Over the past year, a team of DD employees has been working on removing the aluminum tank located innermost in Danish Reactor 3. The tank has now been reduced to small pieces and placed in shielded containers.
Read the report on the initiatives and results DD in maintaining a good work environment 2017.
Risø's peaceful and shallow surroundings attract abundant birdlife. On Sunday, March 18, members of the Danish Society for Nature Conservation were able to enjoy the sight of the many diverse bird species.
The Government and the parties in the Danish Parliament agree that the radioactive waste will continue to be stored at Risø until no later than 2073, when a deep geological repository is expected to become operational.
Overall, this year's results met expectations satisfactorily. Key milestones in 2017 included the removal of the innermost reactor tank in DR 3 and the preliminary decontamination of the first three Hot Cells. Read more about both the technical and financial results in the 2017 annual report....
The Agency for Institutions and Educational Support has now approved DD's objectives and performance plan for what we aim to achieve in the current year. Read the plan here....
The narrow office corridor was crowded when a group of members from the Danish Society of Engineers visited DD for a tour. From the corridor, which previously housed DTU employees, there is a good view of the work area in front of the Hot Cells....
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.
Following several years of planning and preparatory work, the highly radioactively contaminated Hot Cells are now undergoing decontamination.
The autumn-chilled air was tinged with a certain melancholy as the DR 3 model was carried outside. It was one of the Risø artifacts that the Steno Museum collected last Friday to preserve them for posterity.