"ALARA and Decommissioning", Saclay, France, December 1997
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Optimisation of radiological protection has been shown to be a routine feature during major decommissioning operations in the nuclear industry sector. ALARA is not only considered as a principle but corresponds also to practices that determine important steps during the planning, the operation and feedback evaluation.
The presentations during the workshop described a wide variety of national approaches which depend on the legal requirements, the availability of funds, the industrial resources and, last but not least, the waste disposal routes in the different European countries. It was also shown that, as far ALARA implementation is concerned, the reality is still far from being ideal everywhere, and that a lot of problems have still to be solved.
If you would like a copy of one presentation, just ask us by e-mail; we will send it to you by post. If you would like to have a copy of the proceedings, they are available at the European Commission in its publication Radiation Protection issue108 ISBN 92-828-7107-X. (Luxembourg Office for Official Publications of the European Communities)
Programme
| Paper | Title, Authors |
|---|---|
| 1 | Observations and recommendations from the 1st EAN workshop to improve ALARA - Implementation during decommissioning. ALARA Newsletter Editorial Board. P. Croüail, C. Lefaure, J. Croft |
| 2 | Optimisation and decommissioning: challenges and limits. V. Massaut, P. Deboodt, F. Vermeersch, A. Lefebvre, M. Klein |
| 3 | ALARP Design for the future, in BNFL. R.A. Atherton, C. Steindorff |
| 4 | ALARA during major refurbishment of a reprocessing plant. P.A. Vallance |
| 5 | The ALARP process as a method of dose control in decommissioning operations at Sellafield. D.G. Pomfret |
| 6 | ALARA in the decommissioning of the ANDUJAR Uranium mil. M.O. Teresa Ortiz |
| 7 | Management of radiological protection - the lessons learnt and issues arising from the decommissioning of a SPV Magnox Nuclear Power Station in the UK. K. Spooner |
| 8 | Experience by the decommissioning of VVER reactors in Greifswald. M. Cornelius, H. Sterner, D. Rittscher |
| 9 | Health physics aspects of decommissioning at AWE. K. Stevenson |
| 10 | ALARA in the decommissioning of in-04 nuclear facility of CIEMAT. C. Sancho, A. Martinez |
| 11 | Decision-aiding in nuclear site decommissioning. A flexibility approach. N. Pauwels, T. Zeevaert |
| 12 | Decommissioning a French PWR NPP : dose assessment and optimisation. R. Hilmoine |
| 13 | Optimisation opportunities in the decommissioning of accelerators. G. Eggermont, N. Buls, A. Hermanne, W. Van Suetendael and F. Vermeersch |
| 14 | Optimised reclamation strategies for uranium mining sites in densely populated areas. K. Gehrcke, W. Goldammer |
| 15 | Decommissioning of historic sites. C.E. Mc Donnell |
| 16 | Criteria for land release. S.F. Mobbs, I.M. Barraclough |
| 17 | Different policy options for the recycling of contaminated scrap metal. A. Janssens |
| 18 | Recycling of metalscrap from nuclear installations. S. Menon |
| 19 | Experience with release measurements during decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants. I. Auler, E. Neukater |
| 20 | Clearance: history and outlook. L. Baekelandt |
| 21 | Regulatory experience of ALARA and decommissioning at UK nuclear sites. I.F. Robinson |
| 22 | Radiation protection issues in connection with the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. I. Lund |
| 23 | Impact of new regulatory approaches on the decommissioning of Vandellos 1 NPP. J. Lopez de la Higuera, P. O'Donnell |
| 24 | The decommissioning guide: a practical help? L. Weil |
| 25 | Radiation protection aspects in licensing and supervising the decommissioning of nuclear power plants. E. Eder, H. Putcha, K. Schwartzkopff |
| 26 | ALARA - Principles in licensing procedures for decommissioning operations. J. Muller-Glewe |
| 27 | A methodology for occupational exposure feedback in the dismantling field. M. Champion, J.G. Nokhamzon |