Unexploded bomb successfully defused with laser
17 October 2019
A 500-pound unexploded bomb has successfully been defused using a laser in a field trial that marks the end of the DELFAG project
Decommissioning
Ultrafast lasers could dramatically reduce impact of nuclear waste
13 August 2019
Ekspla and Light Conversion have developed an ultrafast laser system that they say could potentially be used to accelerate the radioactive decay of nuclear waste from tens of thousands of years to months, hours or even seconds
Conferencing in Crewe
10 April 2019
Matthew Dale shares three interesting applications of laser technology that were presented at ILAS 2019 in Crewe, UK, in March
Scientists investigate underwater laser cutting for dismantling nuclear reactors
28 February 2019
Scientists are investigating whether laser beam cutting can be used underwater to dismantle nuclear facilities efficiently
Lasers help deactivate unexploded bombs
16 April 2018
Lasers are being used to help deactivate unexploded bombs more safely, in a project involving German organisations Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH), Laser on Demand and the Hamburg fire brigade
Underwater laser cutting and nuclear decommissioning at ILAS event
2 April 2015
Paul Hilton of TWI spoke at the AILU's Industrial Laser Applications Symposium, which took place 17-18 March in Kenilworth, UK, on the topic of laser cutting for nuclear decommissioning
