Workshop on Current and Emerging methods for Optimising Safety and Efficiency in Nuclear Decommissioning

7-9 February 2017
Sarpsborg, Norway

Successful application of R&D in decommissioning and future needs

All sessions – abstracts
All sessions – presentations

Welcome and opening speeches

All abstracts and presentations
Workshop chair: Akos HORVATH, Co-chair: Jon KVALEM
 
O-1 Welcome and Introduction to IFE
by Nils Morthen HUSEBY, CEO IFE
(presentation)
O-2 Introduction to the OECD Halden Reactor Project
by Jon KVALEM, OECD HRP Deputy Project Manager
(presentation)
O-3 Welcome address by Workshop General Chair
by Akos HORVATH, CER, Hungary
 
O-4 Introduction to the Workshop and Practicalities
by István SZŐKE, OECD HRP
 

Session 1: Workshop introductory presentations

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Session chair: Con LYRAS, Co-chair: Jon KVALEM
 
1-1 International Perspective on Decommissioning in OECD Nuclear Energy Agency countries
by Inge WEBER, OECD/NEA
(presentation)
1-2 IAEA Global support of decommissioning implementation with a focus on advanced technologies
by Vladimir MICHAEL, IAEA
(presentation), (abstract)
1-3 Decommissioning research within the OECD HRP and opportunities for application
by István SZŐKE, OECD HRP
(presentation)

Session 2: Experience from starting, on-going and completed decommissioning projects

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Session chair: Mika SHIMBA YAMADA, Co-chair: Jan PORSMYR
 
2-1 Dismantling of the SVAFO research reactors R2 & R2-0 in Sweden
Hans-Uwe ARNOLD, AREVA, Germany
(presentation), (abstract)
2-2 Decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear research facilities in Switzerland: Lessons learnt
by Fritz LEIBUNDGUT, PSI, Switzerland
(presentation), (abstract)
2-3 Challenges of decommissioning of heavy water research reactor
by Yidong ZHOU, CIAE, China
(presentation)
2-4 FIR1 TRIGA research reactor decommissioning project
by Anttti RÄTY, VTT, Finland
(presentation), (abstract)
2-5 Implementing waste led decommissioning in practice - Experiences from a research facility
by Per LIDAR, Studsvik, Sweden
(presentation), (abstract)
2-6 Chernobyl NPP decommissioning efforts. Post, present and future
by Viktor KUCHINSKIY, Chernobyl, NPP, Ukraine
(presentation), (abstract)
2-7 Lessons learnt from ongoing decommissioning project of Fugen NPS
by Masashi TEZUKA, JAEA, Japan
(presentation), (abstract)
2-8 Challenges of Ignalina NPP decommissioning - View of Lithuanian operator
by Pavel AKSIONOV, INPP, Lithuania
(presentation), (abstract)
2-9 International good practice on practical implementation of characterisation in decommissioning
by Arne LARSSON, WPDD Task group on radiological characterisation and decommissioning
(presentation), (abstract)
2-10 Progress in decommissioning the low flux reactor in Petten
by Renate DE BOS, NRG, The Netherlands
(presentation)

Session 3: R&D and application of advanced technologies for decommissioning

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Session chair: Richard MCGRATH, Co-chair: Espen NYSTAD
 
3-1 Evolution of R&D for nuclear decommissioning
by Michele LARAIA, Italy
(presentation), (abstract)
3-2 Decontamination in preparation for dismantling - AREVA's chemical decontamination technologies, projects performed and results obtained in the period 2011-2016
by Luis SEMPERE BELDA, AREVA, Germany
(presentation), (abstract)
3-3 New developments of autoradiography technique to improve alpha and beta measurements for decommissioning facilities
by Pascal FICHET, CEA, France
(presentation), (abstract)
3-4 Waste characterisation in a Swedish uranium facility during decommissioning using nuclide vectors and nuclide-specific measurements
by Patrik KONNEUS, Studsvik, Sweden
(presentation), (abstract)
3-5 Improvement of a separation method for the reduction of secondary waste from the waterjet abrasive suspension cutting technique
by Martin BRANDAUER, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
(abstract)
3-6 How characterisation and clearance process is planned to be optimised by combining MARSSIM methods with parametric statistics in decommissioning of Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm
by Jonathan JISELMARK, Studsvik Consulting, AB, Sweden
(presentation), (abstract)

