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Phil Richardson has contributed material to a recently published (July 2019) Springer Verlag book ‘Conflicts, Participation and Acceptability in Nuclear Waste Governance: An International Comparison, Volume II‘. He co-authored a chapter on ‘The Use of the Added Value Approach in Siting Radioactive Waste Facilities: Stakeholder Opinions in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia‘ which was …

Following the successful Technical Training School hosted by the CEA at Marcoule, France, in June 2019, presentations (including those made by Stephen Wickham and Jenny Kent from GSL) and posters on the toolbox of treatment and characterisation approaches demonstrated in the project are available on the Theramin website: http://www.theramin-h2020.eu/trainingschool2019.htm Participants also had the opportunity to …

GSL is leading two work packages (WP2 and WP5) within the EURATOM Collaborative Project “Thermal treatment for radioactive waste minimisation and hazard reduction (THERAMIN)”, which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Euratom research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 755480. A summer school, hosted by the CEA at Marcoule in June …

Matt White and Sally Scourfield attended the 2nd International Repository Monitoring Conference at the Cité University of Paris on Tuesday 9 April to Thursday 11 April.  Matt was a member of the organising committee, and gave presentations on the selection of monitoring strategies and parameters, and on the use of monitoring results in decision making.  During the meeting, …

  A total of £220 was donated by Galson Sciences staff in lieu of buying Christmas cards for each other.  This sum was matched by the company, giving a total of £440, which was used to buy a cow, a nanny goat, a pair of pigs and two chickens in addition to fruit tree saplings/seeds, …

Modern2020 2nd International Conference on Monitoring in Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste The objective is twofold: (i) to invite experts to contribute to and participate in discussions on monitoring strategies, on monitoring technologies, on how monitoring can assist dialogue with regulatory agencies, and how monitoring can contribute to confidence building in relation to the geological disposal …

The IGD-TP’s eighth Exchange Forum (EF8) was a great success with over 140 attendees from 21 different countries.  Our host, BMWi, provided a superb venue and welcoming environment that facilitated an excellent array of presentations and a great deal of discussion and networking.  A brief summary of the scope, objectives and outcomes of EF8, along …

Mustafa Sajih, a Consultant at Galson Sciences Limited, presented a poster at the 13th International Symposium on Nuclear and Environmental Radiochemical Analysis held in Cambridge in September 2018. The subject matter was ‘Achieving the End State of a Nuclear Licensed Site’ and a brief synopsis can be found below: End State (ES) refers to the …

GSL has welcomed several new consultants to the company over recent months including Mustafa Sajih, Chris Herbert, Mike Pleass, and Jeremy Green.  Mustafa has eight years’ research experience in environmental behaviour of radionuclides gained through his PhD and postdoctoral work at the Centre for Radiochemistry Research, University of Manchester;  Chris has recently gained his PhD …

Several GSL consultants are involved in the ongoing EC project THERAMIN, which is looking at the availability and suitability of various thermal treatment technologies for treating radioactive waste. GSL are leading two of the project work packages: Work Package 2 (led by Steve Wickham), in which a strategic review of radioactive waste streams and thermal …