Nuclear fuel, waste management and decommissioning/Single Client Projects (SCPs)/Case Studies
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Single Client Projects (SCPs)
To respect confidentiality, generic titles of selected projects are given below:
- Best practice review on sealing of stainless steel waste storage canisters
- Friction stir welding of copper canisters
- Manufacture of copper reference blocks for NDT equipment
- EB equipment installation
- Laser welding trials for fuel containment cans
- Supply of EB spares
- Electron beam welding of fabricated copper cylinders
- Fabrication of containment canisters by friction stir welding
- Repair of defective electron beam welds and keyhole filling using friction stir technology
- Gamma radiography of electron beam weld in copper nuclear waste canister
- Inspection strategy for copper canisters for nuclear waste
- Electron beam welding of 1 m diameter copper flasks for nuclear waste containment
- Gamma radiography of electron beam weld in copper nuclear waste canister
- Inspection strategy of copper canisters for nuclear waste
- Consultancy for pilot fuel canister plant
- Welding trials for closure of stainless steel fuel containment can
- Fabrication of containment canisters by friction stir welding
- EB equipment supply for canisters fabrication
- Nd:YAG laser welding of fuel canisters
- Electron beam welding of copper flasks for nuclear waste management
Case studies:
These case studies were written in collaboration with the customer concerned.
- Water jet cutting in explosive environments
- Copper canisters to encapsulate nuclear waste
- Reduced pressure EBW of copper canisters for SKB, Sweden
- High rate fracture toughness testing for material selection
- Advanced welding techniques for sealing nuclear waste canisters for SKB, Sweden
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