Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990.

Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sample of Simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sectioned sample of simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sectioned sample of simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sectioned sample of simulated Intermediate Level Waste by BNFL, 1990. Sliced to show concrete and steel. Outer container as used at Sellafield.

Splitting atoms through nuclear fission produces hazardous radioactive waste. This waste must be stored for thousands of years, though some can be reprocessed by separating out the plutonium and uranium for reuse in fuel.

This quarter-section sample includes a real canister and concrete as used at the Sellafield nuclear site in the UK to encapsulate the waste. The sliced fuel rods contained within the mix are safe to display as they have not been used in a reactor.

Details

Category:
Nuclear Energy
Object Number:
1991-19
Materials:
concrete, metal and complete
Measurements:
overall: 1170 mm x 380 mm x 340 mm, 194 kg
type:
nuclear waste and containers
credit:
British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.