'GREEN VINCA'-VINCA INSTITUTE NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMME

摘要

Current conditions related to the nuclear and radiation safety in the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, are the result of the previous nuclear programmes in the former Yugoslavia and the strong economic crisis during the previous decade. These conditions have to be improved as soon as possible. The process of establishment and initialization of the Vinca Institute Nuclear Decommissioning (VIND) programme, known also as the 'Green Vinca' programme supported by the Government of the Republic of Serbia in 2002, is described in the paper. It is supposed to solve all problems related to the accumulated spent nuclear fuel, radioactive waste and decommissioning of RA research reactor. Particularly, materials associated with the RA reactor facility and radioactive wastes from the research, industrial, medical and other applications, generated in the previous period which are stored in the Vinca Institute, are supposed to be properly repackaged and removed from the Vinca site to some other disposal site, yet to be decided. Besides that, a research and development programme in the modern nuclear technologies is proposed with the aim to preserve experts, 'manpower' and to establish a solid ground for new researchers in the field of nuclear research and development.