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Howden, M. "Radioactive Effluent Treatment Plant—Sellafield Reprocessing Factory." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Power and Process Engineering 201, no. 1 (February 1987): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1987_201_002_02.

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This paper outlines the reprocessing of spent radioactive fuel at the British Nuclear Fuels plant, Sellafield, and describes the development, construction and commissioning of a new site ion exchange effluent plant (SIXEP). Gives details of the processes involved including the ion exchange columns, the ion exchanger, the carbonating tower, the waste storage tanks, the tank emptying system, and pumps and valves Reviews the initial operation of the plant and discusses future developments in radioactive waste treatment.

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Smith, P. G., and A. J. Douglas. "Mortality of workers at the Sellafield plant of British Nuclear Fuels." BMJ 293, no. 6551 (October 4, 1986): 845–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.293.6551.845.

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Douglas, AJ, RZ Omar, and PG Smith. "Cancer mortality and morbidity among workers at the Sellafield plant of British Nuclear Fuels." British Journal of Cancer 70, no. 6 (December 1994): 1232–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1994.479.

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Begg, F. H., G. T. Cook, M. S. Baxter, E. M. Scott, and Martin McCartney. "Anthropogenic Radiocarbon in the Eastern Irish Sea and Scottish Coastal Waters." Radiocarbon 34, no. 3 (1992): 707–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200063992.

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14C is produced as an activation product in nuclear reactors, and may be discharged to both the atmosphere and the marine environment during nuclear fuel reprocessing. In the UK, 14C is discharged, under license, into the Eastern Irish Sea by the British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) reprocessing plant at Sellafield, Cumbria, northwest England, and is then transported into Scottish coastal waters. We analyzed intertidal biota samples to determine the effect of these discharges. The specific activities of 14C found in these samples indicate that the uptake and bioaccumulation of 14C is dependent on the type of organism and its feeding behavior. Measured 14C concentrations in mussels (Mytilus edulis) were higher than those in winkles (Littorina littorea), which were greater than those found in seaweed (Fucus spp.); maximum observed activities were ca. 7, 5 and 3.5 times the accepted current ambient level of 260 Bq kg−1 C, respectively. Annual Nori (Porphyra umbilicalis) samples were analyzed for their 137Cs, 241Am and 14C contents; both the 137Cs and 241Am results correlated well with published Sellafield discharge data (r = 0.877 and 0.918, respectively), whereas there was no significant correlation between measured 14C activities and the discharge record, indicating increased complexity in the chemical and biological behavior of 14C or some discrepancy in the estimated discharge records.

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Omar, R. Z., J. A. Barber, and P. G. Smith. "Cancer mortality and morbidity among plutonium workers at the Sellafield plant of British Nuclear Fuels." British Journal of Cancer 79, no. 7-8 (February 12, 1999): 1288–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690207.

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Woodhead, D. S., D. F. Jefferies, and C. J. Barker. "Contamination of beach debris following an incident at British Nuclear Fuels plc, Sellafield, November 1983." Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection 5, no. 1 (March 1985): 21–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0260-2814/5/1/003.

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LEE, TERENCE, and NICHOLAS BALCHIN. "LEARNING AND ATTITUDE CHANGE AT BRITISH NUCLEAR FUEL'S SELLAFIELD VISITORS CENTRE." Journal of Environmental Psychology 15, no. 4 (December 1995): 283–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jevp.1995.0025.

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McGeoghegan, D., M. Gillies, A. E. Riddell, and K. Binks. "Mortality and cancer morbidity experience of female workers at the British Nuclear Fuels Sellafield plant, 1946-1998." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 44, no. 6 (November 14, 2003): 653–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.10316.

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Hamilton, E. I. "The disposal of radioactive wastes into the marine environment: the presence of hot particles containing Pu and Am in the source term." Mineralogical Magazine 49, no. 351 (April 1985): 177–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1180/minmag.1985.049.351.05.

