Contamination monitor window protection grilles

A guest blog article from our good friend and colleague Mark Keeping, MSRP. Mark is currently Work Control Centre manager and Radiation Protection Manager for the Imperial College Reactor Centre. Mark has had significant involvement in the de-fuelling and subsequent decommissioning of the light water CONSORT reactor at Silwood Park. You can read more about Mark, including his contact details, at the end of his article.

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The definition of 'safe' is not strictly an engineering term; it's a societal term. Does it mean absolutely no loss of life? Does it mean absolutely no contamination with radiation? What exactly does 'safe' mean?

– Henry Petroski -