An overview of the nuclear decommissioning knowledge management (NDKM) initiativeThe Nuclear Decommissioning Knowledge Management Initiative (NDKM) is a strategic effort to capture, consolidate, and disseminate knowledge from the Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme (NDAP) beneficiaries and share it with a broader network of stakeholders. This initiative fosters collaboration across Europe, promoting best practices, expertise exchange, and stakeholder engagement in nuclear decommissioning.The NDKM Initiative pursues two main goals: Knowledge Preservation and Exchange and Ties development. The initiative is already advancing nuclear-decommissioning knowledge management through engaging with nuclear decommissioning operators from the EU Member States, other international organisations like the IAEA or the OECD/NEA, and promoting connections between industry, academia, and research centres through the European Learning Initiatives on Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation (ELINDER).AI generated image The JRC is decommissioning nuclear research facilities at four sites - Karlsruhe, Geel, Petten, and Ispra - under the Nuclear Decommissioning & Waste Management Programme. The programme, launched in 1999, will span four decades.The European Parliament and the Council have promoted a series of initiatives to share the knowledge gained from ongoing nuclear decommissioning programmes (NDAP) across Europe. The goal is to leverage this expertise to support future decommissioning projects. To achieve this, the European Parliament and the Council have entrusted the JRC with leading the Nuclear Decommissioning Knowledge Management (NDKM) Initiative.Since 2021 the JRC manages the knowledge gained in the EU-funded or co-funded decommissioning programmes through initiatives like: development of knowledge products, promoting European Learning Initiatives on Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation (ELINDER) and organizing the Decommissioning summer school. NDKM activitiesKnowledge products databaseKnowledge products developed by the EU nuclear decommissioning operators under the NDKM initiative. A knowledge product is a tangible output of prepared knowledge that enables action of selected users. This web section presents the latest version of the currently available knowledge products.ELINDERThe European Learning Initiatives for Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation (ELINDER) is a training programme in nuclear decommissioning.. It aims to raise the interest of students and professionals in the important and emerging field of decommissioning and environmental remediation and to stimulate relevant career perspectives, by offering a set of learning opportunities that combine theory and practice.Decommissioning summer school 2026A 5-day multidisciplinary training on nuclear decommissioning and waste management for post-graduate students. The Summer school is organised within the frame of the ELINDER and taking place in person in the premises of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC) in Ispra, Italy. Events 22-26Jun2026Training and workshopsThe 16th Edition of the Summer School on Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management Contact For any further information about the Nuclear Decommissioning Knowledge Management initiative, please e-mail to the functional mailbox below. EmailJRC-DKMec [dot] europa [dot] euPostal addressE. Fermi 2749 21027 Ispra VA Italy OfficeIPR 84 01/103 Related links Euratom research and training programmeEU Nuclear skills and competencesIAEA - Decommissioning of nuclear installationsOECD/NEA - Nuclear education, skills and technology (NEST) framework This page was last updated on 5 February 2026
An overview of the nuclear decommissioning knowledge management (NDKM) initiativeThe Nuclear Decommissioning Knowledge Management Initiative (NDKM) is a strategic effort to capture, consolidate, and disseminate knowledge from the Nuclear Decommissioning Assistance Programme (NDAP) beneficiaries and share it with a broader network of stakeholders. This initiative fosters collaboration across Europe, promoting best practices, expertise exchange, and stakeholder engagement in nuclear decommissioning.The NDKM Initiative pursues two main goals: Knowledge Preservation and Exchange and Ties development. The initiative is already advancing nuclear-decommissioning knowledge management through engaging with nuclear decommissioning operators from the EU Member States, other international organisations like the IAEA or the OECD/NEA, and promoting connections between industry, academia, and research centres through the European Learning Initiatives on Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation (ELINDER).AI generated image
Knowledge products databaseKnowledge products developed by the EU nuclear decommissioning operators under the NDKM initiative. A knowledge product is a tangible output of prepared knowledge that enables action of selected users. This web section presents the latest version of the currently available knowledge products.
ELINDERThe European Learning Initiatives for Nuclear Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation (ELINDER) is a training programme in nuclear decommissioning.. It aims to raise the interest of students and professionals in the important and emerging field of decommissioning and environmental remediation and to stimulate relevant career perspectives, by offering a set of learning opportunities that combine theory and practice.
Decommissioning summer school 2026A 5-day multidisciplinary training on nuclear decommissioning and waste management for post-graduate students. The Summer school is organised within the frame of the ELINDER and taking place in person in the premises of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC) in Ispra, Italy.
22-26Jun2026Training and workshopsThe 16th Edition of the Summer School on Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management
