Joint publications with Nuvia Ltd (former NUKEM)

1. I Tazhibayeva, G Pugachev & A R Herrick, “Decommissioning of Kazakhstan’s BN-350 fast reactor”, Nuclear Future, Volume 04 No5, September 2008, pp 281 – 286.
2. M Burkitbayev et al, “Development of a New Material for Immobilizing of Radioactive High Concentration Sodium Hydroxide Product from the Sodium Processing Facility at the BN-350 Nuclear Power Plant in Aktau, Kazakhstan”, Poster presentation to WM2008 Conference, 24 – 28 February 2008.
3. O G Romanenko et al (*full author list below), Strategy for handling spent cesium traps in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Paper for NATO Workshop Proceedings on Safety related issues of spent nuclear fuel storage, pp 107 – 142, Springer, 2007.
4. O G Romanenko et al, “Immobilization of cesium traps from the BN-350 Fast Reactor (Aktau, Kazakhstan), Paper 11062 to WM2011 Conference, 27 February – 3 March 2011.
5. O G Romanenko et al, “Processing of residual sodium in the BN-350 Reactor Coolant Circuits”, Paper to 2010 ANS Topical Meeting on Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization, 29 August – 3 September 2010.
6. A Klepikov, D Wells, A R Herrick & C Knight, Remote radiation and visual surveys of the Hot Cell waste vault and spent fuel transfer route at Kazakhstan’s BN-350 reactor, Paper 59101 to ICEM 2011 Conference, 25 – 29 September 2011.
7. 7. Sodium Coolant Handling project of BN-350 Fast Breeder Reactor, I Tazhibayeva et al, NTSC Almaty, 2010, ISBN 978-601-278-203-5.
8. 8. Experiments Performed in Substantiation of the Conditioning of BN-350 Spent Cesium Traps Using Lead or Lead-Bismuth Alloy Filling Technology, O Romanenko et al, MRS Conference, St Petersburg, May 2009.
9. Lessons of international cooperation during placement of the BN-350 fast reactor into safe storage state, I Tazhibayeva et al, 7th EC Conference on Euratom research & training in reactor systems, Prague, June 2009.
10. Processing and passivation of residual sodium in the BN-350 reactor coolant circuit, O Romanenko, WANO FBR Group meeting, June 2010.
11. BN-350 liquid metal coolant handling: experience of international collaboration, I Tazhibayeva et al, Kazatomprom Conference on Contemporary issues of uranium mining industry, September 2010.

*Romanenko O.G., Tazhibaeva I.L., NTSC/ Wells D., Herrick A., Nuvia Limited, UK. Michelbacher J.A., Knight C., INL, USA/ Polyakov V.I., Privalov U., Sobolev A.M., Shtynda U., Gainullina Ya., NIIAR RF/ Yakovlev I.L, Shirobokov U.P, Ivanov A.I., Pugachev G.P., MAEC-Kazatomprom, RK.