolumnfordynamicionexchange studieswithmolten Bespoke gloveboxes andsupportinginfrastructureforhandling molten Supporting furnacesofvarioustypes(available) to beacquired) salts withradioactivematerial(gloveboxes forfluoridesalthandling High temperaturerheometers(testingphase) TGA/DSC coupledwithGC-MS(TGA/DSC alonetobeavailablefromAug 21) Potentiostats (available) Various existing spectroscopicandelectrochemicalkit(available) materials behaviourandperformance electrochemistry, UV-visible spectroscopyandcalorimetry fundamental behaviourofsaltsandradioactiveelementsinprobedby Salt clean-upandwastemanagement Salt behaviourunderdynamicflow Irradiation effectsofmoltensaltsandmaterialsincontactwith

[email protected] The UniversityofEdinburgh Prof AndyMount, Tailored equipmentandinfrastructure

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Estimated assessmentofequipmentusageacrosstheDaltonCumbrianFacility. • Gamma Irradiator(s) creation. development, allowsforsimultaneousgasimplantationwithradiationdamage predictive radiationeffectsmodels.Dualionbeamcapability, currentlyunder properties duringirradiation,providingdataforusetodevelopandvalidate The techniquealsoallowsfortightlycontrolledin-situinterrogationofmaterials conditions oftemperature, radiationdoserateand dose. exposure andprovidesdataontheeffectsofradiationunderveryspecific of materialsdamagelevelsaccumulatedduringmanyyearsin-reactor capabilities across8beamlines.Ionirradiationallowsrapidachievement configured toprovidearangeofionirradiationandbeamanalysis DCF housestwoaccelerators,a5MVtandemPelletron anda2.5MVPelletron,

• • established usercommunityofover35universitiesandcompanies. innovation andtheEPSRCUKNationalIonBeamCentre, and hasawell- User Facility, theHenryRoyce Instituteforadvancedmaterialsresearchand The facilityispartofthreenationalresearchinitiatives,theNationalNuclear instruments supportingawiderangeofin-situandex-situ analyticaltechniques. dose ratecobalt-60gammairradiator, complementedbyanumberofhigh-end scale irradiationequipment,includingtwoionbeamacceleratorsandahigh materials andchemicalbiologicalsystems.Thefacilityincorporateslarge- a mechanisticunderstandingoftheeffectsionisingradiationsonrange expertise toallowusersconductfundamentalresearchinorderdevelop DCF providestheUKwithexperimental infrastructureandtechnical academic researchfacilitydedicatedtotheareaofradiationscience. The UniversityofManchester’s DaltonCumbrianFacility(DCF)istheUK’s largest medical &health,space Other sectorsrequiring radiationeffectsresearch: Decommissioning Fuel recycle Continued operationofcurrentreactors Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Summary ofcapability/facility Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification radiation onmaterials,systemsandcomponents.Theinstrumentiscapable aim ofdevelopingunderstandingthemechanisticeffectsgamma and operatedtosupportawiderangeofresearchapplications,withthe The FTS Model812cobalt-60highdoserategammairradiator isdesigned of deliveringdoseratesfromaround25kGy/hrtolessthan100Gy/hr imaging arangeoflowerdensitymaterials Ultrafocus 100fromFaxitronprovidingenergies10-kV for more applicable min (unfilteredbeam),for experiments wherelowerenergyphotonsare Precision X-ray Multi-Rad 350irradiator, capableofdoseratesupto140Gy/

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Text and imagescourtesy ofTheUniversity ManchesterDalton NuclearInstitute. +44(0) 7826868991 [email protected] Dalton NuclearInstitute-HeadofOperations: Kevin Warren +44(0) [email protected] DCF Director, ProfessorFred Currell General enquiries:[email protected] • There arearangeofaccessroutesforprospectiveusers: necessary stepsofcharacterisationeasilyaccessibleinoneplace. We alsoprovidefacilitiesandguidanceforsamplepreparation,makingall available -pleasecontactthefacilityfordetails. and SEM).Anumberofotheranalyticalinstrumentstechniquesarealso texture andcrystalstructureofmetalscomposites(withourhighendXRD identifying moleculeswithRaman spectroscopy, ortodetermineandmapthe from sparkplasmasinteringinnovativematerials,suchasnuclearceramics,to laboratories arewellsuitedtoproduceandanalyseawiderangeofmaterials, detailed interrogationoftheeffectsradiation exposure onmaterials.Our DCF providesarangeofin-situandex-situ techniquesdesignedtocarryout they canbeanalysed(e.g. UKAEAMRF). activated throughionirradiationforonwardtransportationtofacilitieswhere The facilityincorporatestheinfrastructuretohandleandprocesssamples experiments. Low quantities (i.e. underexemption fromEPR16)are allowableforspecific (HASS) andothersealedsources. Permitting Regulations 2016toholdanumberofhighactivitysealedsources DCF holdapermitgrantedbytheEnvironmentAgency undertheEnvironmental cumbrian-facility forfurtherinformation. Please consultwww.dalton.manchester.ac.uk andwww.nnuf.ac.uk/dalton- • organisations whosendsamplestothefacility. N.B. Work canbecarriedoutbyUniversityofManchesterstaffonbehalf • www.ukNibc.co.uk • nuclear energysystems Image: Ionbeamtechnologiesusedtoinvestigatetheperformanceofmaterialsin www.manchester.ac.uk/dalton Westlakes SciencePark, MoorRow, Cumbria,CA24 3HA Location Dalton CumbrianFacility Facility The UniversityofManchester Organisation Contact External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation March 2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) Users fromUK-based HEIscanapplyforfundedaccessthroughNNUF, until Institute -https://www.royce.ac.uk Users fromHEIsandindustrycanapplyforaccessviatheHenryRoyce can [email protected] Users fromUKandoverseasHEIs,othertechnologyprovidersindustry accelerator systemsviatheEPSRCUKNationalIonbeamCentre-http:// Users fromUK-based HEIscanapplyforfundedaccesstotheion

