Concept Study for Treatment of Radioactive Materials Generated during Decommissioning Projects for EnBW Kernkraft GmbH (EnKK)
30 November -0001
Contract
Within the framework of EnBW decommissioning planning, NUKEM developed a waste treatment strategy for Neckarwestheim NPP units 1 and 2 and Philippsburg NPP units 1 and 2.
Description
The study for EnKK covers the following:
- Analysis of waste streams in the context of decommissioning activities at four reactor units
- Development of an overall concept for waste treatment
- Calculations of waste streams and process throughput
- Conceptual analysis based on the market price method
- Development of a conceptual design for a waste treatment centre
- Cost calculations for the selected design concepts
The outcomes of the study define the basic approaches to waste treatment.
Services
NUKEM Technologies provided the following services:
- Analysis of various aspects of the waste treatment:
- Sorting
- Segmentation and decontamination
- Retrieval techniques
- Size-reduction techniques
- Documentation and waste tracking
- Procurement of equipment
- Waste treatment by external contractors
- Elaboration of waste treatment concepts
- Development of basic design concepts for waste treatment centres and interim storage facilities