Methodology and Technology of Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities [antikvár]

FOREWORD The decommissioning and decontamination of nuclear facilities is a topic of great interest to many Member States of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) because of the large number of older nuclear facilities which are or soon will be retired from service. In response to increased international interest in decommissioning and to the needs of Member States, the IAEA's activities in this area have increased during the past few years and will be enhanced considerably in the future. A long range programme using an integrated systems approach covering all the technical, regulatory and safety steps associated with the decommissioning of nuclear facilities is being developed. The database resulting from this work is required so that Member States can decommission their nuclear facilities in a safe time and cost effective manner and the IAEA can effectively respond to requests for assistance. A Technical Committee Meeting on the Methodology and Technology of Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities was held in April 1985 at the Agency's Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The meeting was attended by 28 experts from 13 Member States and one international organization. The participants discussed and redrafted a preliminary report on the subject by the consultants P. De (Canada), W. Diefenbacher (Federal Republic of Germany), T.S. La Guardia (USA) and J. Griffin (UK) and the IAEA Scientific Secretary M.A. Feraday. After the meeting the report was revised by the IAEA Secretariat and the final report was approved by all participants. The report is a review of the current state of the art of the methodology and technology of decommissioning nuclear facilities including remote systems technology. This is the first report in the IAEA's expanded programme and was of benefit in outlining future activities. Certain aspects of the work reviewed in this report, such as the recycling of radioactive materials from decommissioning, will be examined in depth in future reports. The information presented should be useful to those responsible for or interested in planning or implementing the decommissioning of nuclear facilities.