The SRP Puzzle # 9
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1 What is the G in GDF?( 10) 2 This is an important aspect of learning for Shelly Mobbs
( 7) 3 County where Sellafield Ltd is based.( 7) 4 Host city for SRP ' s 2025 Annual Conference?( 4) 5 Element that degraded underwater, was used in storing spent fuel in the 1960s( 9) 6 A self-sustaining chain reaction can only be achieved with ……. material( 7) 7 The state of self-sustained, but not increasing, nuclear fission chain reaction( 11) 8 Can be pretty and sparkly, or used in a wire saw( 7) 9 Editor of the past 9 issues of Radiation Protection Today
( 6, 5) 10 The number of levels of RP professional registration( 5) 11 Animal given radioactive feed in 1950s( 3) 12 Ra-226( 6)
13 This element ' s most common isotope has a half-life of 4.47 billion years( 7)
14 This Commission works to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic( 5)
15 Location of 6th IRPA European Congress( 8)
Instructions The puzzle is a Wordsearch, mainly on radioactive waste. All the answers are within articles in this issue and may be found in any of eight directions in the grid. The answer to one of the clues is missing – to enter our prize competition, email this answer to RPToday @ srp-uk. org.
Two prizes £ 50 vouchers for www. hotelchocolat. com
• to the first correct entry received
• to the first correct entry out of the hat on 27 February 2026.
Solution – SRP Puzzle # 8 Answer: Poldhu Congratulations to our winners: Matthew Firth( SEPA) and Katherine Webster( AWE)
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