Knowledge product delivered under the NDKM initiative

The State Enterprise Radioactive Waste (SERAW) provided a contribution to the Nuclear Decommissioning Knowledge Management Initiative by crafted an online mini-site which details an annual honey festival held on their premises. The mini-site presents the experience of SERAW in communicating with...

The document consolidates INPP’s practical experience from the first three VLLW burial campaigns at facility B19 and provides a reusable playbook for future campaigns. It captures the engineered barrier configuration, waste acceptance criteria, organisation and resourcing choices, quality and safety...

The implementation of a nuclear decommissioning programme requires building up a communication strategy with stakeholders and, among other, a continuous involvement of local population and authorities. This case study describes how JRC has tried a novel communication strategy through art by...

State Enterprise Radioactive Waste (SERAW) successfully decontaminated the primary circuit of units 1 to 4 at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under Project 55-3: Decontamination of the Primary Circuits in Kozloduy NPP, Units 1 to 4. To execute the project, SERAW leveraged the same equipment...

​This document will provide the end user with an overview of the logistics of material coming from V1 NPP´s decommissioning. It will describe the main flows of materials and how they are processed or further used in recycling process. It will also present the necessary types of logistics and...

​This document will provide the end user with an overview of the transition group of tasks which have to be solved during the termination of operation of a nuclear power plant (NPP). The pre-decommissioning activities have been broken down in sets of activities which at times overlap.

The application of remotely operated equipment and robotic technologies are particularly relevant in high-radiation environments where minimizing personnel exposure is critical. The use of robotic cutting machines and remote control ensures precise cutting, segmentation, and safe extraction of...

This case study includes the description and results of a series of tests on different technologies and processes for incineration of radioactive waste conditioned into a bitumen matrix. These tests were performed in several incineration plants worldwide as part of a selection procedure for a...

This document will detail the experience gained and the lessons learnt from the design, authorisation, construction, operation, and maintenance of an interim storage facility (ISF) at JRC Ispra site´s nuclear facilities. This includes all the very low-level waste (VLLW) and low-level waste (LLW)...

This product provides guidance for extracting, transporting, and storing VVER irradiated fuel in multipurpose dry cask storage.

This document describes the Project B1 for integrated fuel management, including intact, damaged, and experimental spent fuel assemblies. The process ensures the safe and efficient management of spent nuclear fuel, including its diverse states and meets high standards of safety and environmental...

This product conveys Spain's ENRESA's experience in repurposing the Turbine Building of the José Cabrera nuclear power plant into an Auxiliary Decommissioning Building (ADB). It describes the methodology, systems, and lessons learned collected in this project.

This document describes the experience of remotely controlled fragmentation of large, activated components of the V1 NPP primary circuits. It also describe lessons learned from the use of technical means and civil structures that were also used during the V1 NPP operation.

The Automated Information System for waste traceability in RAW management is a web-based system developed with PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL. It tracks and documents RAW at each management stage, ensuring full traceability of each waste item from generation to disposal.

This report from JRC-Ispra details the methodology for defining discharge formulas for liquid and airborne effluents, ensuring compliance with Italian radiation protection laws. The goal is to establish a systematic approach for calculating dischargeable activity limits at sites with multiple...

Processing wet radioactive waste is a global challenge due to its non-homogeneous mixture of solids, liquids, dissolved salts, and crystals. The changing characteristics of stored waste create uncertainties in its characterization and quantification, complicating transportation and processing. It...

The FARO dismantling project at JRC-Ispra marks a significant decommissioning effort. Split into two phases. This document draws from FARO's experience, guiding preliminary activities for clearance procedures in decommissioning projects. It incorporates lessons learned, contamination reports, and...

The report outlines methodologies for digital data management, geodatabase creation, interpolation procedures, and 3D modelling, aiding in optimal process management. It aims to assist in developing a methodological approach to environmental activities, providing technical guidance through 3D...

In the context of NDA technologies used for radiological characterization, this document will analysis the advantages and disadvantages to use new emerging technologies in nuclear decommissioning using automatic and semi-automatic nuclear instrumentation.