DAY TWO - Wednesday 8th July

08:30-09:00
Tea/Coffee on arrival 

Session-IV: Safe Management of Actinides (Plutonium) 

09:00-09:40
Title (TBC) 
Thierry Wiss ( Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission) 

09:40-10:10
Towards the Disposability of the UK’s Plutonium Inventory 
Claire Corkhill (University of Bristol, UK) 

10:10-10:40
Disposition of Separated Plutonium: Current and Historical Perspectives 
Lewis Blackburn (University of Sheffield, UK) 

10:40-11:00
Tea/Coffee Break 

Session-V: Radiation and Wasteform Response 

11:00-11:30
Operando Observation of Dissolution Kinetics and Alterations Layer Formation of Heavy Ion Irradiated Borosilicate Glass by Fluid-cell Raman Spectroscopy 
Mara Lonartz (University of Bonn, Germany) 

11:30-12:00
Influence of Helium Ions Irradiation on Leaching Behaviors of Borosilicate Glasses 
Haibo Peng (Lanzhou University, China) 

12:00-12:20
Coupling Effects of Irradiation and Corrosion on Borosilicate Glass and Prospects for Laboratory Simulation Methods 
Jiandong Zhang (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China) 

12:20-12:40
Simulating Water Radiolysis with H2O2 in Leaching Tests of Candidate Pu Wasteforms 
Latham Haigh (University of Sheffield, UK) 

12:40-13:40
Lunch - College Hall 

Session-VI: Scientific Tools and Techniques in Nuclear Science 

13:40-14:10
Application Of Mössbauer Spectroscopy to the Solution of Radioactive Waste Vitrification Challenges 
Paul Bingham (Sheffield Hallam University, UK) 

14:10-14:40
Time-of-Flight Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis for Simulated Radiation Induced Diffusion Effects on Nuclear Waste Glasses 
Matthew Sharpe (University of Surrey, UK) 

14:40-15:10
High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy of Crystalline and Amorphous Materials 
Ian Farnan (University of Cambridge, UK) 

15:10-15:30
Tea/Coffee Break 

Session-VII: Wasteform Development and Evolution 

15:30-16:00
Boron Isotope Diffusion During Glass-Fluid Interactions: Effects of Glass Composition and Solution Renewal 
Thomas L. Gout (Peking University, China) 

16:00-16:20
The Use of Isotopic Tracing to Study the Formation of the Alteration Layer on Corroded Glass 
E.A. Rencz (University of Sheffield, UK) 

16:20-16:40
Atomistic Insights into the Interactions of Small Molecules with PuO2 Surfaces 
Kiltinavicius Liutauras (University of Manchester) 

16:40-17:00
Ceramic Wasteform and Process Development for Pu Disposition 
A. A. Friskney (University of Sheffield, UK) 

17:00-17:20
Purpose and Capabilities of the ThermoChimie Database, a Recent History of Key Developments, and some Examples of Benchmarking 
Will Bower (Nuclear Waste Services, UK) 

17:20 - 17:40
Disposal MOX – A Combined Study of its Fabrication and Disposability 
Jack Rolfe (Lancaster University) 

18:40-19:30
Drinks Reception - Clough Lawn (weather permitting) 

19:30-22:00
Workshop Dinner - College Hall