Giving Birth to the First Decommissioning Licence in Finland: Case FiR 1 TRIGA reactor at VTT

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    Abstract

    In 2017, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland applied for a decommissioning licence for the FiR 1 research reactor, which was operated in Espoo in 1963–2015. The Government of Finland will soon decide on granting the licence, being first-of-a kind in Finland. We summarize the main steps towards fulfilling the prerequisites for the licence. These include safety, personnel and financial capacity of the applicant, but in particular, that the methods available to the applicant for the decommissioning of the nuclear facility as well as other nuclear waste management are adequate and appropriate. In spring 2020 VTT reported that a comprehensive contract on decommissioning services had been signed covering dismantling of FiR 1 and all
    necessary nuclear waste management services, including interim storage location for FiR 1 fuel from 2022 onwards. With this solution confirmed, all other
    decommissioning activities can be scheduled accordingly.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages7
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Oct 2020
    MoE publication typeNot Eligible
    EventRRFM2020 - European Research Reactor Conference - Online event
    Duration: 11 Oct 202015 Oct 2020
    https://www.euronuclear.org/research-reactor-conference2020/

    Conference

    ConferenceRRFM2020 - European Research Reactor Conference
    Abbreviated titleRRFM2020
    Period11/10/2015/10/20
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