Mr Richard Hunter

Intelligent Customer/Intelligent Client (Waste Characterisation) at Nuclear Waste Services

Speaker

Over 30 years providing waste characterisation support and advice across the nuclear sector. Participates in national forums (Waste Characterisation Working Group etc.) and chairs Cross Industry Assay Working Group. Graduated with 2:1 in Applied Chemistry, spending his industrial placement studying the reactions of grouted Magnox swarf when subjected to fire; later evaluated activity release from Pebble-bed Reactor fuels before moving to Windscale to set up a characterisation team. Developed unique sampling and analytical methods to analyse waste materials providing better understanding of the waste to be generated and thereby expanding to potential to use novel disposal/treatment methods. Central in establishing current waste service offerings available through NWS.