University of Leeds Awarded Contract for Assessment of Gas Retention and Chronic Release from MSSS Waste
Sellafield Ltd · Awarded contract
AwardedUniversity of Leeds Awarded Contract for Assessment of Gas Retention and Chronic Release from MSSS Waste
Awarded 11 Nov 2017
Awarded11 Nov 2017
Value£105,420.00
SupplierUniversity of Leeds
AgencySellafield Ltd
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 8y 1mo ago11mo term
Awarded 11 Nov 2017Expired 29 Sept 2018
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Sellafield Ltd awarded a contract to the University of Leeds for the assessment of gas retention and chronic release from MSSS waste in 3m3 boxes.
The work aimed to build confidence in the assumed average hydrogen hold-up value of 15% in sludge and to understand the properties responsible for hydrogen hold-up across different waste families and how these manifest as observable properties.
The contract, valued at £105,420, was awarded to a researcher who had just completed PhD work on this topic through the DISTINCTIVE collaboration project, in which Sellafield Ltd was an industrial partner, and who possessed the unique skills, experience, and prior knowledge to carry out the defined scope on a post-doctoral basis.
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