Volume 40; Number 1.
January/February, 1999.
JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERS
Promoting the highest professional and safety standards for the nuclear industry
CONTENTS:
06 Admissions to Institution Membership in 1998
07 Technical Forum - A Case for International Repositories Jim Voss
08 Nuclear Public Relations - SONE & BNIF
09 Report from the Uranium Institute's 23rd Annual Symposium Dr Claire Maden & Nicola Sommerville Dr Claire Maden & Nicola Sommerville
10 Presentations at the 1998 Annual Dinner
11 Industry News
12 The Development of a Novel Photoreactor for the Photocatalytic
Wet Oxidation of Organics in Radioactive Waste Malcolm Fabiyi & Dr Robert Skelton
18 British Energy pie - Annual Report Rowland Cornell
19 A Short History of the Decline & Fall of the Fast Reactor Rodney Wheeler
25 Obituary - Professor Margaret Cowing Dr Rowland Pocock
26 The Millennium Bug & Nuclear Safety Laurence Williams
31 President's Corner Eur Ing Mike Robbins
32 Contributors to this Issue
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Volume 40; Number 2.
March/April, 1999.
JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERS
Promoting the highest professional and safety standards for the nuclear industry
CONTENTS:
34 Foreword: In a reflective mood John Sims
35 Regulation of plant uptake of radiocaesium by potassium
Dr.Yongguan Zhu & Dr.Geor ge Shaw
41 New elected members of Council - 1999
42 Industry News
44 Annual reports & financial reviews Mike Ernsley
46 Cutting steel with water at WindsCale Gary Blythe
50 News from the Engineering Council
52 The Windscale Pile decommissioning project - Phase II Fred Shell
56 Book Reviews
57 Gwilym Roberts writes...
58 President's Corner Eur Ing Mike Robbins
59 The Seeds of Time: Waste Packaging Dr.Stan Cordelier
64 Contributors to this issue
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THE NUCLEAR ENGINEER
Volume 40; Number 3.CONTENTS:
66 Foreword: Nuclear Plant Life Management Dr.Tom Stokoe
67 Lifetime Management: The British Energy Model Dr.Steve Wilmshurst
70 The John Bindon Memorial Lecture John Sims
71 Magnox Power Station Lifetime Management George Ayres & Dr.Tom Stokoe
74 Gwilym Roberts writes...
75 A Materials Engineering Perspective on License Renewal at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Memlee Banic
80 Obituaries: Professor Jack Edwards; Professor Glenn T.Seaborg
81 Managing Safety Aspects of Ageing Nuclear Power Plants Dr.Jaroslav Pachner 84 World News 86 Development of a new VVER-440 Puel Design David Coucill & Dr.Totju Totev
93 President's Corner Eur Ing Mike Bobbins
94 Continuing Professional Development David Walton
95 Industry News 97 Ground Contamination, Impacts on Groundwater, and Uncertainty David H.Hall
99 Letters to the Editor
100 Contributors to this issue COVER:
An Aerial View of Wylfa Power Station (Courtesy BNPL Magnox Generation) Cover sponsored by BNFL Magnox Generation
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NUCLEAR ENGINEER
Volume 40, Number 4, July/August 1999
CONTENTS:
102 Foreword: Management of Nuclear Waste in the UK Marion Hill
103 Nuclear Fuel: Recycle or Dispose? How? Where? When? Dr.Gregg Butler
108 New Products
110 Berkeley Vault Decommissioning - in a Commercial Environment Philip Smith, Sean Kelsey & Gerd Ruloff
116 World News
117 Development of the Nirex 4-metre Box for large items of decommissioning waste Stephen Barlovy, Neil Carr & Michelle Wise
120 Gwilym Roberts writes...
122 Safety Assured Maintenance in the Nuclear Defence Industry Paul Skidmore
126 President's Corner Eur Ing Mike Robbins
127 The Underwater Vacuum Cleaner Eugene Biver
129 Industry News
131 Controllable Dose - a discussion on the control of individual doses from single sources Professor Roger Clarke
134 North West Branch Report DaveGrundy&lanCurrie
135 Contributors to this issue
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NUCLEAR ENGINEER
VOL. 40, NO. 5, 1999
CONTENTS:
138 Message of Congratulation John Battle MP
139 Foreword: Life begins at Forty President Mike Robbins
141 Message of Congratulation Mohamed ElBaradei
142 Hastening the Dawn of Reality Sir Bernard Ingham
146 Retirement of Keith Barratt - President-Elect Professor Phil Beeley
148 A Journalist Remembers More... Dr.David Fishlock OBE
152 Still Far Too Defensive! Tarn Dalyell MP
154 Nuclear Operations, Liabilities, Regulation & Politics Dr.Gregg Butler
157 Getting the Cake in the Can Robert D.Odell
162 Industry News
166 Reminiscences
170 Partnering - why there's no longer room for conflict John Carlisle
172 New Products
174 Tools of the Trade Steve Browning
176 Golf To urnament Report Mike Davies
177 How do you view the Nuclear Industry - Past Present & Future?
185 Obituary-Emeritus Professor Peter Grant Professors Tony Goddard& John Head
186 Nuclear Power in Japan - 40 years old and going strong John Nedderman
192 Management of the Dounreay Site over 40 years Colin Gregory
197 Gwilym Roberts writes...
199 Contributors to this Issue
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NUCLEAR ENGINEER
Volume 40 , Number 6 , November/December, 1999.
CONTENTS:
202 Foreword: Alliancing Colin Owens
203 Team Building within Successful Alliances Oliver Crane & John Richmond
206 President's Corner Eur Ing Mike Robbins
208 A Programme Too Far John Sims
210 Industry News
214 Partnering: Assurance of Long-Term Technical Support
Dr Sara Johnston & David Robinson
219 Gwilym Roberts writes...
220 The Institution's Incoming President
221 Alliancing Experiences in the Petrochemical, Fossil Fuel & Nuclear Power Industries
Bob Nirnmo
229 The Thermal Expansion Behaviour of AGR Moderator Graphite
Paul Hacker, Dr Gareth Neighbour & Professor Brian McEnaney
236 The use of Incentives in Alliancing Professor Nigel Smith
239 Contributors to this issue