Prof Claire Corkhill
@clairecorkhill.bsky.social
Professor of Mineralogy at University of Bristol, HMG Advisor. Aspirational TV presenter. Trail runner / squelcher. Specialises in geological disposal of radioactive waste.
What a brilliant trip to Ayrshire with the DESNZ Committee on #Radioactive Waste Management this week ☢️ Great progress being made in Magnox #decommissioning by NRS at Hunterston A (left) and soon to be extended to the AGR at Hunterston B. Thanks for having us and sharing so openly 🏴😎 #nukesky
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What a brilliant trip to Ayrshire with the DESNZ Committee on #Radioactive Waste Management this week ☢️ Great progress being made in Magnox #decommissioning by NRS at Hunterston A (left) and soon to be extended to the AGR at Hunterston B. Thanks for having us and sharing so openly 🏴😎 #nukesky
Wow 😮 Some of the posts from other people on Facebook are very revealing. #co-parenting #blendedfamilies
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Wow 😮 Some of the posts from other people on Facebook are very revealing. #co-parenting #blendedfamilies
ICYMI: The Nuclear Regulatory Task Force reported this week, giving an independent assessment of nuclear regulation in the UK. 47 recommendations were made. Take a look and see if you agree #nukesky www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nuclear Regulatory Review 2025
The Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce has examined all aspects of the regulation of civil and defence nuclear and produced this review.
www.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
ICYMI: The Nuclear Regulatory Task Force reported this week, giving an independent assessment of nuclear regulation in the UK. 47 recommendations were made. Take a look and see if you agree #nukesky www.gov.uk/government/p...
Squelchy. Sploshy. Smashing. Beautiful 9 miler in the #Mendip hills this morning. #VelvetBottom #TrailRunning
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Squelchy. Sploshy. Smashing. Beautiful 9 miler in the #Mendip hills this morning. #VelvetBottom #TrailRunning
Nuclear power is back: Today, the world's biggest nuclear plant (Kashiwazaki-Kariwato in Japan) received final approval to restart and in the US, Constellation Energy secured a $1 billion loan from the Energy Department to restart the Unit 1 reactor at the Three Mile Island reactor plant.
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Measuring beautiful Chinese glass in #Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. This one is an early experiment with cobalt (giving the blue colour). But this glass is trying its hardest (thermodynamically speaking) not to be glass! That speckled appearance is called 'crizzling', aka #glass #corrosion.
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Measuring beautiful Chinese glass in #Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. This one is an early experiment with cobalt (giving the blue colour). But this glass is trying its hardest (thermodynamically speaking) not to be glass! That speckled appearance is called 'crizzling', aka #glass #corrosion.
If you happen to love #glass and/or #Bristol, take a moment to support Bristol Blue Glass. These guys are trying to keep a centuries-old tradition going and are struggling to find new affordable premises. And they're proper nice lads and lasses too. Sign the petition if you can
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November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
To every #stepparent showing up with love, patience, and consistency—you matter. Even when your role is denied or your voice erased, the love and trust you build with the children is felt deeply by them. It speaks louder than control. They know who cares. You’re not invisible. You’re essential. ❤️
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
To every #stepparent showing up with love, patience, and consistency—you matter. Even when your role is denied or your voice erased, the love and trust you build with the children is felt deeply by them. It speaks louder than control. They know who cares. You’re not invisible. You’re essential. ❤️
Big announcement today in the UK 🇬🇧☢️🏴. Wylfa, on Ynys Môn in Wales, has been selected as the first site for the Rolls Royce SMR. Pictured below is the Magnox reactor at the same site, being decommissioned by NRS. How small is small? 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wylfa nuclear power plant plans go ahead, creating Anglesey jobs
Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Big announcement today in the UK 🇬🇧☢️🏴. Wylfa, on Ynys Môn in Wales, has been selected as the first site for the Rolls Royce SMR. Pictured below is the Magnox reactor at the same site, being decommissioned by NRS. How small is small? 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hola from the #Radiomineralogy Laboratory at Bristol University! 👋🏼☢️ The team is growing (9!) and we're having a whale of a time researching #nuclear #mineral and #material degradation in support of #radioactive waste storage and disposal. If you'd like to join us, please reach out! #nukesky
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hola from the #Radiomineralogy Laboratory at Bristol University! 👋🏼☢️ The team is growing (9!) and we're having a whale of a time researching #nuclear #mineral and #material degradation in support of #radioactive waste storage and disposal. If you'd like to join us, please reach out! #nukesky
Crumbs. This does NOT sound like a good idea. Can anyone shed any light on how this is going to be managed / regulated? #NukeSky #plutonium www.reuters.com/business/ene...
