NUCLEAR ENERGY
VOLUME 38, NUMBER 1, FEBRUARY 1999


news 2


Future plans for the Imperial College CONSORT research reactor
S. J. Franklin. 17


Analysis of seawaterdesalination with NHR-200. YajanZhang, DafangZhang
andDuo Dong 21


Papers from Chemical process engineering in the nuclear industry
Modelling of advanced flowsheets using data from miniature contactor trials.
A. L Wallwork, L S. Denniss, H, J. Taylor, P Bothwefl. J. E. Birkett and
S. Baker 31


Development of BNFLs next generation of nuclear fuel cycle facilities-
R C. Hanson, R. J. Tayfor and P. Parkes 37


Papers from Civil engineering for the nuclear industry: opportunities for the
future
A regulator's viewpoint—regulatory approach to judging the adequacy of
nuclear safety-related civil engineering design.
P Bradford, I. McNair and A. McNuity 41


Building life and life extension—experience at Sellafield. J. Biding 47


Decommissioning—a contractor's experience. & L. Ingham 53


The SGHWR decommissioning project—waste strategy,
G. Graham and M. Napper 59

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NUCLEAR ENERGY
VOLUME 38, NUMBER 2, APRIL 1999


Contents

News and comment
Computer safety systems. Nuclear waste—safer than coal waste?
Harwell—new ILW store .Walter Marshall—brief biography
Compensation scheme . Global warming—-facts, myths and the future
SNS meeting . Dounreay—waste management issues . Sixty-year reactor
lifetimes . JRR 4 upgraded. Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions .
Lavantage du nucl6aire . Finnish Nuclear Society visit . Book reviews 66



BNESAnnual Lecture 1998
Nuclear submarines in the Royal Navy—the design challenge. C V. Betts 75


Paper from Spectrum '96

The treatment of intermediate Ilquid and solid wastes at Sellafield:
the Sellafield drypac plant. A. R. Oldham 85


The influence of workplace factors on employee safety awareness in the
nuclear industry, K. Spooner andL Vassie 91


He and SFg as tracers for determining ventilation rates of high-level
radioactive waste tanks. J, L Huckaby, I C. Evans, K. B. Olsen,
Z I, Antoniak. J. L. Julya and D. S. Sklarew_ 99


Paper from Civil engineering for the nuclear industry: opportunities for the
future
Life extension of Magnox nuclear power stations. D. W. Twidale 107


Papers from Nuclear Congress '98

Persuading a sceptical public. C. D. Duncan 113

How the media report risk. /V. Hawkes 119

BNES inaugural lecture
The environmental impact of nuclear power. D. I Fisk 123

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NUCLEAR ENERGY
VOLUME 38, NUMBER 3, JUNE 1999

Contents


News and comment


RWMAC and Dounreay particles • COMARE and Dounreay particles •
House of Lords and nuclear waste management • PIME '99 • Society news •
Revision of the Radioactive Substances Act • Environmental radioactivity •
Energy policy • Second NRRW analysis • Nuclear Decommissioning '98
conference • Books received 130


Papers from Nuclear Congress 1998
The future for radioactive waste disposal in the United Kingdom:
a Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee perceptive.
G. Beveridge 141


Global warmihg and nuclear power. P. E. Hodgson 147


Summary of the Forth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change and of the Activities of The International
Nuclear Forum in Buenos Aires. W. J. Schmidt-KOster 153


Papers from the Uranium Institute Symposium
Validity of the linear no-threshold theory of radiation carcinogenesis at
low doses. B. L Cohen 157


Electricity market competition and nuclear power.
C. VarleyandJ. Paffenbarger 167


Recent developments in the peaceful use of nuclear energy in Japan and
its social aspects. 7: Murata 185


The design of a new criticality incident detection and alarm system.
7: S. Nobes 189


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NUCLEAR ENERGY
VOLUME 38, NUMBER 4 , 1999


Contents




Books received_ 194

Annual report 206


The ESKOM pebble bed modular reactor. J. H. Gittus 215


Establishing a method for assessing and ranking restoration strategies for
radioactively contaminated sites and their immediate surroundings.
D. Jackson, S. Wragg, A. Bousher, T. Zeevaert, Y Stiglund, V. Brandies
R Hendemann Jensen andS. Nordlincler 223


The future of Dounreay—challenges and opportunities. R. Nelson 233


Papers from the Uranium Institute Symposium
The role of small and medium-sized reactors. J, Kupitz and V. Mourogov 239


Managing radioactive waste: issues and misunderstandings. M. Rosen 249


Paper from the ANS meeting. Safety of operating reactors
Issues for nuclear plants in a deregulated electricity supply industry.
J. D. Shiffer 259

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