Decommissioning of the EWA research reactor

摘要

The EWA reactor decommissioning activities started in 1995 and were mostly aimed at thepossibility of constructing in the reactor well a dry storage facility for the spent nuclear fuel collected at the?wierk Center. Ue to that, the EWA reactor decommissioning plan prepared with IAEA support didn't foreseethe complete liquidation of the facility. The EWA reactor decommissioning activities started in 1995 and wasmostly aimed in creating the possibility for construction in the reactor well a dry storage facility for the spentnuclear fuel collected at the ?wierk Center. Due to that objective, the EWA reactor decommissioning planprepared with IAEA support didn't foresee the complete dismantling of the facility.The decommissioning activities were completed in 2001. This paper includes:? Short facility description and history of its operation;? Scope of decommissioning;? Specification of radioactive wastes generated during decommissioning;? Description of radiological protection system during reactor dismantling;? Assessment of reactor decommissioning;? Foreseen utilization of the reactor facility after decommissioning.