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AbstractRadioactive particulate matter (identified as hot particles) is present in the effluent discharged by the British Nuclear Fuels Ltd (BNFL) uranium reprocessing plant at Sellafield, Cumbria, UK. There is very little information on the abundance or chemical and physical forms of solid matter in the effluent; even less is known of the significance of particulate debris in relation to the uptake of radionuclides for non-occupationally exposed people as a result of transfer along marine foodchains. Some observations on the occurrence and abundance of hot particles in the vicinity of Sellafield are reported, with special reference to those that contain transuranic radionuclides (Pu,Am,Cm). Some of the uncertainties are discussed in an evaluation of the significance of hot particles, albeit aggregates of colloids for the smallest particles, and exposure to man from ionizing radiation. There is no evidence that hot particles derived from BNFL and subsequently dispersed into the marine environment represent a hazard to man. However, further studies are required in order to determine whether or not the pathways followed by the particles are significant, or different to those of other radionuclides through which the radiation exposure of man within this region of Cumbria is assessed.

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Cook, G. T., F. H. Begg, Philip Naysmith, E. M. Scott, and Martin McCartney. "Anthropogenic 14C Marine Geochemistry in the Vicinity of a Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant." Radiocarbon 37, no. 2 (1995): 459–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200030939.

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The British Nuclear Fuels plc reprocessing plant at Sellafield in Cumbria, Northwest England, discharges between 1 and 3 TBq of 14C per annum as low-level waste via a pipeline into the Eastern Irish Sea. Our results demonstrate 14C activities in excess of the current ambient level (i.e., ca. 260 Bq kg−1 carbon) in a range of both biotic and abiotic samples with evidence that a significant percentage of the discharges are in the form of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC). There also appears to be a significant seasonal influence on the uptake of the DIC by the phytoplankton, most likely linked to their bloom periods. Results from different aspects of the research are integrated to provide an opportunity to consider the overall distribution and behavior of 14C in the Eastern Irish Sea. We also discuss the results in terms of existing sediment chronologies and sedimentation rates and consider the possible consequences of phytoplankton blooms on the cycling of the other radionuclides.

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Hutson, G. V. "The use of oxidation and other processes for the treatment of liquid organic waste at BNFL, Sellafield, UK." Water Science and Technology 35, no. 4 (February 1, 1997): 303–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1997.0143.

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British Nuclear Fuels plc has since its inception 1971 had a policy of reducing its discharges of radioisotopes and other possible hazardous substances to as low as reasonably possible. In support of this, a substantial research & development programme was initiated in the mid nineteen eighties to establish suitable processes for treating both free phase and soluble liquid organic wastes. This paper describes major processes studied and the selection criteria applied, which has resulted in the choice of alkaline hydrolysis for the free phase waste organics and both catalytic chemical oxidation and electrically enhanced photooxidation for soluble organics.

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Nakamura, Tetsuya, Steven Lloyd, Atsushi Maruyama, and Satoru Masuda. "Impact on Fisheries in Contaminated Water Discharged from Nuclear Power and Reprocessing Plants: The Cases of La Hague Reprocessing Plant, Sellafield Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant, and TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant." Journal of Disaster Research 16, no. 5 (August 1, 2021): 840–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2021.p0840.

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This paper statistically analyzes residents’ understanding of problems related to radioactively contaminated water discharged from nuclear power and nuclear reprocessing plants. Moreover, this paper examines their impact on the surrounding fisheries by using the cases of La Hague, Sellafield, and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Survey data shows that more than 60% respondents disagree with the release of contaminated water, and this sentiment is particularly strong among both British and French respondents. Regarding seafood caught in the vicinity of the nuclear power and nuclear reprocessing plants, although British respondents noted that they hold it in high regard, many people do not purchase this seafood. In contrast, many Japanese respondents reported that they were less concerned, and thus, willingly purchase seafood caught off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture. In all three countries, many people did not trust government information on the release of contaminated water. Compensation to the affected people was provided by the central government, companies involved, and local governments, in that order. Japanese and British respondents reported higher expectation for compensation as compared to French respondents. Japanese and French respondents noted that they have knowledge of radioactive materials and contaminated water, and many of them purchased seafood caught in the vicinity of the nuclear power and reprocessing plants. British respondents were the most opposed to the release of contaminated water, whereas Japanese respondents were the least reliant on government information about the release of contaminated water. Finally, among those who trusted information from the government and retailers, French respondents were the least concerned about contamination. French respondents were also the least likely to expect any compensation for the fishermen affected by contamination. Both British and French residents around the affected plants expected the central government to compensate the affected fishermen, whereas those who did not reside around the affected plants did not expect the fishermen to be compensated. French respondents were more likely to expect compensation from the local governments; affluent respondents were more likely to expect the compensation to be funded by taxation, whereas less affluent respondents expected them to be funded by donations. Respondents who were more skeptical of government information wanted the companies involved to compensate the fishermen. British respondents reported a tendency for wanting the companies involved to provide this compensation, and did not support the concept of compensation provided through donations.