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 90 Low activityenvironmentalsamples. Please consulthttps://www.nnuf.ac.uk/rader for further information. discuss accessforindustry, otherresearchinstitutionsornon-UKinstitutions. (please seewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access). We arehappytobecontacted for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch2023 Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply handling andcharacterisationarerequired. radionuclide transportinthebiosphere, especiallywhereradioactive sample disposal, decontamination,landmanagement,effluenttreatmentand Relevant topicsforinvestigationwithinRADERincluderadioactivewaste with awiderangeofenvironmentallyrelevantradionuclides. and microbiological,mineralogicalmolecular-scaleenvironmentalresearch support. Theseintegratedstate-of-the-artfacilitiesenablelowlevelseparations sample preparation,allinonelocationandwithdedicatedExperimentalOfficer (inorganic andbiological),environmentalcharacterisationofsolutions undertake lowactivityradiometrics,environmentalcharacterisationofsolids Uniquely intheUK,RADERoffersdedicatedlaboratoriesenablingusersto programmes. >£130 billionnucleardecommissioning,clean-upandwastemanagement This sciencebaseiscrucialforunderpinninglargepartsoftheUK’s >100year, the behaviourofradioactivespeciesinengineeredandnaturalenvironments. The RADERuserfacilitysupportsresearchintocharacterisingandunderstanding with radioactivesamples. separations andenvironmentalchemistry/biogeochemistryexperimental work creates asuiteofRADERlaboratoriesabletohandlelow-levelradiochemical of spectroscopy, magnetism,reprocessing andcomputationalmodelling.This also providedfrom‘NNUF@CRR (WRC) (https://www.ees.manchester.ac.uk/wrc/research/facilities/). Supportis RADER augmentstheexisting infrastructureintheWilliamsonResearch Centre External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Nuclear materialcapabilities (i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation ’, intheDepartmentofChemistry, onaspects

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• Sample preparation • • • Prof. Kath Morris|[email protected] Dr AnthonyStockdale |[email protected] © UniversityofManchester Image: AchemostatcontrolledreactionvesselinuseaRADERlaboratory Williamson Research CentreforMolecularEnvironmentalScience(WRC) Radwaste Disposal(RCRD)andembeddedwithintheNERC-funded Co-located withtheUniversityofManchester’s Research Centrefor Location RADER (RADioactivewastemanagementandEnvironmentalRemediation) Facility The UniversityofManchester Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months UV VisibleNearInfra-Red Spectrophotometer Low levelscintillationcountingforenvironmentalsamples Scanning electronmicroscope) (with accessfacilitatedtoexisting WRCQuanta650FEGEnvironmental Autoradiography toidentifyradioactiveregionsinsamples Gamma spectroscopy Alpha spectroscopy Real-Time PCR&HomogenzierforDNAextraction ICP-MS/MS. Ultra-diluteelementconcentrations,isotopicinformation. Fourier Transform Infra-Red spectrometer-LN Surface areaanalyzer Powder X-ray diffraction Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis.Nanoparticlesizedistribution and Zetasizer. Colloidmolecularparticlesize, zetapotential,andmolecular Capillary IC. Smallvolumeanionanalyses,includingspeciation. Platform. DNAsequencingandbioinformaticsplatforms) (with accessfacilitatedtoexisting IlluminaNext GenerationSequencing Chemostat. Controlledreactionvessel Isocratic /Peristaltic Pumpsforflow-throughcolumn experiments Sectioning sawandpolisher/grindersystemforsamplepreparation. Anaerobic Cabinets.O

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© 2020University ofBirmingham AllRightsReserved [email protected] Non-active. Please consulthttps://hotrobotics.co.uk forfurtherinformation. • NNUF-HR alsohashubsatUKAEA’s RACE; UniversityofBristol;andNNL. • Vicon positioningsystem. associated sensors,whichcanbeusedinanenvironmentequippedwitha decommissioning challengesandarangeofgroundaerialvehicles,with equipped withmanipulators,severalmock-ups ofcommonlyencountered system, roboticmanipulatorsandavarietyofsubmersiblerobots,glovebox Specific capabilitiesincludeapondequippedwithanunderwaterpositioning decommissioning challenges. mock-ups androboticequipmenttoenableresearchersaddressnuclear University ofManchestercomponenttheHotRobotics Facilityprovides Located atthecentreofUK’s nuclearindustry inWest Cumbria,the NNL, UniversityofManchester, UniversityofBristolandUKAEA’s RACE. The facilityisarrangedacrossthreeregionalnodeswithfourresearchpartners: extreme andchallengingnuclearenvironments. impactful researchinroboticsandartificialintelligenceforapplication funded facilitytosupportUKacademiaandindustrydeliverground-breaking, The NationalNuclearUserFacilityforHotRobotics (NNUF-HR)isanEPSRC- Contact External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation March 2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) Users fromUK-based HEIscanapplyforfundedaccessthroughNNUF, until site, orhiredouttousers’ ownsites. Equipment canbeusedbyindustry, SMEsandacademicsatourCumbrian

