Winfrith

Winfrith is located on a 84 hectare site in Dorset. It was constructed in the 1950s to enable vital research into reactor design.

The site housed nine experimental reactors at various times with only two remaining today, both of which are being decommissioned.

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

Waste Inventory Data for Winfrith

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.

View all 2022 waste stream data sheets for Winfrith

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Activated other materials
Asbestos & other insulation materials
Concrete & rubble
Conditioned
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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Soil
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Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 4 62 66
LLW 764 7,190 7,960
VLLW 0 1,270 1,270
Total 768 8,520 9,300
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 50 653 703
LLW 1,960 7,270 9,230
VLLW 0 1,270 1,270
Total 2,010 9,190 11,200
Waste category Volume (m3)
Reported at 1 April 2022 Estimated future arisings Lifetime Total
HLW 0 0 0
ILW 61 1,330 1,400
LLW 2,080 7,440 9,520
VLLW 0 1,270 1,270
Total 2,140 10,000 12,200

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From 1 April 2022 there is a net decrease in the volume of HLW because accumulated highly active liquor is being conditioned, which reduces its volume by about two-thirds, and also because vitrified HLW is being exported to overseas customers.

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