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Allen, K. R., P. J. Reimer, D. W. Beilman, and S. E. Crow. "An Investigation into 14C offsets in Modern Mollusk Shell and Flesh from Irish Coasts shows no Significant differences in areas of Carbonate Geology." Radiocarbon 61, no. 6 (October 11, 2019): 1913–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/rdc.2019.119.

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ABSTRACTOur ability to reliably use radiocarbon (14C) dates of mollusk shells to estimate calendar ages may depend on the feeding preference and habitat of a particular species and the geology of the region. Gastropods that feed by scraping are prone to incorporation of carbon from the substrate into their shells as evidenced by studies comparing the radiocarbon dates of shells and flesh from different species on different substrates (Dye 1994; Hogg et al. 1998). Limpet shells (Patella sp.) are commonly found in prehistoric midden deposits in the British Isles and elsewhere, however these shells have largely been avoided for radiocarbon dating in regions of limestone outcrops. Results from limpets (Patella vulgata) collected alive on limestone and volcanic substrates on the coasts of Ireland indicate that the shells were formed in equilibrium with the seawater, with no significant 14C offsets. Limpets collected from the east coast of Northern Ireland have elevated 14C due to the output of Sellafield nuclear fuel reprocessing plant. In all locations, the flesh was depleted in 14C compared to the shells. The results will have an important consequence for radiocarbon dating of midden deposits as well as the bone of humans and animals who fed on the limpets.

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Pratt, David. "OR in… British Nuclear Fuels." OR Insight 2, no. 4 (October 1989): 16–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ori.1989.35.

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Salama, Alzira. "Privatization and culture change: British Nuclear Fuels case study." Energy Policy 25, no. 3 (February 1997): 293–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0301-4215(96)00137-1.

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Sears, Rob. "The British Nuclear Fuels Drigg low-level waste site characterization programme." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 130, no. 1 (1998): 37–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1998.130.01.04.

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Janin, Yin Jin, Stuart B. Lyon, John Wintle, Briony Holmes, and Chi Ming Lee. "Preliminary Investigation on Atmospheric-Induced Stress Corrosion Cracking of British Intermediate Level Nuclear Waste Containers: Residual Stress Analysis and Four Point Bend Exposure Test." Applied Mechanics and Materials 110-116 (October 2011): 321–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.110-116.321.

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There are approximately 45,000 Intermediate Level Nuclear Waste (ILW) containers currently stored in the UK at Sellafield and elsewhere. These stainless steels containers should last up to 150 years of surface storage. In this study the general structural integrity of 500L ILW containers were investigated. The associated degradation issue under ambient conditions known as atmospheric-induced stress corrosion cracking (AISCC) has been studied. Preliminary investigation included profiling of residual stress distribution in parent and weld specimens, atmospheric exposure testing under various salts. So far residual stress profile shows high degree of complexity. No cracks have been observed until this moment in time.

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Fulker, M. J. "Aspects of environmental monitoring by British nuclear fuels plc following the chernobyl reactor accident." Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 5, no. 3 (January 1987): 235–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0265-931x(87)90038-5.

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McGeoghegan, D., and K. Binks. "The mortality and cancer morbidity experience of workers at British Nuclear Fuels plc, 1946–1997." International Congress Series 1236 (July 2002): 51–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0531-5131(01)00781-6.

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Gillies, Michael, and Richard Haylock. "The cancer mortality and incidence experience of workers at British Nuclear Fuels plc, 1946–2005." Journal of Radiological Protection 34, no. 3 (July 22, 2014): 595–623. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/34/3/595.

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McGeoghegan, Dave, Keith Binks, Michael Gillies, Steve Jones, and Steve Whaley. "The non-cancer mortality experience of male workers at British Nuclear Fuels plc, 1946–2005." International Journal of Epidemiology 37, no. 3 (March 4, 2008): 506–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn018.

