At next year's review meeting of the UN Joint Convention, a DD staff member sits at the critical table. Health physicist Haraldur Hannesson has been appointed to the panel, which will help evaluate, among other things, the US's handling of radioactive waste.
One of the Danish Commissioning Health physicists contributes with experience in dismantling reactor DR2.
The next three Thursdays in July, you can take a tour of the Risø site and get an impression of the former research centre. The tours will take place regardless of the weather on the following dates: 3 July, 10 July and 17 July. Registration is required.
Come to the Open House at Danish Decommissioning and learn about our unique environmental mission at Risø: Friday 13 June at 15-18.
The Annual Report reports on DD's activities in 2013 and reports on the results achieved against the performance contract.
In 2013, DD an important step forward towards removing and packing the inner parts of Denmark's largest research reactor DR3. We plan to lift the 22-ton steel plug at the reactor tank in spring 2014.
Many years of teaching health physics have resulted in a book on the subject.
On 24 January 2013, the Finance Committee approved Act No 57, in which the Ministry of Health requests DKK 3 million from unused funds in Section 19.51.03 for Danish Decommissioning to finance costs associated with the characterisation and conditioning of radioactive waste.
The Annual Report reports on DD's activities in 2011, and reports on the results achieved against the Performance Contract.
In 2011, prevention efforts have again focused on increasing the frequency of reporting near misses. The aim was to double the number from 10 to 20. A total of 14 reports were received.