Next Generation Accelerated Characterisation Technologies (EXACT)

有效的放射性废物管理关键取决于稳健、集中和有效的废物表征，以便可靠地告知所有管理步骤（包括废物回收、处理/回收、调节、储存、废物处置）以及操作人员、公众和环境的安全。拟建的NNUF-EXACT实验室将是一个世界领先的放射化学设施，能够进行加速核表征技术的研究和培训，这些技术支持民用（和国防，与EPSRC职权范围重叠）核计划，核取证，退役和场地清理以及核新建。EXACT将为研究、技术开发（和验证）以及现场、现场和场外表征方法（包括复杂/有问题的废物流）方面的培训提供一个易于使用的最先进的试验台设施和支持基础设施。

Effective radioactive waste management is critically dependent on robust, focussed and efficient waste characterisation in order to reliably inform all management steps (including waste recovery, treatment / recycling, conditioning, storage, waste disposal) and the safety of the operators, the general public and the environment. The proposed NNUF-EXACT laboratory will be a world-leading radiochemistry facility enabling research and training in accelerated nuclear characterisation technologies underpinning civil (and Defence, where this overlaps with EPSRC remit) nuclear programmes, nuclear forensics, decommissioning and site clean-up, and nuclear new build. EXACT will provide an easily accessible state-of-the-art test-bed facility and supporting infrastructure for research, technology development (and validation), and training in in-situ, on-site and off-site characterisation methods, including for complex / problem waste streams.