Improved cohesion, enhanced professional collaboration opportunities, and even stronger internal collaboration are just some of the key principles behind the new organisation at Danish Decommissioning.

For many, December 1, 2024, marks the official start of Christmas in Denmark, but it is also the date for Danish Decommissioning's newly adjusted organisation.

An organisation that is continuously evaluated and has therefore also been under development over recent years, as the scope of tasks and projects is similarly evaluated and developed.

From 2 to 3 in the Executive Management
Danish Decommissioning underwent a major organisational change in 2021, which resulted in an organisation comprising 9 units and an Executive Management consisting of 2 functions, namely a Director and a Technical Director.

The first change to this organisation came into effect in May 2024, when the Executive Management was expanded with a Director of Radiation Protection, a development you can read more about here – Danish Decommissioning expands Executive Management with Director of Radiation Protection – Danish Decommissioning.

From 9 to 7 Units
The next major change occurred in September when, following an extensive internal evaluation within Danish Decommissioning, it was decided to merge the Laboratories (LAB) and Radiation Protection (STR) units into a single unit named Radiation Protection (STR).

LAB, which primarily consisted of health assistants whose task is to perform daily radiation monitoring of the area, as well as STR, which consisted of health physicists who perform radiation calculations and planning tasks, were now consolidated into the same unit.

An organisational change based on the fact that both units are primarily engaged in radiation protection, and can thus achieve both professional and developmental benefits by being part of a combined department. It also aims to increase efficiency and competencies in radiation protection work.

This merger simultaneously led to Danish Decommissioning appointing a new unit head for the unit. This unit head will work in close collaboration with the Director of Radiation Protection.

The latest organisational change will come into effect on December 1, 2024, where the two units, Management Secretariat (LS) and Finance, IT and Service (ØIS), will be consolidated into a single unit.

The rationale behind this organisational change is also to consolidate two units that already have a high degree of collaboration into the same unit. This means that Communication, HR, Legal, Finance, IT, and Service are now all integrated into the same unit.

Concurrently, the work on the final repository, previously handled by the Management Secretariat (LS), will now be transferred to the Development & Strategic Waste Planning (UDA) unit, and all tasks related to long-term waste solutions are now consolidated in one place.

Geared for the Future
Ole Kastbjerg Nielsen, Director of Danish Decommissioning, views the ongoing organisational changes as a natural consequence of the evolving tasks of Danish Decommissioning and a clear commitment to evaluation and optimisation.

“When we implement these organisational changes, both minor and major adjustments, it primarily reflects our continuous focus on optimising our organisational structure.
This pertains both to the tasks we perform and to the competencies and development of our employees. Both our tasks and our organisation are in continuous development, which necessitates ongoing evaluation of our competence requirements and strategy, as well as, in this instance, our organisational structure.”

Below you can see a visual representation of the organisation as of May 1, 2024, and as of December 1, 2024.

Danish Decommissioning's organisation as of May 1, 2024