Environmental Masters Programme Of Work Experience through Research 

Supported by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Health & Safety Executive - Nuclear Directorate, Environment Agency, Cogent, British Energy, AWE - Aldermaston, Geological Society and Mineralogical Society

Projects Offered in 2008

Host organisation - AWE LTD

• Review of technologies for treatment of low level waste (LLW) and very low level waste (VLLW) plutonium and uranium contaminated soil and their applicability at AWE sites
  
• Review of Nuclear Licensed Site end point requirements and their applicability to AWE sites

Host organisation - NEXIA SOLUTIONS

• Potential screening methods for rapid, on-site determination of radionuclides
• Measurement of very low levels of radionuclides in contaminant plumes
  
• Study of trace element partitioning at decommissioned sites
  
• Understanding the biosphere at decommissioning sites

Host organisation - LLW Repository Ltd

• Developing the post closure environmental safety case for near surface disposal of low level radioactive waste

Host organisation - SELLAFIELD LTD

• Application of the waste management hierarchy to a multimedia authorisation for discharge of radioactive effluents
  
• Environmental performance indicators as a management tool in allocating environmental specialists within a business
  
• Application of the outputs of the EU's ERICA project to a risk assessment framework for flora and fauna

Host organisation - BRITISH ENERGY

• Entrainment of marine life into British Energy cooling water systems
  
• Caesium 137 around British Energy power stations
  
• Tritium from operating British Energy reactors
  
• British Energy engagement with Carbon Disclosure Project
  
• British Energy handling of radioactive effluent treatment and the arisings of sludges therein

Host organisation - MAGNOX NORTH

• An Integrated waste strategy and waste accountancy development

Applications for these projects are now CLOSED