Local Authority responses to people with NRPF during the pandemic: Interim project findings briefing

This interim briefing presents initial findings from a project exploring the support available to migrants with no recourse to public funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research included a survey of local authorities in England, and a call for evidence from migrant support organisations in England, Scotland and Wales. More than 90 percent of local authorities had not shared information about support for people with NRPF during the pandemic, and support organisations reported that service users had struggled to access food, shelter and subsistence support during the pandemic.Paul Hamlyn Foundatio

‘You just have to work with what you’ve got’ Practitioner research with precarious migrant families

This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor and Francis in Practice on 09/10/2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2017.1385756 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.Undocumented migrant families experience high levels of food poverty, exclusion from mainstream benefits, and sometimes from social work services. This is an under-researched area for social work in the UK, and there is no statutory guidance for social workers on supporting undocumented migrants. Practitioner research is one way of ‘visibilising’ their experiences. Six migrant families accessing a voluntary sector stay and play project were interviewed using a practitioner research model of semi-structured interviews on the themes of food, access to services and children. The research found that families responded to their situation with a seemingly contradictory strategy of resignation and resilience. The implications for practitioners working with this user group are considered, and suggestions for support services for this group of families are offered

Local authority responses to people with NRPF during the pandemic: research report

Paul Hamlyn Foundatio

1998 Proceedings. Ohio Grape-Wine Short Course

The dollars and sense of starting a small winery / Chris Stamp -- You have the key, now where is the lock? You have the answer, now what was the question? / David Whiting -- Winery design and equipment / Domenic Carisetti -- Use of oak chips in winemaking / Bill Butler -- Matching wine style with your market / Edward Boas -- Open house--riesling reception / Roland Riesen -- 1997 vineyard survey / The Ohio Grape Team -- Economics of Midwestern grape production / Bruce Bordelon -- The economics of grape growing in Ohio / Gene Sigel -- The importance of reserves for rapid initial development of grapevines, shoots and berry set / Steven McArtney and Dave Ferree -- Influence of gibberellin sprays and leaf removal on vignoles / Dave Ferree, Steven McArtney and Mike Ellis -- Controlling color deterioration in blush wines / Jim Gallander, Roland Riesen and Todd Steiner -- Understanding and controlling powdery mildew and phomopsis cane and leaf spot of grape / Mike Ellis -- Managing late harvest and ice wines in the vineyard and winery / Ron Giesbrecht -- Ice wine production at Valley Vineyards / Greg Pollman -- The production of affordable ice wine / Chris Stamp -- A simple guide to sparkling wine production / Claudio Salvador -- Vineyard establishment in Wayne County Ohio / Andy Troutman -- New ideas in vineyard drainage / Gene Sigel -- Trellis and training systems for Midwest cultivars / Bruce Bordelon -- Soil and plant analyses / Maurus Brown -- Monitoring and control of grape pests in Ohio vineyards with insect attractants / Roger Williams, Dan Fickle, Chris Gertz -- Developing focus for vegetation management extension and research in vineyards / Douglas Doohan -- Grape cultivar selections for Ohio / Dave Ferree and Roland Riesen -- Ferrante Winery's need for grapes / Nick Ferrante -- Principles of wine stabilization / J. F. Gallander -- Working with a distributor / Jane Butler -- Vintners quality alliance; Ontario's success story / Angelo Pava

JET experience on managing radioactive waste and implications for ITER

The reduced radiotoxicity and half-life of radioactive waste arisings from nuclear fusion reactors as compared to current fission reactors is one of the key benefits of nuclear fusion. As a result of the research programme at the Joint European Torus (JET), significant experience on the management of radioactive waste has been gained which will be of benefit to ITER and the nuclear fusion community.The successful management of radioactive waste is dependent on accurate and efficient tracking and characterisation of waste streams. To accomplish this all items at JET which are removed from radiological areas are identified and pre-characterised, by recording the radiological history, before being removed from or moved between radiological areas. This system ensures a history of each item is available when it is finally consigned as radioactive waste and also allows detailed forecasting of future arisings. All radioactive waste generated as part of JET operations is transferred to dedicated, on-site, handling facilities for further sorting, sampling and final streaming for off-site disposal. Tritium extraction techniques including leaching, combustion and thermal treatment followed by liquid scintillation counting are used to determine tritium content.Recent changes to government legislation and Culham specific disposal permit conditions have allowed CCFE to adopt additional disposal routes for fusion wastes requiring new treatment and analysis techniques. Facilities currently under construction include a water de-tritiation facility and a materials de-tritiation facility, both of which are relevant for ITER. The procedures used to manage radioactive waste from generation to off-site disposal have been assessed for relevance to ITER and a number have been shown to be significant. The procedures and de-tritiation factors demonstrated by radioactive waste treatment plants currently under construction will be important to tritium recovery and waste minimisation in ITER and DEMO