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Thomas, Steve. "The organisation & the costs of the decommissioning nuclear plants in the UK." ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, no. 2 (May 2009): 63–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/efe2008-002005.

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- UK electricity consumers have paid provisions for decommissioning since before 1980 but by 2002, there were still negligible funds available to pay for decommissioning civil nuclear facilities. By then, the two major UK nuclear companies, British Energy and British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL), were both effectively bankrupt. This paper examines: the pre-2002 provisions for decommissioning and how they were lost; the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, a new public body which took over ownership of BNFL's facilities including the duty to manage their decommissioning and how it expects to carry out and fund decommissioning of its sites; how the re-launched British Energy will contribute to decommissioning its eight plants; and government plans for collecting decommissioning provisions for any new plants.JEL classifications: L50, L38, H23, H44, L71Key words: Nuclear power, decommissioning cost, funding and polluter pays.

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Churchill, Robin, and Joanne Scott. "THE MOX PLANT LITIGATION: THE FIRST HALF-LIFE." International and Comparative Law Quarterly 53, no. 3 (July 2004): 643–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iclq/53.3.643.

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In 2001 Ireland commenced litigation against the United Kingdom (UK) over the construction and operation of a plant to produce mixed oxide fuels at the Sellafield nuclear complex in north-west England. This litigation, which had been only partially concluded at the time of writing, raises a series of fascinating and often complex issues of both international and EU law. These include the potential for overlapping jurisdiction between different international tribunals; the division of competence between the EC and its Member States in relation to participation in treaties; and the use of litigation as a strategy for settling inter-State disputes. The aim of this article, apart from giving a snapshot of the position that the increasingly tortuous course of this litigation had reached by January 2004, is to explore these issues. The article begins by setting out the background to the litigation and giving a quick overview of its course so far. It then explores in more detail the questions of overlapping jurisdiction of international tribunals and of EC law raised by the litigation, before concluding with a few, rather speculative, thoughts about Ireland's choice of litigation as a strategy.

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Little, M. P., E. J. Tawn, I. Tzoulaki, R. Wakeford, G. Hildebrandt, S. Tapio, and P. Elliott. "Comments: The non-cancer mortality experience of male workers at British Nuclear Fuels plc, 1946–2005." International Journal of Epidemiology 38, no. 4 (July 9, 2008): 1159–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn122.

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Inskip, Hazel M. "Reay and Hope versus British Nuclear Fuels plc: Issues Faced when A Research Project Formed the Basis of Litigation." Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (Statistics in Society) 159, no. 1 (1996): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2983467.

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McGeoghegan, D., and K. Binks. "The mortality and cancer morbidity experience of employees at the Chapelcross plant of British Nuclear Fuels plc, 1955-95." Journal of Radiological Protection 21, no. 3 (August 23, 2001): 221–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/21/3/302.

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Strong, R., and S. R. Jones (INVITED). "A Review of the Development and Application of a Plutonium Urinary Excretion Model at the Nuclear Fuel Processing Site of British Nuclear Fuels Plc." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 26, no. 1-4 (January 1, 1989): 141–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/26.1-4.141.

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Strong, R., and S. R. Jones (INVITED). "A Review of the Development and Application of a Plutonium Urinary Excretion Model at the Nuclear Fuel Processing Site of British Nuclear Fuels Plc." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 26, no. 1-4 (January 1, 1989): 141–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a080394.

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Werme, Las, Inga K. Björner, Gerhard Bart, Hans U. Zwicky, Bernd Grambow, Werner Lutze, Rodney C. Ewing, and Claude Magrabi. "Chemical corrosion of highly radioactive borosilicate nuclear waste glass under simulated repository conditions." Journal of Materials Research 5, no. 5 (May 1990): 1130–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.1990.1130.