US to announce recipients of plutonium for reactors by year-end
The U.S. Department of Energy expects to begin announcing by December 31 which companies will take about 19.7 metric tons of surplus Cold War-era plutonium for eventual processing into nuclear reactor fuel, a document showed on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Crumbs. This does NOT sound like a good idea. Can anyone shed any light on how this is going to be managed / regulated? #NukeSky #plutonium www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Reposted by Prof Claire Corkhill
Roll up, roll up for your free plutonium. Trump is preparing a dangerous giveaway to struggling commercial #nuclear startups.
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/10/26/r...
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/10/26/r...
Roll up, roll up for your free plutonium
Another nuclear no-go line is crossed
beyondnuclearinternational.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Roll up, roll up for your free plutonium. Trump is preparing a dangerous giveaway to struggling commercial #nuclear startups.
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/10/26/r...
beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/10/26/r...
I found a wonderful resource for #stepparents. From coping with high conflict situations to strategies for self-care and supporting your partner and the kids in a #BlendedFamily, these guys have it covered. Check it out www.blendedfamilyfrappe.com ❤️
BLENDED FAMILY FRAPPÉ
🧡 Support for struggling stepparents, blended families in high conflict, and everything in between.
www.blendedfamilyfrappe.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I found a wonderful resource for #stepparents. From coping with high conflict situations to strategies for self-care and supporting your partner and the kids in a #BlendedFamily, these guys have it covered. Check it out www.blendedfamilyfrappe.com ❤️
Reposted by Prof Claire Corkhill
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, in cooperation with IAEA has launched a special interest group to help member states better understand the technical & safety requirements of the development of geological disposal facilities.
www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tun...
www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tun...
Tunnelling industry expands cooperation on waste repositories
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, has launched a special interest group to help member states better understan...
www.world-nuclear-news.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, in cooperation with IAEA has launched a special interest group to help member states better understand the technical & safety requirements of the development of geological disposal facilities.
www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tun...
www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tun...
...aaaand the UK #nuclear #academic community sighs a collective big sigh of relief. And then head for a long lie down, and maybe a gin. #DoctoralFocalAward #NuclearSkills #DeadlineDay ☢️ 🎓 Good luck everyone!
a cartoon dog is sitting on a lounge chair on a balcony with a cup of coffee
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting on a lounge chair on a balcony with a cup of coffee
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October 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
...aaaand the UK #nuclear #academic community sighs a collective big sigh of relief. And then head for a long lie down, and maybe a gin. #DoctoralFocalAward #NuclearSkills #DeadlineDay ☢️ 🎓 Good luck everyone!
Reposted by Prof Claire Corkhill
🚨 JUST IN: If President Trump's executive order results in a new public radiation exposure limit of around 10 rem—that opponents to the linear no-threshold (LNT) model for radiation exposure often advocate for—the increased health risks would be extraordinary.
#nuclearsafety #Trump #nukesky
#nuclearsafety #Trump #nukesky
President Trump's radical attack on radiation safety
If President Trump's executive order results in a new public radiation exposure limit of around 10 rem—that opponents to the linear no-threshold (LNT) model for radiation exposure often advocate for—t...
thebulletin.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨 JUST IN: If President Trump's executive order results in a new public radiation exposure limit of around 10 rem—that opponents to the linear no-threshold (LNT) model for radiation exposure often advocate for—the increased health risks would be extraordinary.
