Decommissioning of nuclear installations
Boeretang 201
Mol
Général
As the final step of the nuclear facility life, decommissioning differs quite significantly from the operational period of life. Changing environment, development of new tools, “one shot” operations, production of huge amounts of waste, discrepancies between original design and the final layout of the facility, need for a global risk management with evolving radiation protection programme are some characteristics operators, health physicists, technicians are faced with when processing with dismantling operations. Moreover, regulatory requirements, choice for a dismantling strategy, safety and waste management, assessment and follow-up of doses, financial provisions and human resources management give still rise to many questions when a decommissioning project has to be set up.
The main objective of the training course is to provide the participants with the basic requirements regarding the management of a decommissioning project and to share experience from ongoing decommissioning projects.
Lectures will be provided by several SCK CEN experts and some external experts as well.
Sujets
The lectures will address the following topics:
- Legal and regulatory framework;
- Strategies for decommissioning;
- Decommissioning project management;
- Safety aspects and management;
- Inventory, facility and site characterization;
- Case studies (BR3, BN,Thetis);
- Dismantling operations;
- Optimization tools;
- Material management and characterization;
- Final survey plan and safety report;
- Decontamination techniques.
The course will be given face-to-face. In addition to lectures, ample time is foreseen for practical exercises, group discussions and technical visits.
Groupe cible
All stakeholders such as regulators, plant managers and operators, health physicists, technical support organisations (already involved by decommissioning operations or planning such operations in the coming months of years) should take benefit from this event whose main aim is to be as close as possible to the practices by sharing experience from ongoing decommissioning projects.
Programme
The full programme can be downloaded here.
Connaissances nécessaires
Knowledge of nuclear concepts is advisable.
Préparation
There is no preparation needed for this training course.
Résultats de l'apprentissage
In terms of knowledge
- Understand the complexity and multi-disciplinary process of decommissioning (safety, regulatory requirements, financial & human resources management, material management, etc);
- Grasp the difference between various decommissioning projects (Pressurized Water Reactor, Research Reactor, Fuel production plant).
In terms of skills
- Develop the strategy and planning of a decommissioning project taking into account all important requirements and return of experience from other projects.
Prix
Registration fee: € 3450 (VAT excluded)
This price includes the course lessons, the digital course material, lunch, coffee breaks and transport between the hotel and SCK CEN.
Dinner is not foreseen during this course week.
Informations sur l'inscription
You can register using the button above until 12 November 2025.
Cancellation with total refund is only possible until 13 November 2025.
The training will focus on interaction and dialogue. For this reason, the number of participants will be limited to 25.
SCK CEN reserves the right to cancel a training course or event (e.g. in case of low number of registrations) without reimbursement of already made travel and accommodation arrangements.
Logement
The course is held at the Lakehouse of the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Boeretang 201, BE-2400 Mol, Belgium.
Accommodation is pre-booked at the Corbie hotel in Geel from Sunday November 30 until Friday December 5, 2025 (breakfast included – 5 nights). Your hotel booking should be confirmed before November 3 by email to geel [at] corbiehotel [dot] com and academy [at] sckcen [dot] be.
Please mention your contact data, the check-in and check-out date and the name of the course ‘Decommissioning’. You need to arrange your stay directly with the hotel and also your payment needs to be done directly to the hotel.