21 Dec Eight container loads of waste transformed into ash

After two years at Swedish Studsvik, the contents of eight containers of low-level waste have been transformed into ash and slag in eight drums.

DDanish Decommissioning constantly works to minimize the volume of waste that will require future disposal. As a new initiative, an agreement was made in 2015 with the highly specialized company Studsvik for the incineration of a consignment of low-level waste.

Considerable effort was required to finalize the incineration agreement. First and foremost, regulatory approvals, tendering, and contracts needed to be secured. Subsequently, DD employees had to implement new routines for waste sorting and management to comply with Studsvik's requirements.

In the autumn of 2015, eight half-height ISO containers were sent to Sweden. The containers held low-level waste such as plastic, wood, and other combustible materials from the Decommissioning. Studsvik had requested three years for the task but completed it in two years.

The emptied containers have now returned along with eight drums of slag, two drums of sorted waste, and the compressed filters from the incineration process. The waste that previously filled eight containers has been reduced to fit into a single container. Danish Decommissioning continuously investigates similar opportunities to minimize waste volume.