The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served an improvement notice on Nuclear Restoration Services* (formerly Magnox Ltd) for shortfalls in arrangements for storing alkali metals at its Dounreay site. Buildings used to store alkali metals, predominantly sodium, were leaking in rainwater – with pools observed where containers of these metals were being kept. ONR inspectors judged that the prolonged period of exposure to moist and damp conditions is resulting in degradation of the barriers for safe storage of these … read more »
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