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This review summarizes the results of the joint Japanese (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, CRIEPI, Tokyo), Swiss (National Cooperative for the Storage of Radioactive Waste, NAGRA, Baden), Swedish (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company, SKB, Stockholm) international ‘JSS’ project on the determination of the chemical durability of the French nuclear waste borosilicate glass, which was completed in 1988. Radioactive and nonradioactive glass specimens were investigated. A data base was created with results from glass corrosion tests performed with different water compositions, pH values, temperatures, sample surface areas (S), solution volumes (V), and flow rates. Glass corrosion tests were performed with and without bentonite and/or steel corrosion products present. Variation of the glass composition was taken into account by including the borosilicate glass ‘MW’ in the investigations, formulated by British Nuclear Fuels, plc. An understanding was achieved of the glass corrosion process in general, and of the performance of the French glass under various potential disposal conditions in particular. A special effort was made to establish a corrosion data base, using high S/V ratios in the experiments in order to understand the glass durability in the long term.

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Hazboun, Shawn Olson, and Hilary Schaffer Boudet. "Public Preferences in a Shifting Energy Future: Comparing Public Views of Eight Energy Sources in North America’s Pacific Northwest." Energies 13, no. 8 (April 15, 2020): 1940. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13081940.

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The U.S. and Canada continue to face major changes in energy production. Mounting awareness of the climate crisis has placed increasing importance on developing renewable energy sources, however, advances in fossil fuel extraction technology have opened vast domestic reserves of oil and natural gas. Public preferences for energy policy play a role in determining energy futures, but researchers rarely simultaneously compare public views across multiple renewable and non-renewable energies or across country boundaries. Here, we used a 2019 online survey sample (n = 1500) to compare predictors of support for eight fuel sources for electricity generation in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington and Oregon, USA. Results indicate the highest support overall for renewables (wind, solar, wave/tidal energy, geothermal) and the lowest for fossil fuels (coal and natural gas), nuclear, and hydropower. Mixed-effects regression modeling indicates that views on climate and the balance between environment and economy were consistent predictors of support across most energy types, while political ideology was less consistent. Perceived local importance of both extractive and renewable energy industries were significant predictors of support for some, but not all, energy sources, as were education and gender. Overall, our research suggests that while divisions persist in public energy preferences for both renewable and non-renewable sources, there is the broadest support for renewable energy technologies.

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Harrison, R. J. "Science/ Law Interactions and the Problem of Causation." Energy & Environment 11, no. 2 (March 2000): 207–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/0958305001500022.

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Traditionally tort (personal injury) cases have been regarded as isolated disputes concerned with individual harm, where the law's role was simply to allocate losses between tortfeasor and victim according to principles of corrective justice. With the advent of the toxic tort – a cause of action which arises when a plaintiff has developed a disease following exposure to a toxic agent (chemical or in the form of energy) has come a fundamental challenge to the traditional basis of causation where under negligence or strict liability the toxic tort plaintiff (like all tort plaintiffs) must establish a causal connection between the tortious conduct and the loss for which recovery is sought. When applying the ‘balance of probability’ test to a toxic tort, two potential problems arise. First the test does not work where there are multiple or even alternative possible causes of a plaintiff's injury. Here the burden of proof demands a degree of certainty in excess of fifty per cent in an area where estimates, probabilities and scientific uncertainty are the norm. Second, difficulties occur in trying to establish the origins of the plaintiff's disease, in particular, the biological mechanism responsible for initiating or mobilising the illness. Underlying the basis of all toxic torts, distinct areas of scientific knowledge, grounded in an epistemological and procedural framework provide the evidence upon which the expert offers his opinion. This article examines the problems that such evidence poses for the legal system and reflects on some of the jurisprudential issues that arose in Reay and Hope v British Nuclear Fuels.

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Wilson, Scott J. "Technology Focus: Gas Production (August 2021)." Journal of Petroleum Technology 73, no. 08 (August 1, 2021): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/0821-0062-jpt.

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The carbon-free future should not be confused with a utopian future. A zero-carbon world will include the difficult realities experienced in Texas in February 2021. As shown in a graph of US EIA data, during the recent extreme cold event in Texas, wind and solar could not hold flat compared with their baseline the week before (4–8 February). Coal and nuclear remained mostly steady, while natural-gas producers ramped up supplies delivered to power plants by a factor of 4, helping people who were struggling to heat their homes. Natural gas may not receive well-deserved recognition from some quarters, and blackouts and loss of life still occurred, but our industry stepped up when people needed us most. Texas generates 25% of the wind power in the US and has more solar potential than 18 northern states combined, yet wind and solar simply failed when called upon. As the world attempts to go carbon-free, this reviewer hopes that more consumers will see the difference between results and public-relations promises. It will take a legitimate technological step-change before an unsubsidized renewable energy source is capable of replacing reliable fossil fuels. Imagine if Sir Isaac Newton, with all his brilliance, had tried to be the first man to land on the moon. In 1720, the cumulative knowledge did not exist to allow that to happen, and, if he had tried, he could have spent the entire British treasury and still failed. By standing upon the shoulders of giants like Newton, others were able to reach the moon 250 years later. Step-change technological breakthroughs happen when their time has come, not when mandated by political pressure. Until you hear that commercial fusion reactors are online or that low-cost, grid-scale electricity storage made from commonplace materials can handle a 10-day cold snap or heat wave, there is no need to hang up your pipe wrenches. Fossil fuels will remain the most energy-dense, cost-effective, reliable energy source until an extraordinary breakthrough creates a better alternative. The three papers selected for this feature demonstrate the continued critical role of gas production, and innovation therein, in the necessary daily role of supplying the world’s energy needs. One discusses means of exploiting stranded offshore gas reservoirs; the second details an Eagle Ford cyclic-gas-injection enhanced-oil-recovery effort; and the third focuses on the fracturing interference of multi-well pads in shale gas reservoirs. Reference Wilson, Scott. 2021. “EIA Texas Power Generation Data, February 2021.” Recommended additional reading at OnePetro: www.onepetro.org. SPE 200468 Hydraulic-Fracturing Test Site Phase-2 Enhanced-Oil-Recovery Pilot: Huff ’n’ Puff Pilot in the Permian Midland Basin by Shadi Salahshoor, Gas Technology Institute, et al. SPE 202448 Unconventional Gas Development in Queensland, Australia: How Well Does It Align With the Golden Rules of Gas? by Katherine Witt, The University of Queensland, et al. SPE 203208 Underbalanced Well Intervention to Re-Enter a Dead Well Changed the Future Dynamics of the Largest Gas Field in Pakistan—A Successful Pilot Project by Qasim Ashraf, Weatherford, et al.

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Palmer, John D., and Graham A. Fairhall. "The Radiation Stability of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag/ordinary Portland Cement Grouts Containing Organic Admixtures." MRS Proceedings 294 (January 1, 1992). http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/proc-294-285.

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ABSTRACTAt the British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) Sellafield reprocessing plant in the United Kingdom, cement grouts based on ground granulated blast-furnace slag (BFS) and ordinary Portland cement (OPC) are used extensively for immobilising radioactive wastes. These grouts have excluded organic admixtures in order to reduce process complexity and uncertainties, regarding the performance of organic admixtures with BFS/OPC grouts, particularly under irradiation.This study has investigated the effects of sulfonated melamine formaldehyde and naphthalene condensates on grout properties. The results show grout settlement and strengths increase on addition of additives, with the additives remaining largely in the pore solution. Under irradiation the additives breakdown liberating hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Strength and product dimensions are unaffected by irradiation.

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Garrard, G. F. G., P. Von Lany, W. Powrie, P. N. Humphreys, and A. V. Pinner. "Predicting the Performance of a Site Closure System Through Engineering Risk Assessment." MRS Proceedings 506 (1997). http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/proc-506-1027.

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ABSTRACTSince 1959 British Nuclear Fuels pie (BNFL) have operated a disposal site for solid low level radioactive wastes (LLW) at Drigg, approximately 6 kilometres south of Sellafield in West Cumbria. Prior to 1988 the disposal method involved the excavation of a series of parallel trenches across the site which were back filled with LLW and covered with an interim, water resistant cap. Since 1988 the disposal method has changed and waste is now compacted and placed into steel isofreight containers into which a highly fluid cement based grout is added prior to the containers being disposed of in a series of open concrete lined vaults. It is proposed that, when full, each vault will also be capped. The change in disposal method has extended the life of the site and final closure is therefore not anticipated until about the middle of the next century.

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"Data security company wins British nuclear fuels contract." Computer Fraud & Security Bulletin 9, no. 8 (June 1987): 11–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0142-0496(87)90118-4.

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"97/03826 Privatization and culture change: British Nuclear Fuels case study." Fuel and Energy Abstracts 38, no. 5 (September 1997): 321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6701(97)81126-5.

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Darwell, John. "Drink cans." Ecozon@: European Journal of Literature, Culture and Environment 1, no. 2 (November 6, 2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.37536/ecozona.2010.1.2.370.

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Drink cans, River Petteril, From series '100 Yards, Or So'. 2003John Darwell is a much awarded, independent British photographer whose work expresses his interest in social and industrial change, concern for the environment, and the depiction of mental health. For almost three decades, his work has been exhibited and published widely, both nationally and internationally, including exhibitions in London, the USA, Mexico, South America and the Canary Islands. It is featured in a number of important collections including the National Museum of Media/Sun Life Collection in Bradford, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His varied projects, that explore the external and internal landscapes of the contemporary world, include a trilogy on notorious sites marked by nuclear destruction or nuclear pollution (e.g. Hiroshima, Sellafield, Chernobyl); projects that evoke changes in the industrial landscapes (Manchester and Stockport clothing industry, Port of Liverpool, Manchester Docks); projects on the impact of foot and mouth disease in North Cumbria, the experience of depression, and the work of Kurt Schwitters. John Darwell also holds a position as a lecturer at the University of Bolton and the Cumbria Institute of the Arts. See http://www.johndarwell.com

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Darwell, John. "Intersection of Rivers Caldew and Eden." Ecozon@: European Journal of Literature, Culture and Environment 1, no. 2 (November 6, 2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.37536/ecozona.2010.1.2.373.

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Intersection of Rivers Caldew and Eden. From series 'Borderland' 1993 John Darwell is a much awarded, independent British photographer whose work expresses his interest in social and industrial change, concern for the environment, and the depiction of mental health. For almost three decades, his work has been exhibited and published widely, both nationally and internationally, including exhibitions in London, the USA, Mexico, South America and the Canary Islands. It is featured in a number of important collections including the National Museum of Media/Sun Life Collection in Bradford, the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His varied projects, that explore the external and internal landscapes of the contemporary world, include a trilogy on notorious sites marked by nuclear destruction or nuclear pollution (e.g. Hiroshima, Sellafield, Chernobyl); projects that evoke changes in the industrial landscapes (Manchester and Stockport clothing industry, Port of Liverpool, Manchester Docks); projects on the impact of foot and mouth disease in North Cumbria, the experience of depression, and the work of Kurt Schwitters. John Darwell also holds a position as a lecturer at the University of Bolton and the Cumbria Institute of the Arts. See http://www.johndarwell.com

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Watts, Len. "Development of the Post-Closure Safety Case for the Low Level Waste Disposal Site at Drigg, United Kingdom." MRS Proceedings 713 (2002). http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/proc-713-jj7.2.

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ABSTRACTThis paper provides an overview of the development of the post-closure safety case (PCSC) for the solid low level radioactive waste (LLW) disposal site at Drigg. The paper outlines the background to the site, the implementation of a systematic approach to understanding the site and undertaking a post-closure radiological safety assessment (PCRSA), communication activities, key factors in the PCSC and issues to be investigated further in the forward programme.The Drigg site is the UK's principal near-surface facility for disposal of LLW. Disposals commenced in 1959 to trenches whereas current practice involves disposal to concrete vaults. Disposals are carried out under an authorisation from the UK Environment Agency. Periodically the Environment Agency reviews the authorisation to ensure consistency with current regulatory requirements. British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) will produce an updated PCSC in 2002; in preparation for this, BNFL published in March 2000 a status report on the development of the PCSC.BNFL and the Environment Agency conduct an information exchange process on the development of the PCSC. This process has led to notable improvements, as well as affording a mechanism for providing clarifications and building confidence in the PCSC. BNFL undertakes other communication activities including scientific publication, conference presentation, participation in international programmes (such as those of the IAEA and NEA) and liaison with local communities. Peer review of the PCSC is also being carried out.Central to the safety case is a systematic PCRSA, which promotes transparency and traceability and demonstrates a rigorous treatment of relevant uncertainties. The approach aligns with international best practice for near-surface disposal facilities and includes the assessment of features, events and processes and the use of tools such as conceptual model uncertainty forms. This formalisation helps to identify and understand the key factors for the PCSC. Additional qualitative or simple quantitative information is used to augment the PCRSA so as to provide a wider context to inform decision-making.

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