Located at Sellafield, NNL’s Windscale Laboratory is a unique facility able to offer unrivalled flexibility in provision of essential handling and inspection services to customers, including:
- Post-Irradiation Examination (PIE) of nuclear fuel and irradiated materials
- Radioactive Waste Processing and Management
- Handling and Management of Radioactive Sealed Sources
- Material Analysis
- Mechanical Testing
The Windscale Laboratory is used for non-destructive and destructive examination of reactor fuel and irradiated materials. The Laboratory also has facilities dedicated to the processing and management of radioactive waste and sealed sources.
![](https://www.nnl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Windscale-suit-1024x684.jpg)
The Laboratory comprises of:
- 13 shielded cells (caves) with typical dimensions of 11m wide, 2.5m deep and 4m tall
- Active Corridor linking all cells allowing movement of materials
- Concrete shielding (beta/gamma levels)
- Service cranes able to transport flasks up to 60te