Welcome to the Christmas 2004 edition of Quintessa Update, the electronic newsletter of Quintessa Limited.

Quintessa and GoldSim Agree to work in Partnership

Quintessa is delighted to announce that it has signed an agreement to collaborate with the GoldSim Technology Group (GTG). Together, we will seek to provide excellence in consultancy, training and support for the GoldSim software. From Quintessa's perspective, this broadens the range of software solutions that we can offer to existing and new clients across the globe.

For further information about Quintessa's GoldSim services, please contact James Penfold.

Quintessa study helps underpin public consultation on the long-term management of low and intermediate level radioactive waste in Ontario, Canada

Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) contracted Quintessa to undertake a preliminary assessment of the long-term radiological safety of four permanent repository concepts for the management of low and intermediate level radioactive waste at the Western Waste Management Facility on the Bruce Site, Ontario, Canada. The IAEA ISAM assessment approach was used to define a range of scenarios that were modelled with the AMBER assessment tool. On the basis of the safety assessment and other work commissioned by OPG, the Municipality of Kincardine has passed a Council Resolution affirming the Deep Geologic Repository “...as the preferred course of study in regards to the management of low and intermediate level radioactive waste”.

For further information about Quintessa's safety assessment services, please contact Richard Little.