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Conference Article: Development and licensing of a melting plant for Chernobyl scrap

Sappok, M. (Siempelkamp Nuclear- and Umwelttechnik GmbH and Co., