Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (under UK Research and Innovation) operates the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at Harwell in Oxfordshire. The Laboratory provides facilities including the ISIS pulsed neutron and muon source that is used in research areas ranging from clean energy and the environment to pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology and information technology. Radioactive wastes are generated from the activation of components that fail or become redundant. Future waste arisings will depend on the continued funding of the site.

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Information is presented about wastes that existed at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at the stock date (1 April 2022) and were forecast to arise after this date.

Waste Inventory Data for Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

For background information about this site owner, please refer to the Site Information Sheets in the 2022 UK Radioactive Waste Inventory report.

The following page presents information about radioactive wastes at the specific site selected.

Information about spent fuel and nuclear materials is presented separately in the relevant 2022 Inventory report. For official figures and essential information about how the data has been produced, always refer to the UKRWI 2022 published reports.

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Waste groupings

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Activated metals
Activated other materials
Asbestos & other insulation materials
Concrete & rubble
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Contaminated metals
Contaminated other materials
Desiccant & catalysts
Flocs
Fuel cladding & miscellaneous wastes
Fuel element debris
Fuels & uranium residues
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High level waste
Inorganic ion exchange materials
Miscellaneous contaminated materials
Mixed wastes
Oils & other fluids
Organic ion exchange materials
Plutonium contaminated materials
Raffinate
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Waste categories

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Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 25 4,250 4,280
LLW 121 3,090 3,210
VLLW 20 8 28
Total 166 7,350 7,520
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 22 1,100 1,120
LLW 121 524 645
VLLW 11 4 15
Total 154 1,630 1,780
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 25 1,180 1,200
LLW 123 525 648
VLLW 11 4 15
Total 159 1,710 1,860

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