Varjo XR-3mixed realityheadset dSpace realtimecontroller Other width x2.4mdeep) 3.6 mlengthx2.4widthdeep(tobeextended to 4.8 mlengthx3.6 Pond Facility Underwater andGround/Aerial positioningsystems Hydromea Luma 500underwateropticalmodem Water Linked DVL (DopplerVelocity Log) Radeye G10, DP6probeforRadeyeSX andsimulatedsourcesdetectors Handheld XRF Thermal cameras and Livox Mid40 Various Lidars includingOusterOSI-64andOSI-128,IntelRealsense L-515 Sensors Blueprint Labs Alpha5 MallARD surfaceplatform Deep Trekker DTG3 Blue Robotics BlueROV2 Submersible Robots Yuneec H520 DJI M300 Aerial Robots Unitree A1explorer quadruped Turtle Rover 4 xVega UGV Husarion Rosbot 2.0Pro Agile XScout2.0 Ground Robots Kuka iiwaLBRwith2and3fingergrippers Haption Virtuouse6DHapticSystem 2 xKinova7DOFGen3armswithassociatedandfingergrippers Manipulators Image: ©DSRL (Equipment canalsobehiredouttousers’ ownsites) RAICo One, Whitehaven,Cumbria Location of Manchestercomponent Robotics forExtremeEnvironmentsLab. HotRobotics Facility-University Facility The UniversityofManchester Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 92 It canrunsolitarysamplesormulti-rackonacontinuousconveyorsystem. samples. The instrumentisusedtomeasureGammaradiationineithersolidorliquid By [email protected] https://hidex.com/products/hidex-automatic-gamma-counter/ External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation possible uponrequest. Non-Active AsStandard -Althoughirradiationofradioactivesamplesmaybe https://hidex.com/products/hidex-automatic-gamma-counter/ Darren [email protected] Clifton campus Location Hidex GammaCounter Facility Nottingham Trent University Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 94 The conveyorracksystemcancopewithsingleormultisampleruns. C14 andH3butalsoarangeofliquidBetasamples. This instrumentisusedtomeasureBetaradiationinliquidsamples,primarily By [email protected] TriCarb2910TRLSA.pdf https://www.perkinelmer.com.cn/CMSResources/Images/46-73886SPC_ External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation TriCarb2910TRLSA.pdf https://www.perkinelmer.com.cn/CMSResources/Images/46-73886SPC_ TriCarb2910TRLSA.pdf https://www.perkinelmer.com.cn/CMSResources/Images/46-73886SPC_ Darren [email protected] Clifton ampus Location Tricarb 2910Perkin elmer Facility Nottingham Trent University Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

100 % Usage https://www.perkinelmer.com/uk/product/tri-carb-lsc-5110tr-110-v-a511000 conveyor racksystem. The machineiscapableofrunningsingleormultisamplerunsusingthe radioactivity. scintillation. Themachinecaninternallydifferentiatebetweenthetwotypesof The instrumentmeasuresAlphaandBetaactivityinliquidsamplesusing By [email protected] External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation https://www.perkinelmer.com/uk/product/tri-carb-lsc-5110tr-110-v-a511000 https://www.perkinelmer.com/uk/product/tri-carb-lsc-5110tr-110-v-a511000 Darren [email protected] Clifton campus Location Tricarb 5110TRPerkin Elmer Facility Nottingham Trent university Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 96 • https://www-omcs.materials.ox.ac.uk/ • See specificequipment/departmentcapabilities. • active samples.Majorfacilitiesinclude: partners intheUKandworldwide. Someoftheseinstrumentscanworkon collaborations andspecificprojectswithmorethan50academicindustrial nuclear materialsofallkinds(fissionandfusion).Thesefacilitiesareusedin The departmenthasawiderangeofstatetheartfacilitiesforstudy • • https://atomprobe.materials.ox.ac.uk/ www.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) • https://www-em.materials.ox.ac.uk/instruments-table • www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Imaging-and-Microscopy/ePSIC.html External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Collaborative R&D projects Service (OMCS) External accesstofacilitiesthroughOxfordMaterialsCharacterisation The UKnationalAtom ProbeTomography laboratory apply forfundedaccessthroughNNUFuntilMarch2023(pleasesee and otherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapplyforUKRIfunding,can NuMAP (NuclearMaterialsAtom Probe)Facility:UsersfromUK-based HEIs, The DavidCockayne MicroscopySuite:TEMs,SEMsandFIBS Micromechanical testinghttps://omg.web.ox.ac.uk/research-facilities ePSIC ontheHarwellCampus

