The R²D² Project
Background
Many research reactors have been shut down or will be shut down in the near future. The respective countries must develop decommissioning policy, strategy and expertise, and have funds available to effectively implement a decommissioning project. The Agency is responding to requests from Member States, for example, by establishing the Research Reactor Decommissioning Demonstration Project (R2D2P) to help implementing Agency Safety Standards covering all aspects of decommissioning and provide a model for future decommissioning projects. more
Objective
The overall objective of this initiative is to assist Member States in implementing the safe decommissioning of research reactors. more
Scope
The project was established using the decommissioning of the Philippine Research Reactor (PRR-1) as a model. It is intended to demonstrate decommissioning of PRR-1 from planning through to the defined end state, which is free release of building and site. The project considers state-of-the-art and commercially available technologies. “Hands-on demonstrations” are an important part of the project. Facilities other than PRR-1 will be involved to complement to the R2D2Project. more
Approach
Twelve countries agreed to participate in this project. A workplan to carry out the project was developed when the project was established. It included a series of workshops, of which five have already been held.. workshop material.
Expected outcome
This project is expected to demonstrate the activities necessary for completing the decommissioning of a research reactor. It is also intended to contribute to the implementation of lessons learned in participating countries in order to bring national situations in compliance with international standards. The project is furthermore expected to make all the information available to as many people as possible. more
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