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Research in support of the 2011 environmental safety case for the Low Level Waste Repository

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

A. Baker  and
R. Cummings
A. Baker*
Affiliation:
Low Level Waste Repository Ltd, Pelham House, Pelham Drive, Calder Bridge, Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1DB, UK
R. Cummings
Affiliation:
Low Level Waste Repository Ltd, Pelham House, Pelham Drive, Calder Bridge, Seascale, Cumbria CA20 1DB, UK
*
*E-mail: ajb@eden-ne.co.uk
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This paper provides a summary of the research programme undertaken in support of the Low Level Waste Repository's 2011 environmental safety case (ESC). The programme has been developed, based on an understanding of safety issues and the requirements of the ESC. The research requirements to underpin the safety case have been identified by means of an auditable process, and subjected to scrutiny by both the regulators and a peer review group. Key research priorities for the future are identified.

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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 76 , Issue 8 , December 2012 , pp. 3465 - 3474
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