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The reduction of risk and hazard associated with the UK’s civil nuclear legacy is a strategic priority for the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). A full-scale field trial using 4D ERT has been completed successfully at the Magnox Swarf Storage Silos at the Sellafield Site, which has monitored a controlled injection experiment. This paper summarises the achievements of the trial and lays out future plans for geoelectrical monitoring at Sellafield. The potential of ERT as a long-term monitoring tool is explored, and electrode longevity estimates are made based on the results of the MSSS trial.

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2014-09-08
2024-04-26

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Long-term Geoelectrical Monitoring to Support Nuclear Decommissioning at the Sellafield Site, UK
Conference Proceedings 2014, 1 (2014); https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.20142048
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