Research project: Waste reduction and recycling in nuclear decommissioning
The big science question: Tritium and C-14 are both widespread radioactive contaminants on nuclear sites that need to be accurately determined before any waste associated with nuclear decommissioning can be properly and safely disposed. Notably both of these radionuclides have provided specific analytical challenges compared with the determination of other radioactive elements. There was therefore a pressing requirement to improve the quality and speed of analysing these two radionuclides in the context of increasing regulatory and Industry pressures to safely accelerate UK nuclear decommissioning.