National Nuclear Laboratory Limited

Each year, diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients in the UK accounts for ca £5.7bn in direct spend, with one in two people in the UK likely to develop some form of cancer in their lifetime. This is forecast to increase in prevalence over the next ten years. Cancer outcomes in the UK lag significantly behind comparator countries with one-year an...

Our Vision With the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management EURAD(-1) a step change in European collaboration was envisaged towards safe radioactive waste management (RWM), covering all phases including predisposal and disposal, through the development of a robust and sustained science, technology and knowledge management programme that s...

The impact of low carbon energy sources in combating rapid climate change underlines the role of nuclear energy as part of a sustainable energy mix. Yet, safety and waste concerns must not be downplayed. For the latter, the main goal should be to recycle used fuel, aiming to close the fuel cycle. This eases ultimate radioactive waste management, enhances ...

This project is a direct response to a priority recommendation made by The UK Cross-Sector RAS Development Task Force, an initiative funded by the UK-RAS university network that brought together a broad cross-section of public and private organisations currently investigating or investing in smart machines, robotics and autonomous systems (RAS). It engage...

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The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the ...

Public description This project will develop the use of 3D vision in alpha glovebox operations. It is led by SME i3D robotics with the National Nuclear Laboratory as a project partner. The team will develop a 3D stereo vision system that is capable of operation in alpha glovebox environments. This will allow glovebox operators to view the contents of a sc...

"Recent studies and demonstration of new cutting techniques have identified that deployment of robots with lasers for remote cutting operations could offer significant benefit and go some way to achieve the desired outcome of safer, faster and cheaper nuclear decommissioning. However, there still remains significant uncertainty over the capability, integr...