Radioactive Waste Management

GSL undertakes strategic analysis, inventory audits, and option studies and provides advice on all aspects of radioactive waste conditioning, packaging, transport, storage and disposal.

Environmental Risk and Impact Assessment

GSL is at the forefront of thinking on safety and risk assessment and the development of Environmental Safety Cases to support decommissioning and the licensing of radioactive waste disposal facilities.

Criticality Safety Studies

GSL has developed a track record in criticality safety assessment covering the transport and disposal of radioactive materials.  We are active members of the UK Working Party on Criticality.

Disposability Assessment

GSL has experience in Disposability Assessment for existing wastes and new build reactor designs.

Monitoring Programmes

GSL staff have been responsible for conducting a range of studies on monitoring plans and programmes for both surface and underground (geologic) radioactive waste disposal facilities.

Decommissioning Option / BAT Studies

GSL has carried out a range of decision analysis and options studies and Best Available Technique / Best Practicable Means assessments for nuclear decommissioning and waste management programmes.

Nuclear Regulation

GSL has undertaken analyses of a wide range of national and international practices, policies, technology and experience in the regulation of safety and the management of environmental risks for the nuclear and radioactive waste management sectors.

Geoscientific Investigations and Research

Many GSL staff have a background in the earth sciences and joined the company from the academic research environment.  GSL has coordinated and been involved in many geoscientific investigations at nuclear sites worldwide and in European geoscience research projects.

Stakeholder

Engagement
GSL is internationally recognised for its knowledge and practical experience in stakeholder consultation in both the nuclear and non-nuclear sectors, particularly for potentially contentious developments.

Nuclear Safety Studies

GSL has undertaken an extensive range of studies on nuclear safety.  We periodically analyse incidents and events at Nuclear Power Plants, reprocessing facilities and other European fuel cycle facilities.

The Latest News

29
Jun
2023

Dr Jenny Kent appointed new Managing Director

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Dr Jenny Kent appointed new Managing Director We are pleased to share an important update regarding our management arrangements....
18
Apr
2023

Galson Sciences and partners awarded framework contract to support
Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning

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Galson Sciences and it’s parnters Empresarios Agrupanos and Orano Projets have been awarded a framework contract to develop disposal...
31
Oct
2022

Symposium on Geological Disposal Optimisation in Zurich

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Our Galson Sciences team attended the three-day Symposium on Geological Disposal Optimisation ,organised by the Implementing Geological Disposal –...
10
Oct
2022

Galson Sciences Leads a Project on Laser Decontamination

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GSL has recently completed a project on laser decontamination of inactive metallic surfaces with its partners NNL (National Nuclear...