Reliable and innovative radiological measurement and characterisation technologies

摘要

NUVIA Characterisation Services was formed in 2013, and in 2021, it was renamed Land Remediation and Characterisation to reflect the growth and experience within the team. Although the service appears relatively recent, the core business technologies have been utilised and developed since the late 1990s. Our technologies were developed to support land remediation and decommissioning, and so designed to provide rapid in-situ solutions for the measurement of radioactivity and optimise segregation at source, hence minimising waste and opening the potential to use waste management options with lower environmental impact. Providing data to guide in-field decision-making led us to focus on the development of the data management solutions, to improve turnaround times and the quantity and quality of information. We achieve this by using programming to automate processes and engineer out transcription errors. All these developments have resulted in a mature service, and team members experienced in all stages of the characterisation lifecycle, from planning and on-site works through to the implementation of waste management strategies, involving an understating of associated legislation, such as the Environmental Permitting Regulations and transport of dangerous goods; in addition, we have support from NUVIA Health Physics services to ensure compliance with the Ionising Radiation Regulations.