Danish Decommissioning

Director: Steen Nordstrøm

DD is a state-owned enterprise, established in 2003, which now falls under the Ministry of Societal Security and Emergency Preparedness.

Our main tasks are:

To dismantle the six original nuclear facilities at Risø. The decommissioning must be done in a safe, environmentally sound and economically optimal way.

To receive, treat and store radioactive waste from Danish users of radioactive isotopes.

To participate in the process, which by 2073 must have led to a permanent solution for the radioactive waste. Until then, Danish Decommissioning must store the waste.

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Our activities are determined through:

Parliamentary resolution B 48 (2003)

Parliamentary resolution B 90 (2018)

Circular No. 9261 (2022)

Conditions for Operation & Decommissioning (2022)

We are subject to supervision from The Danish Health Authority, Radiation Protection and from The Danish Emergency Management Agency. We have also established an external Whistleblower Scheme, where employees and permanent partners can submit information about illegal or reprehensible conditions without fear of negative consequences.

The approximately 90 employees perform a variety of tasks, some of which are highly specialized: planning of Decommissioning, dismantling of facilities, waste management, operation and maintenance, radiation protection for employees and the environment, and administration. A number of employees are familiar with the nuclear facilities from when they were operational.

DD is organised into six units and a staff function. See organisational chart here and more details below.

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We are divided into six units

Executive Management (DIR)

Director: Steen Nordstrøm, Director of Radiation Protection, EHS and Quality: Mikkel Øberg, and Technical Director and nuclear expert: Kirsten Hjerrild Nielsen
The latter, who is an engineer specializing in reactor technology and has practical experience from when Risø's reactors were in operation, also serves as DDnuclear expert.

Administration (ADM)

Head of: Betina Lykke Nielsen. This unit supports the entire the organisation and solves cross-cutting tasks. In the unit are the functions:

HR
Legal
Communications
Strategic Financial Management
Information Security
Finance
Procurement
Administrative Operations
Secretariat

Radiation protection, work environment quality (SAK)

Head: Lidia B. Kildentoft. Supports the entire organisation by managing the following key tasks:

Radiation Protection: advisory services, training, control/monitoring, and emergency preparedness
Operation of four laboratories and Waste Characterisation (radiological and physico-chemical), as well as ongoing updating of our total waste inventory
Documentation and regulatory correspondence, including safety assessments and analyses
Contribute to identifying the need for research and development activities in relation to a final repository
Maintenance of our ISO 17025:2017 accreditation for waste release
Responsibility for sources in laboratories
Contribution to tasks within Safeguards control of nuclear materials
Quality, ISO 9001, ISO 17025, KLS
Regulatory Collaboration

Development (UDV)

Head of: Charlotte Hjorth. Handles technical development tasks related to new waste roads, upgraded storage facilities and new reception and handling facilities as well as tasks related to final final disposal and preparation of the waste for landfill:

The ongoing project to build a new, upgraded storage facility in collaboration with our advisors
Design/development of new facilities including waste management equipment
Strategic planning of waste processes towards final disposal, including characterization, conditioning, and volume reduction.
Waste Documentation
Documentation and regulatory correspondence related to the team's tasks

Planning (PLN)

Manager: Bjarne Hindborg Rasmussen. Carries out the planning, coordination, documentation of and regulatory correspondence related to the remaining decommissioning tasks:

DR 3
Hot Cells
The waste treatment plant and storage facilities

Additionally, the unit coordinates waste reception, manages the handling facility, and performs technical drawing tasks.

Operations (UDF)

Head of: Kenn-Ulrik Brix Sørensen Responsible for:

Waste handling
Executing Decommissioning
Waste Packaging

Security, emergency management, IT & FM (SIF)

Head of: Niels Ebbesen. Responsible for

Drawings, work plans, and related documents
Electrical Tasks
Technical On-Call Function
Security
IT
Facility management

Danish Decommissioning values

We base our work on three fundamental values

Responsibility

We set high safety and quality standards. We are aware that we work with radioactive materials and in areas where radiation may occur, and the work environment must be in order. We focus on acting responsibly towards the rest of society through the safe management of radioactive waste.

Development

New tasks require new solutions. We continuously develop our employees' competencies to ensure we have the best possible conditions for responsibly solving tasks. We continuously develop processes, methods, tools, and facilities, learning from the best international experiences, just as we are keen to share our own experiences.

Engagement

We strive for the greatest possible transparency regarding our tasks, both internally and externally. We are committed to involving all relevant competencies in task execution. We aim to engage all relevant stakeholders in an active dialogue process concerning the development of a final disposal solution for radioactive waste.