Digital / Mathematical Modelling Consultant Vacancies

24th April 2023

This is an opportunity for Digital / Mathematical Modelling Interns to join our growing team. Please see the attached job description for full details. Digital – Mathematical Modelling Internship – MCM  

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MCM supports development of Nagra ‘RD&D Vision’ prior to siting proposal announcement

18th October 2022

Nagra met an important milestone in its deep geological repository programme last month with the announcement of Nördlich Lägern as its proposed host site for a repository. To support this, Nagra has made a variety of documents available which are aimed at the public, providing more inforation in an easily consumable format. MCM is …

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MCM SUPPORTS NAGRA WITH RD&D ROADMAP

14th June 2022

MCM is delighted to have supported Nagra in the update of their Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Plan and its preparation for publication. The published version of the document can be found on the Nagra website: Technical Report NTB 21-02 | Nagra. MCM worked closely with key senior Nagra staff and Nagra technical subject …

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MCM accredited with ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 27001 (Information Security)

12th April 2022

Certified Quality At MCM, we recognise the importance of quality in everything we do. As part of our aim to continuously improve, we have recently been working with The British Assessment Bureau to implement a Business Management System which supports our business processes. MCM has been compliant with the standards outlined in ISO 9001:2015 …

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Cyber Essentials Plus Certification

15th November 2021

Cyber Essentials Plus is a Government backed scheme designed to guard against the most common internet based cyber security threats and allows organizations of all sizes to demonstrate their commitment to cyber security. The security controls below are externally assessed via a technical audit to verify that Cyber Essentials controls are in place. Firewalls …

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Cyber Essentials Certification 2021

8th February 2021

Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme designed to guard against the most common internet based cyber security threats and allows organizations of all sizes to demonstrate their commitment to cyber security. These basic security controls are: Firewalls Secure Configuration Access Controls Malware Protection Patch Management   From April 1st 2020 IASME became the …

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IAEA Publication – Design Principles and Approaches for Radioactive Waste Repositories

7th December 2020

Dr Ally Clark (MCM) provided consultancy support to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), providing expert opinion and development of an IAEA document entitled ‘Design Principles and Approaches for Radioactive Waste Repositories’.  This publication is intended to assist Member States in planning for the disposal of radioactive waste.  It describes the approaches and principles …

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UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Knowledge Management Framework

7th December 2020

MCM and their partners Arup are delighted to have been re-selected to be the sole providers of knowledge management services to the NDA Estate.  Knowledge Management is a key enabler of safe, secure, efficient and effective management of the UK’s civil nuclear liability, from decommissioning to disposal. For further details see the brochure below: …

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Cyber Essentials Certification 2020

10th February 2020

Cyber Essentials is a UK government scheme that sets out 5 basic security controls to protect organisations against around 80% of common internet cyber attacks. These basic security controls are: Firewalls Secure Configuration Access Controls Malware Protection Patch Management For the fourth year running our certification was assessed and approved by IT Governance Ltd. A …

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An interview with… Professor Neil Chapman

8th February 2019

MCM is looking to give an insight into the radioactive waste management community; understanding how they’ve come to be where they are and investigating their passions once the technical reports are put down and the PC switched off for the day. To start the series off, we asked Professor Neil Chapman, one of our …

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MCM achieves Cyber Essentials Certification

4th February 2019

For the third year running MCM has been able to demonstrate our commitment to cyber security by achieving the standard required for Cyber Essentials Certification.  This standard confirms that we have the necessary security controls in place to reduce the threat of cyber attack by an estimate 80%. Our certification was assessed and approved by …

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RWM Concepts Integration Project – Reports Published

28th January 2019

RWM has published a series of reports on different engineering solutions (termed disposal concepts) for the geological disposal of UK radioactive waste.  From 2014 to 2017, the RWM Concepts Integrated Project Team, led by Amec Foster Wheeler (Wood) and supported by MCM, completed a series of tasks to advance knowledge for a variety of …

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Public acceptance as a driver for repository design

8th October 2018

In readiness for the official launch of the UK GDF siting process, we look to other countries who are also implementing geological disposal using a volunteer approach.  This recent paper ‘Public Acceptance as a Driver for Repository Design’, authored by MCM Founding Partner Ian McKinley and co-workers, once again demonstrates how important design decisions …

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We have moved!

1st October 2018

With effect from Monday 1st October 2018, we have moved offices.  Our new address is now: 1 Little King Street Bristol BS1 4HW All other contact details remain the same.

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Co-authorship of the OPERA Safety Case

31st July 2018

In 2017, the Dutch radioactive waste management agency (COVRA) completed its major, five-year research programme on the feasibility of disposal of the national inventory of higher-activity wastes into the Boom Clay (the OPERA Programme).  Neil Chapman and Charles McCombie were members of the Safety Case Steering Group during the project and are co-authors of …

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