10 Mar Annual Report 2015
The two major decommissioning projects – Danish Reactor 3 and the Hot Cell facility – are well underway.
The two major decommissioning projects – Danish Reactor 3 and the Hot Cell facility – are well underway.
When Project Engineer Morten Dalby wakes up at 5 AM, he immediately grabs his mobile phone to remotely start Danish Decommissioning's very own ice machine. A few hours later, a large box of dry ice is ready on the Risø peninsula for the removal of environmentally hazardous paint.
Danish Decommissioning has entered into a contract with COWI A/S as part of the preparatory work for a political decision regarding the future of radioactive waste.
The team responsible for decommissioning research reactor DR 3 must not only focus on dismantling the reactor block itself but also manage all elements that were part of the experiments. In this context, a pool plays a crucial role.
The objectives and performance plan for 2016 is now ready.
New status report approves DD's activities.
Sometimes, one must build up in order to dismantle. This is certainly the case with research reactor DR 3.
At Danish Decommissioning, we are constantly working to minimize the volume of waste that needs to be disposed of in the future. A new initiative is an agreement with the highly specialized Swedish company Studsvik concerning the incineration of the combustible portion of the waste.
DD has acquired a Brokk demolition robot, which is currently on display at the Contractor and Craftsmen Fair 2015 in Messecenter Herning.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (SUM) has, in collaboration with DD and GEUS, answered questions from the German researcher Gerhard Schmidt of Öko-Institut.