35 MBqtotalinventory. See specificequipment/departmentcapabilities. E. [email protected] M. +44(0)7970024 089 T. +44(0)1865283705 Begbroke SciencePark, OxfordOX5 1PF Characterisation Service, DepartmentofMaterials,UniversityOxford, OMCS DrColinJohnstonCommercialServices Director, OxfordMaterials E. [email protected] T. 01865 273655 University ofOxford,OxfordOX1 3PH David Cockayne CentreforElectron MicroscopyDepartmentofMaterials, Electron microscopysuiteDrNeilPYoung, SeniorEMFacilityManager, Materials Department,Parks Road, OxfordOX1 3PH Location of themicro(nano)structureandpropertiesnuclearmaterials A suiteofanalyticalandmechanicaltestingfacilitiesdedicatedtothestudy Facility University ofOxford:MaterialsDepartment Organisation Area Available/ unused Fission Fusion Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/818/1/012022. M.C. Stennett, R.J. Hand,L.J. Gardner, IOPConferenceSeries: inventories ofradionuclides withhighspecificactivity(MBq nat.U/Th;MBq Th). Additionally, thereareControlled Areasformorehazardousworkwith work withradionuclidespermissiblethroughout thefacility(kBqnat.U/ All laboratoriesaredesignatedasSupervised Areaswithrelativelylowhazard Engineering and Science Materials Science & See also: Please consulthttps://www.nnuf.ac.uk/hades for furtherinformation. MBq mixed β/γe.g. • • Spectroscopy, isalsoavailable. the allied of ca.£8Minlaboratoryspaceandequipment,withintheMIDAS facility with highradionuclideinventories.TheFacilityincorporatespriorinvestment characterisation equipment,toenablehigherthroughputresearchandwork the UniversityofSheffield,innewstate-of-the-artmaterialsprocessingand The HADESFacilitywasestablishedwithinvestmentof£1MbyUKRIEPSRCand • The Facilityisaccommodatedwithin500m and disposalprogramme, aspartoftheNationalNuclearUserFacility centre ofresearchexcellence tosupporttheUKnucleardecommissioning The HADESFacilityattheUniversityofSheffieldisestablishedasanational equipment calibrationandservicing. support operationoftheFacility, providingusertraining,supervision,and A trainedteamofhighlyexperienced researchersandexperimental officers optimisation, throughrapidfeedbackbetweensynthesisandcharacterisation. nuclides. TheintegratednatureoftheFacilityenablesaccelerationmaterials Controlled arealaboratoriesenableworkwithMBqquantitiesofαandβ/γ research withlimitedinventoriesofradioactivematerials(unsealedsources). All HADESlaboratoriesaredesignedandoperatedassupervisedareas,for performance assessment. and instrumentationformaterialsformulation,processing,characterisation chemistry laboratories,refurbishedin2015,withstate-of-the-artequipment

External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Nuclear materialcapabilities (i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation STX Facility Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisations that areeligibletoapply 2023 (pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch Access tothefacilitymaybeinperson,remote, orviasamplemailin to discussaccess Prospective industrialoroverseasusersshouldcontactthefacilitydirectly Henry Royce Institute The HADES Facility for High Activity Decommissioning Engineering Decommissioning Activity High for Facility HADES The : partoftheUKNationalNuclearUserFacility, N.C. Hyatt,C.L. Corkhill, , theUK’s firstcapabilityforlaboratorybased X-ray Absorption 3 H 14 C, C, 60 , toprovideasinglepointofuseraccess.Access to Co, 90 Sr, , 818,012022,2020. 137 Cs). 2 ofhighqualityradiomaterials

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• • • • S1 3JD Science andEngineering, SirRobert HadfieldBuilding,Mappin Street, Sheffield, Facility postaladdress: FAO: DrMartin Stennett, Department ofMaterials [email protected] Dr. MartinStennett (ExperimentalOfficerand RadiationProtectionSupervisor) Prof. NeilHyatt(DirectorHADESFacility)[email protected] Image: HoribaXploRAPlusRaman Microscope Department ofMaterialsScienceandEngineering,UniversitySheffield Location in nuclearenergy. internationally recognisedfortheexcellence andimpactofitsresearch of MaterialsScienceandEngineeringattheUniversitySheffield, and disposalprogrammesintheUK.ThefacilityisbasedDepartment competitive researchanddevelopmenttosupportnucleardecommissioning HADES isanationaluserfacilitythatsupportsinternationally Science). HADES (AUserFacilityforHighActivity DecommissioningEngineering Facility The UniversityofSheffield Organisation Decommissioning Advanced NuclearMaterials Environmental /Disposal Waste Management Area Contact Predicted areausageover12monthperiod Instrument specification grazing anglecapability);Raman andIR, sectioning ofmaterials,grindingandpolishing comprehensive metallographysuitewithequipmentforcuttingand nuclides underairorinertconditions(

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 98 Beta ( Beta/Gamma (excludes ( Indicative upperactivitylimits: https://www.nnuf.ac.uk/exact forfurtherinformation. Please consulthttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/nnuf-exact/ and Alpha: kBq (please seewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access). for UKRIfundingcanapplyfundedaccessthroughNNUF, untilMarch2023 Users fromUK-based HEIsandotherorganisationsthatareeligibletoapply https://www.southampton.ac.uk/nnuf-exact/access/index.page which coversoffvariousaccessoptions: Please consultthe“access” pageofthefacility’s ownwebsite, • Users ofNNUF-EXACT haveaccesstothefollowingsupportingfacilities: • • • radiation measurementandsafety. Users willbenefitfromthe experience ofthefacilitystaffinradiochemistry, chemically hazardoussamplematerials(availablelate2021). A glovebox systemwillalsobeavailableforthecontainmentofradiologically/ application (availablelate2021). test equipmentsuchasin-linesensorsorprototyperelevanttotheir and customisableflow-rigwillalsobeavailablesoresearcherscanintegrate floor spacethatcanbeconfiguredtospecificuserrequirements.Amodular A dedicatedactivelaboratoryfeaturesfumecupboardsandflexible bench/ materials andradiotracers. testing ofnewmethodologiesandtechnologieswithlow-levelactivereference The laboratoryfacilityprovidesaflexible spaceforthedevelopmentand clean-up andnewnuclearinfrastructure. technologies underpinningcivilnuclearprogrammes,decommissioningandsite research andtraininginacceleratednuclearcharacterisationremediation NNUF-EXACT aimstobeaworld-leadingradiochemistryfacilityenabling External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Nuclear materialcapabilities (i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation GAU-Radioanalytical Laboratories (GAU) The UniversityofSouthampton’s GeochemistryResearch Group established SEAPORT laboratories The OrganicGeochemistrylabattheUniversityofSouthampton’s newly NNUF-EXACT partnerorganisation,theSouthWest NuclearHub Access totheBristolinterfaceanalysiscentreisprovidedthrough 3 H/ 14 C): MBq-GBq 3 H/ 14 C): kBq-MBq

