02 Jun Radioactive Waste – See Our Oversight

Attend the Open House at Danish Decommissioning and learn about our unique environmental mission at Risø: Friday, June 13, 3 PM-6 PM.

D Danish Decommissioning is responsible for dismantling the former experimental facilities from the Risø Research Centre. In our temporary storage facilities, waste from 50 years of research is stored on Risø as well as construction waste from our work to dismantle and demolish the experimental plants. We are also responsible for operating the only radioactive waste receiving station in Denmark. Every year we receive 6-8 m3 of radioactive waste from hospitals, laboratories, the education sector and industry.

The radioactive waste is sorted and inspected, and some items can be decontaminated and, after thorough examination, released as, for example, scrap iron. Danish Decommissioning offers tours of the laboratories where we measure and control the radioactive waste and explain our work on a unique environmental mission. In the info center (building 770), we serve coffee and tea, and we are naturally happy to answer questions.

There will be three guided tours starting at 15:00, 16:15, and 17:30, respectively. Each tour lasts one hour, with a capacity of 12 participants per group. Access to the Risø peninsula will be available via the gatehouse from 14:30. Due to security regulations, it is not permitted to move around the Risø area unescorted. Therefore, please drive or walk directly to Building 770. Please note that this location is approximately 1 km from the gatehouse on Frederiksborgvej.

NOTE: Registration is required by June 10, 2014. Please register at aabenthus@dekom.dk (maximum 4 persons per registration). Kindly indicate your preferred tour time.

Minimum age: 14 years. Free admission.