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Tollcross Conservatory

Tollcross Conservatory

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£1.4m PROJECT VALUE 26 PEAK RESOURCE 25 TONNES OF NEW STEEL Tollcross Conservatory is a B-Listed cast iron structure, also known as the Winter Gardens. Originally built in 1870, in 2010 it faced major storm damage and in 2011 was closed to the public permanently.
Kibble Palace Restoration

Kibble Palace Restoration

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Kibble Palace is a wrought iron framed glasshouse dating from the 19th century and covering 2137m². Originally designed for a domestic property, it was shipped up the river Clyde by barge and erected in 1873 at its current location. By 2004, the ironwork was showing

HASO Cell Strip Out

HASO Cell Strip Out

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The forerunner to THORP, the plant was constructed in 1952 and last used in 1973. Due to high levels of radiation and contamination, innovative size reduction techniques and contamination control measures were required to design, develop and manufacture equipment for the removal of 50 tonnes

Sampling for Characterisation

Sampling for Characterisation

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The Shepley Decontamination Services (SDS) Specialists were engaged to undertake a series of sampling and characterisation tasks at the Chapelcross site as part of the site wide Intermediate Level Waste characterisation program. These included the sampling of reactor desiccant driers, pond sludges and the internal

FLOC Retrievals

FLOC Retrievals

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The FLOC Retrievals Project is aimed at facilitating the retrieval of flocs (an intermediate level waste) from the holding tanks to the storage tanks. It is anticipated that the current holding tanks will continue to degrade. CNSL have been engaged to design, manufacture, inactively test,
High Level Waste Storage Plant

High Level Waste Storage Plant

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A range of tasks including: Evaporator B project, involving a series of plant improvements to an existing evaporator to help improve performance and evaporative capacity. Steam Improvements, involving the upgrade of the condensate and high pressure steam systems within HALES. Over 1km of stainless steel
Evaporator D

Evaporator D

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£100m PROJECT VALUE 15,000m PIPEWORK INSTALLED 160 PEAK WORKFORCE At the time of construction, Evaporator D was the largest nuclear decommissioning project in the UK. It was designed to continue reduction of the volume of highly active legacy waste. With Evaporator C having outlived its shelf
Encapsulated Product Store 3

Encapsulated Product Store 3

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The Encapsulated Product Store 3 (EPS3) is an intermediate level waste (ILW) store, providing additional capacity to support the two existing stores. The store is designed to safely house ILW generated from nuclear reprocessing operations and clean-up work on site until disposal is possible. Shepley