of Southampton Image: AviewofthemainNNUF-EXACT activelaboratory. Image©University SO14 3ZH,UK The NationalOceanographyCentreSouthampton(NOCS),EuropeanWay, Southampton, Location 2021) Sample handlingglovebox (fromlate2021),Customisableflow-rigsystem Quadrasorb evosurfacearea/poresizeSBET, KromekGR1-A+ CZTgammadetector, 300SL SuperLow Level TDCRLSC, Hidex AMGAutomatic GammaCounter, AntonPaar NNUF-EXACT (Next GenerationAccelerated CharacterisationTechnologies). Hidex Facility University ofSouthampton Organisation https://www.southampton.ac.uk/nnuf-exact/access/access-enquiry-form.page Access Enquiry Form: European Way, SouthamptonSO143ZH,UK University ofSouthampton,NationalOceanography CentreSouthampton Postal address:DrRichardMarsh,NNUF-EXACT FacilityManager, Email: [email protected] Contact No.: 02380596600 Project PI-ProfPhilWarwick (Estimated usage;FacilityopensApril2021) • Kromek GR1-A+ CZTdetector • • Hidex 300SLLow-level LiquidScintillationCounter • • • Sample containmentglovebox system • Customisable flow-rigsystem • • Hidex AMGAutomatic GammaCounter • • • • Anton Paar QuadrasorbevoSBET • 0.01m Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Remediation Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification High-resolution roomtemperaturegammaspectrometry Pore sizerange0.35-500 nm Triple todoublecoincidencecounting Independent Energy, Gate&Timing connections. Alpha/Beta discrimination Negative pressureglovebox forhandlingofhazardoussamples Low-levels PMTs andactiveguarddetector Aqueous flow-rigcapableof‘active’ operation 0-4000 keV energyrange Integrated sampleweighingbalance Modular designtofacilitaterapidreconfiguration Automatic samplechanger Simultaneous analysisoffoursamples

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The facilityisnotlicensedtoprocessor testradioactivematerials. commercial terms. Facilities areavailableforusewithinprojectsunderUniversityofStrathclyde other info. AFRC alsohousesextensive residualstressmeasurementcapabilities-see SEM imagecollectionduringmechanicaltesting. Electron Microscope(SEM)MountedHotTensile Stage whichallowsreal-time Electro-Thermal MechanicalTesting (ETMT)systemaswelltheirScanning capable oftestingsamplesassmall40x1x1mmusingtheirstatetheart The AFRCalsooffersagrowingrangeofmicro-mechanicaltestingcapabilities, 1400˚C, makingitperfectforsimulatingtheforgingconditionsofmetallicalloys. the AFRC, cantestatstrainratesfrom10/sto250/sanduptemperaturesof situations. Thebespoke HighStrain Rate ForgingSimulatorwhichisuniqueto curves canbedevelopedtosimulateconditionsarisingfrommostpracticable in air, Argon,orinavacuum,andatstrainratesof10-5/sto10/s,meansflow perform uniaxialtensiletestsattemperaturesrangingfrom-20˚Cto1130˚C, gas pipeline, totheforgingconditionsofanadvancedmetallicalloy. Ableto capable oftestingatconditionswhichsimulatethosefromasub-zerooiland Strathclyde, hasacomprehensiverangeofmechanicaltestingequipment The Advanced FormingResearch Centre(AFRC)basedattheUniversityof External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Nuclear materialcapabilities (i.e. activitylimits) Other relevantinformation • • • • • 01415345243 [email protected] Dr SalahRahimi Renfrew, Scotland Advanced FormingResearch Centre, UniversityofStrathclyde. Inchinnan, Location Advanced FormingResearch Centre(AFRC)MechanicalTesting Lab Facility University ofStrathclyde Organisation Available/ unused Non-nuclear sector-aero, offshore, etc Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification Uniaxial highstrainratecompressiontesting high Strain Rate Techniques temperature tensileandcompressiontesting,lowcyclefatigue Uniaxial Tensile techniquesincludingroomtemperatureandelevated Charpy ImpactTesting; IzodImpactTesting] ranges); KNoophardnesstesting(microrange);Damage/ImpactTesting; Hardness Testing Equipment[Vickers hardnesstesting(microandmacro Erichsen CuppingTesting] Bi-Axial SheetMetalTesting techniques[Nakajima, MarciniakTesting. SEM MountedHotStage] testing; In-situroomtemperatureandelevatedtestingusing and compressiontesting;ambientelevatedtemperaturefatigue Micro-mechanical techniques[ambientandelevatedtemperaturetensile

