08 Jan Goals and Results Plan for 2026 Published
An increased focus on the new upgraded storage facility, a specific goal for the dismantling of DR3's reactor block, and several other objectives form the backbone of Danish Decommissioning's (DD) Goals and Results Plan for 2026.
The nuclear facilities at Risø must be decommissioned, and a final repository for Denmark's radioactive waste must be operational by 2073 at the latest.
These are the overarching strategic goals for DD, unanimously adopted by the Danish Parliament.
However, achieving this requires many steps, and partly for this reason, a Goals and Results Plan is agreed upon annually between the responsible agency – since 2025, the Danish Emergency Management Agency – and DD to ensure consensus on goals and priorities for the upcoming year.
Goals and Results Plan for 2026
DD's goals for the upcoming year follow four main tracks:
- The work to establish a new upgraded storage facility at Risø.
- The Decommissioning of DR3, the third and final of Denmark's former research reactors.
- Specifically, a significant amount of concrete from the reactor block will be dismantled in 2026.
- Reduction of waste volumes through continued focus on potential recycling.
- Preparatory work concerning the final repository for Denmark's radioactive waste.
An ambitious but realistic plan
Steen Nordstrøm, Director of DD, looks forward to 2026 and the work on the objectives and performance plan:
“There is no doubt that this is an ambitious plan we have agreed upon with the Danish Emergency Management Agency. However, it is also a plan that we firmly believe is realistic and which, with our skilled personnel, we are confident we can bring to fruition. The objectives represent important steps towards the safe and responsible management of Denmark's radioactive waste.”
Read the full objectives and performance plan here
You can read the complete objectives and performance plan for 2026 via this link or under publications.