International Conference ECED 2015 Eastern and Central European Decommissioning, 23-25 June 2015, Trnava, Slovakia IAEA SUPPORT OF GLOBAL DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES Ian Gordon Head of Waste Technology Section, NEFW Vladimir Michal Leader of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Team, NEFW-WTS
The role of the IAEA The IAEA is widely known as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization within the United Nations family. Established in 1957 as the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field, the Agency works with its Member States - and multiple partners worldwide - to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies As at May 2015, 164 Member States.
Public confidence Increasing use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes Public confidence Safe, secure and environmentally sustainable management of Radioactive Waste
Decommissioning Statistics At present, 155 power reactors shut-down for decommissioning worldwide: ü 17 fully dismantled, ü about 50 in process of being dismantled, ü about 60 being kept in safe enclosure mode, ü 3 power reactors were entombed, and ü the rest do not yet have specified decommissioning strategies. In addition... more than 400 research reactors & other nuclear facilities have been decommissioned or are in progress or are developing strategies.
IAEA Decommissioning Support IAEA provides and coordinates decommissioning support for its Member States through: ü Development of thematically focused safety and technical publications, ü Maintaining and expanding a professional network dedicated to Decommissioning, ü Implementation of regional and national technical cooperation projects, ü Organization of variety of experts events, workshops and training courses, ü Provision of peer review services etc. 6
Technical Publications ü More than 60 publications (NE Series reports, Technical Series reports, Safety standards, Safety reports, TECDOCs etc.) have been published by the IAEA since the 1980s, in the field of decommissioning; ü Some of them are in common between decommissioning, remediation and waste management, some of them were prepared in cooperation with other organizations, e.g. NEA OECD, EU; ü The most recent relevant technical publications are as follows:
Technical Publications: 2012 2014 ü Policies and Strategies for the Decommissioning of Nuclear and Radiological Facilities, IAEA NE Series report No. NW-G-2.1, 2012; ü International Structure for Decommissioning Costing (ISDC) of Nuclear Installations. Prepared in cooperation with NEA OECD and EC, published by NEA OECD in Paris, 2012; ü Planning, Management and Organizational Aspects of the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities, IAEA- TECDOC-1702, 2013. 8
Technical Publications: 2012 2014 ü Cost Estimation for Research Reactor Decommissioning, IAEA NE Series report No. NW-T-2.4, 2013/2014; ü Experiences and Lessons Learned Worldwide in the Cleanup and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities in the Aftermath of Accidents, IAEA Nuclear Energy Series NW- T-2.7, 2014. http://www.iaea.org/ourwork/st/ne/nefw/technical-areas/wts/ decommissioning.html http://www.iaea.org/ourwork/st/ne/nefw/technical-areas/wts/ decommissioning-assistance-publications.html ü New report(s) to be published in 2015 and beyond...
Revised IAEA Safety Requirements for Decommissioning 2006 2014 June 2010 / 10
Revised IAEA Safety Requirements for Decommissioning ü General Safety Requirements GSR Part 6 Decommissioning of Facilities ; ü Endorsed by the Board of Governors in March 2014 and published in July 2014; ü To supersede WS-R-5 (2006); ü Brings the requirements in line with the new BSS (2011); ü Entombment not considered acceptable strategy for normal decommissioning, still last option under exceptional circumstances ; ü Addresses phased approach to planning, licensing and conduct; ü Addresses in more details end-state with restrictions. June 2010 / 11
Ongoing Activities and Draft Publications on Safety of Decommissioning ü Revision of the two facility specific Safety Guides: Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations, Decommissioning of Medical, Industrial and Research Facilities. ü Safety Report on Use of Safety Assessment Results in Planning and Implementation of Decommissioning (FaSa); ü Management of Project Risks in Decommissioning (DRiMa); ü Entombment Regulatory and Safety Aspects; ü Methodologies for Source Term Assessment for Decommissioning (activation calculations); ü International Project on Remediation (on-site) and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities after an Accident (joint WTS/WES) project DAROD. June 2010 / 12
International Decommissioning Network (IDN) ü A professional network to increase visibility and to leverage learning from national and regional decommissioning projects & existing networks. ü Objectives: To provide increased opportunities for practical decommissioning hands on and user-oriented experience, To facilitate sharing of knowledge and experience, To raise awareness of need and encourage decision-makers to move forward with decommissioning project implementation, To attract additional resources to the field and accelerate the pace of decommissioning activities worldwide. ü A joint initiative of the IAEA's Departments of Technical Cooperation, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Safety & Security. June 2010 / 13
International Decommissioning Network Examples of IDN activities: ü Training course on decommissioning and environmental remediation, Argonne National Laboratory, USA, 2Q; ü Up to ten workshops and other events organized worldwide per year on variety of technical (decommissioning technologies) and non-technical (planning, management) aspects of decommissioning (+ environmental remediation); ü IDN Annual Forum for Regulators and Operators, IAEA, November; ü Projects CIDER (joint IDN/ENVIRONET project), DACCORD, DRiMa (jointly with WES). June 2010 / 14
CONNECT June 2010 / 15
On-going Technical Cooperation Projects ü RER9120 (2012-2015) Supporting Decommissioning Implementation for Facilities Using Radioactive Material ; ü INT9175 (2012-2015) Promoting safe and efficient cleanup of radioactively contaminated facilities and sites; ü National TC projects and other activities focused on decommissioning are implemented in Georgia, Indonesia, Egypt, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia...
Decommissioning Peer Review services ü EC-IAEA-Ukraine Joint Project on Nuclear Safety Evaluation of Ukrainian NPPs Task 3 on Waste and Decommissioning (2009); ü International Peer Review of UK Magnox Decommissioning Programme (2008-2011) final report handed over to Magnox representatives at the IAEA in February 2012; ü International Decommissioning Peer Review of Roadmap towards Fukushima Daiichi Decommissioning, 2013 (two Missions) and 2015 (one Mission + follow-up visit); ü ARTEMIS.
ARTEMIS ü The Review Service for managing radioactive waste and spent fuel, control of discharges, decommissioning and remediation. ü Objective is to provide independent expert opinion and advice on : radioactive waste and spent fuel management, assessment of radiological impacts to people and the environment, management of residues arising from uranium production, decommissioning and remediation issues. ü Based upon the IAEA safety standards and technical guidance, as well as international good practice. ü Of particular relevance in support of the Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management Directive (Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011) ü Cross-cutting coordinated activity of NE and NS Departments
IAEA International Conference on Advancing the Global Implementation of Decommissioning and Environmental Remediation Programmes ü 23-27 May 2016, Madrid, Spain; ü 10 years after the previous IAEA decommissioning conference in Athens; ü Focus on: National policies and strategies to enable and enhance D&ER programmes; Regulatory framework; Decision-making process: social and stakeholder involvement during D&ER lifecycle; Technical aspects of D&ER; Project management, skills and supply chain considerations; Optimization of waste and materials management; Support of international cooperation.
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