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 100 commercial terms. Facilities areavailableforusewithinprojectsunderUniversityofStrathclyde capabilities -seeotherinfo. AFRC alsohousesextensive materialscharacterisationandmetrology approach whichhasbroadapplicabilityacrossthenuclearsector. addressing systematicgapsintheunderlyingsciencewherenecessary, an mid-TRL Technology Readiness Level technologyforcommercialbenefit,while for industrialclients.Theteamhasextensive experience intheapplicationof kNowledge andexperience coupledwithapragmaticapproachtoapplication laboratory isuniquelypositionedtoprovideauniquecombinationofscientific less conservatism.AsanISO17025accreditedmeasurementservice, theRS manufacturing sectorwiththeconfidencetoputmaterialsintoservicefar combined withthekNowledgeandkNow-howofindustry, toprovidetheUK in residualstressmanagement,theAFRCisdevelopingnewcapabilities, team ofscientistsandengineerswhoarededicatedtotranslationalresearch interferometry (ESPI),thecontourmethod,andslittingmethod.Througha drilling (ICHD)basedonstraingaugerosetteandelectronicspecklepattern including x-raydiffraction(XRD),ultrasonic,incrementalcentralhole- stress (RS).Thesearearangeofnon-destructiveanddestructivetechniques capabilities formulti-scalemodelling,measurementsandcontrolofresidual Strathclyde’s Advanced FormingResearch Centre(AFRC)hasasuiteof External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation The facilityisnotlicensedtoprocessortestradioactivematerials 01415345243 [email protected] Dr SalahRahimi • Non destructivetechniques • Semi destructivetechniques Equipment • • Destructive techniques(contourandslittingmethods) hold-drilling Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Non-nuclear sector-aero, offshore, etc Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Renfrew, Scotland Advanced FormingResearch Centre, UniversityofStrathclyde, Inchinnan, Location AFRC Residual Stress Lab Facility University ofStrathclyde Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification X-Ray Diffraction,2offPROTO LXRD SINT-MTS3000 holedrillingsystem Ultrasonic techniques,anin-housedevelopedsystemandUltraMars Stresstech ElectronicSpecklePattern Interferometry(ESPI)based

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thermal analyses,andmechanicaltesting. component testing,andcapabilitiesincludemicrostructural,compositional science. Theexpertise oftheteamrangesfromnanoscalethroughtofull-scale standout researchandkNowledgeexchange inmaterialsengineeringand laboratory andtestingcentrethatoffersavastarrayofopportunitiesfor Strathclyde’s Advanced MaterialsResearch Laboratory, orAMRL,isaleading Summary ofcapability/facility External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Other relevantinformation The facilityisnotlicensedtoprocessortestradioactivematerials. • • A broadrangeofmaterialstestcapabilityincluding • 0141 5484721 [email protected] Tiziana Marrocco University ofStrathclyde, Glasgow Location Advanced ManufacturingResearch Laboratory (AMRL) Facility University ofStrathclyde Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification conductivity -directmeasurement(-10°C70°C)] Thermal conductivity-(to2000°Candinertconditions); transformations (to1600°C);coefficientofthermal expansion(to1600°C); Specific heat(upto2000°Cininertconditions);weightchangephase Thermal analysis[Thermaldiffusivityupto2000°Candininertconditions; and microhardness] fatigue; 3-or4-pointbending;Creep;ImpactV-Charpy; Vickers macro Mechanical testing[Tension /compression;Axialfatigue;Rotary bending and topographicalimaging;crystallography interaction andbulkanalysis;microstructuralmorphological 2000°C); compositionaldepthprofiling(to150µm);quantitativesurface analysis; Quantitativemapping;Phaseandmaterialidentification(to Compositional analysis[Qualitativeandsemi-quantitativeelemental

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 102 commercial terms. Facilities areavailableforusewithinprojectsunderUniversityofStrathclyde The facilityisnotlicensedtoprocessortestradioactivematerials. • • • • Mechanical testing techniques to: and thermalanalyses,mechanicaltesting.We applyawiderangeof component testing,andcapabilitiesincludemicrostructural,compositional The expertise oftheteamrangesfromnanoscalethroughtofull-scale science. standout researchandkNowledgeexchange inmaterialsengineeringand laboratory andtestingcentrethatoffersavastarrayofopportunitiesfor Strathclyde’s Advanced MaterialsResearch Laboratory (AMRL)isaleading • • • Thermal analysis(upto1600°C) • • • Creep • • Compositional analysis • • • • • • Microstructural analysis • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) 3- or4-pointbending Rotary bendingfatigue Axial fatigue Tension /compression Weight changephasetransformations Specific heat Thermal diffusivity Macro andmicrohardness Impact V-Charpy Coefficient ofthermal expansion Qualitative andsemiquantitativeelementalanalysis Thermal conductivity Quantitative mapping Phase andmaterialidentification(to2000°C) Compositional depthprofiling(to150µm) Quantitative surfaceinteractionandbulkanalysis Morphological andtopographicalimaging Crystallography (grainsizeandtexture analysis)

• Scanning electronmicroscope(SEM): • • X-ray diffractometer: • • Glow dischargeopticalemissionspectrometer(GD-OES): • Mercury intrusionporosimeter(MIP): 0141 5484721 [email protected] Dr TizianaMarroccoorFionaSillars • Thermal propertyanalysers: • • • Mechanical testinginstruments: • • • • • • • • X-ray computedtomography: 62.5kg. • Mechanical propertyinstruments: University ofStrathclyde, Glasgow Location Advanced MaterialsResearch Laboratory (AMRL) Facility University ofStrathclyde Organisation Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Instrument specification Hitachi S-3700NSEMwithatungstenfilament Hitachi SU-6600HighresolutionfieldemissionFE-SEM Bruker D8ADVANCE atambientandhightemperatures(upto2000°C) The AMRLishometotheonlyGD-OESinScotland. Horiba GD-Profiler2™forcompositionalbulkanalysisanddepthprofiles Quantachrome PoreMaster-60® fordensityandporositymeasurements calorimeter (DSC) (TGA), differentialthermalanalyser(DTA) anddifferentialscanning Netzsch STA 449F1Jupiter®,simultaneousthermalgravimetricanalyser Netzsch DIL402C, dilatometer Netzsch LFA 427laserflashanalyser Netzsch HFM436Lambda heatflowmeter (frequency of20kHz) Shimadzu USF2000Aultrasonicgigacyclefatiguetestingsystem Two Instron8800servo-hydraulicsystems(upto250kNloadcapacity) Instron ElectropulsE3000system Instron Electromechanical5969systemwithvideoextensometer Environmental chamberfrom-150°Cto+350°C Furnace upto1000°C Instron RR-Moorerotatingbendingfatiguetesting Nikon XTH225LC fittedwithaDebenCT10kNcell indenters, 2D/3Dmapping,contourscanfunctionandloadrange0.2- Qness Q60A+ automated(x,y,z) hardnesstesterwithVickers andKNoop

