Decommissioning Project


completed
Glovebox dismantling

The Glove Boxes (SaG) of the Plutonium plant (IPU) are confining spaces which, during the operations, where used to manipulate Plutonium for research activities aimed at the production of nuclear fuel elements.

ongoing
Dismantling of Waste A and B

The Project involves the dismantling of the underground collection system for radioactive effluents in OPEC-1, called “Waste A and B”.

ongoing
Plant adaptation, new buildings, and preliminary works for IPU and OPEC dismantling

This project entails performing preliminary arrangements for the decommissioning of IPU and OPEC plants. It especially involves the following: removing systems ..

completed
Realisation of the OPEC-2 interim repository

OPEC-2 interim storage facility was created for the temporary storage of previous radioactive solid waste resulting from the activities of the Plutonium plant and from subsequent decommissioning

ongoing
Treatment and conditioning of liquid radioactive waste

The research activities conducted in the IPU plant produced less than 1 cubic metre of radioactive waste containing plutonium.

ongoing
Implementation of a Waste Management Facility (WMF)

The project involves the implementation of a structure called Waste Management Facility (WMF), intended for the treatment of solid radioactive waste containing Plutonium.

ongoing
Implementation of new Alpha Compaction Station and new Casaccia Repository

The project covers the implementation of two plants, the "Alpha Compaction Station" and the "New Repository" to store conditioned waste casks.