An active materials laboratory for the UK synchrotron with associated equipment

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Diamond Light Source is the UK's national light source , currently the capability for preparing all but the most inactive samples on site does not exist, making it hard for Users who wish to do experiments that involve manipulation of samples at the point of measurement to do experiments with radioactive samples at the facility.We will build and equip an active materials laboratory to enable users to manipulate and prepare most active samples to measure on the Diamond synchrotron beamlines. The laboratory will have a dry lab for materials preparation such as engineering materials used in nuclear power stations, a wet lab to handles samples in solution or in contact with solution such as environmental samples. The lab will have a dedicated counting room to check the activity of the samples brought or made on site and also a safe storage room. We will also procure a cell and oven suitable for the loading rig being acquired by I12 to enable active materials mechanical properties to be examined at temperature in particular atmospheres. This cell and oven are necessary to understand the impact of prolonged radiation of the mechanical performance of a range of materials used in nuclear fission and fusion facilities.The laboratory will enable a wide range of experimental research on the synchrotron using active materials including engineering studies of advanced materials after irradiation , understanding the behaviour of radionuclides when encapsulated in materials such as glass for storage as waste. Understanding the way radionuclides behave in the environment to influence clean-up strategy after accidental or deliberate release of radionuclides in the environment.