Session 4: Advanced information technologies for decommissioning

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Session chair: Christine GEORGES, Co-chair: Michael LOUKA
 
4-1 Surface contamination activity reconstruction based on measurements of ambient dose equivalent
by Konstantin CHIZHOV, SRC-FMBC, Russian Federation
(presentation), (abstract)
4-2 Application of constraint satisfaction algorithms for conditioning and packing activated control rod assemblies in MOSAIK casks
by Philip J. HARDING, Brenk Systemplanung, Germany
(presentation), (abstract)
4-3 Advanced technologies for fuel debris retrieval towards Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning
by Eiichiro WATANABE, IAEA
(presentation), (abstract)
4-4 Comparison of standardised decommissioning costing tools on pilot Vienna TRIGA MARK-II research reactor
by Kristina KRISTOFOVA, KIND Consultancy, Slovak Republic
(presentation), (abstract)
4-5 Experiences of development of IT support systems for decommissioning of Fugen NPS
by Yukihiro IGUCHI, JAEA, Japan
(presentation), (abstract)
4-6 IAEA assessment tools for nuclear and radiological emergencies
by Joseph George CHAPUT, IAEA
(presentation)
4-7 Applying the HVRC VRdose planner in the design of a Pneumatic Transfer System
by Qasim KAPASI, NNL, UK
(presentation), (abstract)
4-8 Historical fuel management at IFE and opportunities for application of advanced information technology
by Barbara C. OBERLANDER and István SZŐKE, IFE
(presentation)
4-9 Learning decommissioning through gaming
by Espen NYSTAD, OECD HRP
(presentation)

Session 5: Challenges and methods for improving decommissioning

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Session chair: Michele LARAIA, Co-chair: Grete RINDAHL
 
5-1 EPRI research and development projects for NPP decommissioning
by Richard MCGRATH, EPRI, USA
(presentation)
5-2 Needs for R&D and innovations to address challenges of nuclear facility decommissioning after its normal shutdown versus advanced approaches required for Fukushima Daiichi NPS decommissioning
by Gérard LAURENT, IN Solutions, France
(presentation), (abstract)
5-3 New requirements to collect operational data that are essential for facility decommissioning
by Kristina KRISTOFOVA, KIND Consultancy Slovak Republic
(presentation), (abstract)
5-4 Federal guidelines for estimating external exposure of radiation workers in Russia
by Konstantin CHIZHOV, SRC-FMBC, Russian Federation
(presentation), (abstract)
5-5 Long history of 36CI assessment of graphite waste by EDG engineering and the latest suggested developments
by Bernard PONCET, EDF-DP2D, France
(presentation), (abstract)
5-6 Innovative approaches to the management of irradiated nuclear graphite wastes: Addressing the challenges through international collaboration with project "GRAPA"
by Anthony J. WICKHAM, University of Manchester, UK
(presentation), (abstract)
5-7 Strategic aspects of waste management in decommissioning of nuclear facilities
by Arne LARSSON, Cyclife-EDF, Sweden
(presentation), (abstract)
5-8 Human and organisational factors in decommissioning
by Claire Taylor, IFE, Norway
(presentation)

Session 6:  Workshop closing

 
Session chairs: Akos HORVATH, Vladimir MICHAL and Inge WEBER
 
6-1 Summing-up and closure of the workshop  
6-2 Group discussion (HRP members only)  

Last reviewed: 7 March 2017