Case Studies

Working collaboratively with EDF since 2009, Tradebe Inutec developed a method for the treatment and disposal to the LLWR of spent ILW desiccant utilising a washing and encapsulation process.  Tradebe has successfully washed and disposed of more than 300m3 of spent ILW encapsulated desiccant to the LLWR. Treatment innovations including incinerating desiccant were developed to reflect changing waste properties and best available techniques. Read more

First of a kind, innovative and unique solution to facilitate fast and effective Problematic radioactive waste treatment. Read More

The customer had a large number of drums containing spent desiccant. These drums were potentially contaminated with tritium to ILW levels, and had been mixed with used desiccant drums. In addition the tritium in the older drums containing used desiccant may have decayed to LLW levels. Read More

The customer had approximately 16 cubic metres of LLW sludge that they required to be disposed of to the Low Level Waste Repository. The challenge set was to dispose of this waste, meeting LLWR requirements of waste minimisation and compliance with the Conditions for Acceptance. Read More

Tradebe Inutec helped Magnox’s Oldbury Power Station to reduce project schedule and save disposal costs through an innovative sludge encapsulation project on a tank of Active Effluent Treatment Plant (AETP) sludge that that was interfering with site operations. Read More

Akzo-Nobel (formerly ICI) owned a remote-handled alpha-active material that presented unique challenges because of its varied physical and chemical characteristics. The challenge was to develop and implement treatment strategies that eliminated the liability at least cost to the customer. Read More

Babcock took an offsite treatment approach at Winfrith to decommission 12 redundant 52 tonne flasks previously used for spent ion-exchange resin storage.  The project involved liaison with multiple stakeholders, use of bespoke transport and treatment equipment and achieved 100% treatment/recycling. Read More

Magnox Hinkley Point A needed a new approach to increasing the volume utilisation of ISO containers being sent for disposal at the LLWR.  Using innovative approaches, Tradebe Inutec was able to deliver significant savings. Read More