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A global legacy of radioactively contaminated land exists as a result of nuclear fuel cycle operations. Demonstration of the safe management of the UK nuclear legacy, including contaminated land, is important whilst the long term fate of legacy waste remains uncertain and the UK…

Radioactive contaminants, including uranium, strontium-90 and technetium-99 are present at elevated concentrations within groundwaters at several nuclear facilities around the world such as Sellafield (UK), Hanford (USA), Oak Ridge (USA) and Mayak (Russia). In-situ remediation t…