An innovative cost saving solution for 100 years of nuclear waste containment

**愿景：**为国内和国际核废物管理和退役市场提供遏制解决方案，特别针对未屏蔽的遗留和新建筑废物流。这代表着一个稳定的市场机会，为英国制定了100年的废物管理战略。在我们迈向零排放目标的过程中，核能为英国提供了可靠的低碳电力。然而，我们需要确保以经济高效、安全和负责任的方式收集和储存废物，从运营到发电厂的寿命结束，甚至更久。**方法和创新：**Eadon Consulting(Eadon)和Arc Energy Resources(Arc)2017年赛拉菲尔德游戏规则改变者(Sellafield Game Changers)的合作构思出了一种与运营中的任何核废料容器都不同的创新核废料容器；具有独特且易于操作的关闭机构的简单制造圆柱体，利用针对制造的设计原则进行商业创新。结果是：成立了一家合资企业--亚太次级作物减贫中心解决方案；专利保护；注册外观设计；以及在综合废物管理会议上推出概念。与核先进制造研究中心(NAMRC)以及分包商氢化和放射性废物管理公司一起，Smart Grants的投资将促进监管部门对商业化的批准。**主要目标：**与代表主要客户的咨询小组Sellafield、EDF Energy和监管机构放射性废物管理一起，到项目结束时，我们将拥有：*优化集装箱设计，*进行生产成本计算的制造试验，并*获得TRL4商业化的概念性合规证书。**影响：**核退役管理局估计未来100年英国退役成本约为1200亿GB。地质处置库存估计，从2015年到2140年，英国包装垃圾的数量为74.4万立方米。我们的集装箱目标是占预计废物总量的47%。我们预计我们可以降低制造成本，从而节省9900万GB到2120 GB(50%的市场份额)。仅与生产成本相关的节省，我们看到与优化设计以更好地适应废物管理生命周期相关的进一步成本节省，包括提高存储效率，以及与废物集装箱移动和运输相关的物流改进。该项目将支持两家总部位于英国的中小企业将其设计商业化并从中获利，为英国工业战略目标做出贡献，以提高英国在产品设计和制造方面的竞争力。这包括一个重大的全球机遇，仅退役欧洲的反应堆就会产生另外140万立方米的中低级废物(《2019年世界核废物报告》，《聚焦欧洲》)，我们可以通过直接出口或许可来瞄准这些废物。

**Vision:** A containment solution for domestic and international nuclear waste management and decommissioning markets, specifically targeting unshielded legacy and new build waste streams. This represents a stable market opportunity, with a waste management strategy being developed for 100 years for the UK.Nuclear energy provides reliable low carbon power for the UK as we move towards Net-Zero targets. However, we need to secure a cost effective, safe, and responsible means of waste collection and storage from operation, through to a power plant's end of life, and beyond.**Approach and Innovation:** A 2017 Sellafield Game Changers collaboration between Eadon Consulting (Eadon) and Arc Energy Resources (Arc) conceived an innovative nuclear waste container unlike any in operation; a simple to manufacture cylinder with a unique and easy to operate closing mechanism that leverages design for manufacture principles for commercial innovation. This resulted in: formation of a joint venture, Capsa Solutions; patent protection; registered design; and concept launch at the Integrated Waste Management conference. Together with the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC), and subcontractors Hydrock and Radioactive Waste Management, Smart Grants investment will catalyse regulatory approval towards commercialisation.**Key objectives:**Alongside an advisory group representing key customers, Sellafield, EDF Energy and regulator, Radioactive Waste Management, by project end we will have:* optimised container design,* conducted manufacturing trials with production costing, and* gained a conceptual letter of compliance towards commercialisation at TRL4\.**Impact:** The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority estimates ~£120billion UK decommissioning costs over the next 100 years. The Inventory for Geological Disposal estimates 744,000m3 of UK packaged waste from 2015 to 2140\. Our container targets 47% of the total projected waste volume. We predict we can reduce the cost of manufacture, resulting in a saving of £99million through to 2120 (50% market share). A saving related to production cost only, we see further cost savings related to optimisation of the design to better fit the waste management lifecycle including increased storage efficiency, and logistical improvements related to waste container movement and transportation. The project will support two UK based SMEs to commercialise and profit from their design, contributing to the UK Industrial Strategy goal to increase the UK's competitiveness in product design and manufacture. This includes a significant global opportunity where decommissioning Europe's reactors alone generates another 1.4million m3 of low and intermediate level waste (World Nuclear Waste Report 2019, Focus Europe) that we can target through direct exports or licensing.