#nuclearsafety #Trump #nukesky
#nuclearsafety #Trump #nukesky
Congratulations to the Radiomineralogy Lab's specialist technician @sophielitherland.bsky.social, who has just officially became a Radiation Protection Supervisor! 💯🎉☢️ And happy 1st work anniversary, we'd be totally lost without you! ❤️
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to the Radiomineralogy Lab's specialist technician @sophielitherland.bsky.social, who has just officially became a Radiation Protection Supervisor! 💯🎉☢️ And happy 1st work anniversary, we'd be totally lost without you! ❤️
Share if you agree! 😜
October 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Share if you agree! 😜
Interesting development in how things are going with the UK's geological disposal facility siting process... www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/54c7f75... #NukeSky #RadioactiveWaste #Nuclear
Miliband poised to overrule local opposition to build nuclear waste dumps
Review considers scrapping public votes on sites for radioactive storage facilities
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Interesting development in how things are going with the UK's geological disposal facility siting process... www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/54c7f75... #NukeSky #RadioactiveWaste #Nuclear
Smashing views at sunrise over the Mendips this morning. It's starting to feel a bit autumnal and the trails are satisfyingly muddy! 😁 #TrailRunning
September 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Smashing views at sunrise over the Mendips this morning. It's starting to feel a bit autumnal and the trails are satisfyingly muddy! 😁 #TrailRunning
It was hard to pick between these two drop dead gorgeous minerals 🥰 But tugtupite gets my vote purely because it's found with sodalite, and I'm currently working on how to use sodalite as a template for the immobilisation of radioactive waste from futuristic nuclear reactors ☢️ #MinCup25 #Nuclear
#MinCup Round 2 Match 4:
It’s a battle of mineralogical oddities as organic mineral #Carpathite battles against vs #Tugtupite, a mineral that looks like reindeer blood!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
It’s a battle of mineralogical oddities as organic mineral #Carpathite battles against vs #Tugtupite, a mineral that looks like reindeer blood!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 4 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Carpathite vs Tugtupite Photo credits: Michael Roarke
www.mineralcup.org
September 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Battle of the most bland minerals in the world? #mincup25 yawn!
There's a solid solution between BaSO4 and RaSO4, and radium is often found in baryte scale inside oil pipes. So it's the NORM (naturally occurring radioactive material)-containing baryte that gets my vote today! ☢️
There's a solid solution between BaSO4 and RaSO4, and radium is often found in baryte scale inside oil pipes. So it's the NORM (naturally occurring radioactive material)-containing baryte that gets my vote today! ☢️
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 3: It's a heavyweight match between industrial powerhouses as soft #baryte competes against rusty red #hematite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 3 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Baryte vs Hematite Photo credits:
www.mineralcup.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Battle of the most bland minerals in the world? #mincup25 yawn!
There's a solid solution between BaSO4 and RaSO4, and radium is often found in baryte scale inside oil pipes. So it's the NORM (naturally occurring radioactive material)-containing baryte that gets my vote today! ☢️
There's a solid solution between BaSO4 and RaSO4, and radium is often found in baryte scale inside oil pipes. So it's the NORM (naturally occurring radioactive material)-containing baryte that gets my vote today! ☢️
In #MinCup25 today it's got to be perovskite for me! My favourite flavour is titanate perovskite because it's found in nature to be jam-packed full of uranium and thorium! ☢️ For that reason it's of interest as a ceramic host for radioactive waste.
#MinCup25 Round 2 Match 2: It's all about how minerals interact with humans as dramatic #stibnite faces off against futuristic #perovskite.
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r2...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Vote in Round 2 Match 2 — Mineral Cup
Click here to vote in Stibnite vs Perovskite Photo credits: Gianandrea Ghirri and Enrico Bonacina
www.mineralcup.org
September 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In #MinCup25 today it's got to be perovskite for me! My favourite flavour is titanate perovskite because it's found in nature to be jam-packed full of uranium and thorium! ☢️ For that reason it's of interest as a ceramic host for radioactive waste.
Had a super visit to the NNUF EXACT facility @unisouthampton.bsky.social for nice discussions about radiochemistry and spectroscopy and, my personal highlight, coral reef grown on geopolymers! These corals might be fluorescent, but they sure ain't radioactive... #lablife #RadioChem #nuclear ☢️ 🐠
September 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Had a super visit to the NNUF EXACT facility @unisouthampton.bsky.social for nice discussions about radiochemistry and spectroscopy and, my personal highlight, coral reef grown on geopolymers! These corals might be fluorescent, but they sure ain't radioactive... #lablife #RadioChem #nuclear ☢️ 🐠
The historic start of radioactive waste treatment at the Hanford vitrification plant is a matter of weeks away. Or is it? “Any plans to deviate from this plan will delay the cleanup and waste billions in taxpayer dollars" #Nuclear #NukeSky #RadioactiveWaste
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
‘Catastrophic threat’ to startup of massive Hanford nuclear cleanup plant rumored
Does Energy Secretary Chris Wright want to go in a “different direction” at the plant that employs 3,000?
www.tri-cityherald.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The historic start of radioactive waste treatment at the Hanford vitrification plant is a matter of weeks away. Or is it? “Any plans to deviate from this plan will delay the cleanup and waste billions in taxpayer dollars" #Nuclear #NukeSky #RadioactiveWaste
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/h...