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commercial terms. Facilities areavailableforusewithinprojectsunderUniversityofStrathclyde over £10MinprojectshaveoccurredFIRST. years fortheNDEindustry;FIRST isworkingtoreducethistimescale. To date transfer researchfindingsintoactualcommercialcommoditiesisaround20 Evaluation (NDT &E)research.At presentthetypicaltimetaken toeffectively 2009 asatechnologytransferlaboratoryforNon-DestructiveTesting and The FacilityforInnovationandTesting (FIRST laboratory)wasestablishedin data processingsoftwareandimageanalysis. prototyping, instrumentationhardware, systemsimulation, robotics, metrology, applications. We haveexpertise inultrasonictransducermanufacture, system ultrasound, conditionmonitoring,automation,underwatersonarandbiomedical The Centreaddressesmarkets innon-destructivetesting,industrialprocess development andisanimportantcontributortowardseconomicdevelopment. meet theincreasinglystringentdemandsforfutureultrasonictechnology systems acrossabroadrangeofindustrialsectors.CUEiswellplacedto in thedesignandimplementationofultrasonictransducerstransducer The CentreforUltrasonicEngineering(CUE)hasover30yearsofexpertise External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation • Equipment Available inFIRST Tech Transfer Lab: • • • • • • • • 0141 5482463 [email protected] Dr GordonDobie University ofStrathclyde, Glasgow Location (FIRST laboratory) Centre forUltrasonicEngineering-FacilityInnovationandTesting Facility University ofStrathclyde Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Other (various) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Ultrasonic PhasedArrayControllers Robotic CrawlersandManipulators Precision MotionTracking SAM /SEM Materials Characterisation Laser Vibrometry(including3D) Scanning Test Tanks Large collectionofNDEsamplesforcharacterisation FARO Laser Scanner

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 104 commercial terms. Facilities areavailableforusewithinprojectsunderUniversityofStrathclyde • for example. AI. Theworkoftheclusterhasmanyareasapplicabilitytonuclearsector, deliver evidence-basedindustrialdecision-makingbuiltonArtificialIntelligence engineering, statistics,computerscience, analyticsanddecisionscienceto of theuniversitywhichaimstoleveragestateartresearchmethodsin Strathclyde’s industrialinformaticsclusterisacollaborationacrossallfaculties • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation condition, predictionoflikely degradation) Lifetime extension ofplantandequipment(Classificationcurrent prediction oflikely degradationandfailuretimescales) Reduced unplannedoutages(improvedanomalydetection,faultdiagnosis, of likely degradation) Optimisation ofmaintenance(classificationcurrentcondition,prediction of improvedoperationalstate, autonomouscontrol) Optimisation ofoperations(understandingoperationalstate, prediction

Desk basedwork. 0141 5484838 [email protected] Prof Stephen McArthur methodologies intochallenging,highlyregulatedenvironments. structured decisionsupport,andimplementationofmachinelearning A broadrangeofcapabilitiesrelatedtodataanalytics,artificialintelligence, Area Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Other (various) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management University ofStrathclyde, Glasgow Location Industrial InformaticsCluster Facility University ofStrathclyde Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification

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• • • • Capabilities beingdevelopedatPANAMA include: management andgeologicaldisposal. build andfueldevelopmentmanufacture, todecommissioning,waste capabilities fornuclearmaterialsfromacrossthesector, fromnew Accelerators (SCAPA), willprovidestate-of-the-artcharacterisationandtesting The PANAMA facility, basedintheScottishCentreforApplicationofPlasma diffraction/spectroscopy/imaging • • • • • External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation Users fromUK-based HEIscanapplyforfundedaccessthroughNNUF, until March2023(pleaseseewww.nnuf.ac.uk/how-gain-access) Bots forfurtherinformation For allotherpotentialusers,includingfromindustry, pleasecontactPieter Remote accessoptionsareavailable Pump-probe onradiationdamagecombiningparticlebeamswith X-ray andγ-rayComputedTomography (X-CT/γ-CT) γ-radiography imaging X-ray AbsorptionSpectroscopy(XAS) Time-resolved diffraction&spectroscopy X-ray Diffraction Radiation damage(particlebeams,includingprotonsand

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Please contactthefacilityforfurtherdetails. 400MBq α Pieter [email protected] • Radiation pulses: fs; at10Hz)anda350TW(8.75 J, 25fs;at5Hz)system,togenerate: The SCAPA facilityusestwostateof-the-artTi:sapphirelasers:a40TW(1.4J, 35 • • • Particle beams: • Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area © DeptofPhysics,UniversityStrathclyde Image: Laser wakefield acceleratorbeamlineA2inBunker A,SCAPA University ofStrathclyde Location and MaterialsAnalysis) PANAMA (PlasmaAccelerators forNuclearApplications Facility University ofStrathclyde Organisation Contact Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification High brightnessTHzandinfra-redradiation; Coherent radiationfromafree-electronlaser(FEL)intheVUV- X-ray (10s ofMeV) range; Partially coherentBetatron(plasmawiggler)radiationintheX-ray toγ-ray Monoenergetic electronbeamsofenergy100MeV -4GeV; (sub-nm) range Proton andlightionbeamsofenergyupto100MeV/c

