CAN becomes a member of the American Glovebox Society (AGS) and joins the Technical Standards Overview Committee (TSOC)
As part of the continual development of one of our core specialisms, Gloveboxes, CAN have recently joined two organisations to further our capability and contribution to the discipline.
The National Nuclear Glove Box Forum (NNGF), part of the Nuclear Institute, is the working group for UK experts to share learning and relevant good practice on matters relating to glove box containment systems. CAN are not eligible to join (membership is limited to glovebox operators only) however, alongside the introduction of the new UK Alpha Resilience and Capability (ARC) programme standards a sub-forum for users of the standard has been set-up. As CAN are already embracing the implementation of these standards on live Projects, it was clear that we should join the (Technical Standards Oversight Committee (TSOC). Our Containment TAC group recently participated in the first TSOC meeting, to engage with the wider community around the exciting step change in approach to special nuclear material (SNM) glovebox supply that the ARC standards layout. Participation will allow us to be part of the conversation, sharing Learning from Experience (LFE) and providing input into the direction of the new UK industry standard for gloveboxes.
Similar to the NNGF, the American Glovebox Society (AGS) are the principal US glovebox organisation and owners of a number of guidelines/standards that present best practice in America. While CAN may not be as intimate with the US industry standard, the AGS present a huge resource of knowledge and experience that we can benefit from. Becoming a member is the first step towards enhancing the breadth of our knowledge and allowing us to widen our range of experience that we can draw on to the benefit of projects.
You can find out more about of our previous projects here, including our gloveboxes: Case Studies – Cyclife Aquila Nuclear | EDF Group
