1. North West Regional Group
Meeting
Thursday 8th December 2011
“A Conceptual Design for a Geological Disposal
Facility for the UK’s Radioactive Wastes”
Steve Majhu - Assistant Director Mining Services, Parsons Brinkerhoff
As one of the pioneers of nuclear technology, the UK
Steven Majhu –Parsons Brinckerhoff
has accumulated a substantial legacy of radioactive
Steven Majhu is an Assistant Director at Parsons
waste from a variety of different nuclear programmes,
Brinckerhoff (PB) and is responsible for business
both civil and defence-related. Some of this waste is
development and project management of work in the
already in storage, but most still forms part of existing
field of radioactive waste management. He has been
facilities and will only become waste over the next
involved with work on the geological disposal facility
several decades or so as these plants are
for the Radioactive Waste Management Directorate
decommissioned and cleaned-up. Demonstrating that
(RWMD formerly UK Nirex Ltd) since 2005 and most
the nuclear industry can satisfactorily deal with the
recently was lead author on a NDA published report
radioactive waste that it has produced is crucial in
which outlined illustrative designs for a geological
gaining public confidence that legacy waste can be
disposal facility in a number of different geological
safely and economically managed as well as waste
settings. Steven has worked for Parsons Brinckerhoff
arising from any future programme of new build.
for the last 3 years and holds a BSc (Hons) Geology
and MSc in Micropalaeontology.
The development and construction of a Geological
Disposal Facility for radioactive waste will be amongst
Organised by the North West Regional Group of the
the largest engineering programmes ever undertaken in Geological Society of London
this country. The nature of geological disposal makes it For further information please visit:
a unique and challenging project with first waste www.geolsoc.org.uk/nwrg
emplacement currently scheduled for 2040 and with an or email the Group Secretary, Chris Berryman at:
operational period of some 100 years. geologicalsociety.northwest@gmail.com
This presentation provides an overview of the processes
of waste emplacement and the lifecycle of the geological
disposal facility as well as providing a snapshot of what
such a facility may look like.
Thursday 8th
December 2011
Coffee/Tea at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm
talk start. The Lecture Theatre, The
Centre, Birchwood Park, WA3 6YN.
CPD: These events may be
considered for contributing to a
recognised Continuing
Professional Development (CPD)
scheme as part of personal
development. Delegates should
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