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1 BACK TO CONTENTS 106 commercial terms. Facilities areavailableforusewithinprojectsunderUniversityofStrathclyde PANAMA- seeothersheet. comprises 1200m development andapplicationofnext generationacceleratortechnology. It accelerators andradiationsourcestoconductresearchfocusedonthe Alliance tousestate-of-the-artlaserlaboratories,laser-drivenplasma research centreisamajorinitiativewithintheScottishUniversitiesPhysics The ScottishCentrefortheApplicationofPlasma-basedAccelerators (SCAPA) beamlines. for theUKandEuropeanspaceradiationtestingcommunityatSCAPA ESA andUKSpaceAgency (UKSA), anadvanced,flexible testingenvironment radiation communitytogether. Thevisionistoestablish,incollaboration with Laser Facility(RAL’s CLF),aimingatbringingtheplasmaacceleratorandspace National PhysicalLaboratory (NPL)andRutherfordAppletonLaboratory’s Central currently engagingwiththeUKcommunity, includingmajorinstitutionssuchas area. After someseedfundingfromEuropeanSpaceAgency (ESA), SCAPA is up to7programmablebeamlines,laserlabs,preparationlabsandacontrol External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation 2 ofshieldedareainthreeradiationbunkers withspacefor 0141 5483057 [email protected] Prof DinoJaroszynski analysis atthePANAMA beamline. enable safemanipulationsofradioactivesamples,includingsubsequent A newdedicatedactivelab, beingimplementedthroughPANAMA willalso shielded areas. the oldAlpha-X shieldedarea).TheSCAPA laserlabsarelocatedontopofthe accelerator beamlinesand300m preparation labsandcontrolarea.Thereare3shieldedareasforatotalof7 rays). Itconsistsof~1200m²totalareacomprisingshieldedareas,laserlabs, neutrons andlightions)radiationpulses(THz,infra-red,X-rays andgamma high brightnesssourcesofenergyparticlebeams(electrons,protons, SCAPA useshighintensity, femtosecondlaserpulsesasthedriverfornovel University ofStrathclyde (underdevelopment) Location SCAPA (ScottishCentrefortheApplicationofPlasma-basedAccelerators) Facility University ofStrathclyde Organisation Available/ unused Other (pleasespecify) Teaching Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits)

2 totalworkingspace(comparedto37m % Usage 2 for leading topotentialcollaborationorapplicationofourwork. We areagroupofacademic researchersandareinterestedindiscussions a recentwhitepaperathttps://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/abab4f More detailsoftheabilitiesandambitionsgroupscanbefoundin understanding itasaphysicalphenomenonandpartofthenaturalworld. community ofphysicistslookingatdifferentaspectsfissioninterms of The researchgroupsarelinked towiderexpertise aroundtheworldtoa different daughterproducts,theirkineticenergiesand excitation properties. include thepathwaytaken bythedeformingandfissioningnucleus,yieldof computer codeswhichcalculatepropertiesoffissioningnuclei.Such The expertise ofthegroupsincludes,inparticular, thedevelopmentanduseof arise fromthemostbasicforcesbetweennucleons. nature ofthestrongnuclearinteractionandhowobservedpropertiesnuclei active inresearchintofundamentalquestionsnuclearphysics,suchasthe The theoreticalnuclearphysicsgroupattheUniversitiesofSurreyandYork are External useraccessarrangements Related instrumentation/capabilities Summary ofcapability/facility Other relevantinformation

calculations. performance computingfacilitiesforsomeofthemorecomputationallyintensive Our codesworkonavarietyofcomputersfromsinglePCstoclusterhigh 01483 686796 [email protected] Dr Paul DStevenson a fissionevent. Image: Thisisasamplefigurefromoneofourpublicationshowingthesimulation Virtual Location Theoretical methodsandcodesfornuclearfission Facility University ofSurrey&York Organisation Available/ unused Basic nuclearphysics Other (pleasespecify) Environmental Advanced Nuclear Waste Management Area Contact Nuclear materialcapabilities(i.e. activitylimits) Instrument specification Areas instrumentusedoverlast12months

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Organisation University of Surrey

Facility Multi-Laser Raman (Renishaw), TRLFS (Edinburgh Instruments), Tandem LIBS/LA-ICPMS (Applied Spectra)

Location Dept of Chemistry

Summary of capability/facility Instrument specification

Suite of complementary techniques for ‘stand-off’ structural and compositional See manufacturers specifications characterisation of radioactive and hazardous materials. Raman - InVia Reflex, five laser system TRLFS - FLS980, continuum & fixed lasers LIBS/LA-ICPMS - ASIJ200

Related instrumentation/capabilities Nuclear material capabilities (i.e. activity limits)

Currently limited to environmental levels (e.g. natural uranium minerals). Surrey Ion Beam Centre, Physics Radiation Laboratories, New ARIEL New grant awarded (Jan 2021) for radiochemistry laboratory will allow radiochemistry laboratory to be constructed 2021. increased scope from 2022.

Areas instrument used over last 12 months

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Waste Management 50 External user access arrangements Advanced Nuclear

All of above available to academic users subject to permit limitations Environmental 10 on samples. Campus access currently suspended owing to Covid. Other (please specify)

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Other relevant information Contact

Work on radioactive samples ~10% of Raman capacity. New LIBS/LA-ICPMS Prof. David Read - [email protected] capability installed but not yet fully commissioned owing to Covid.

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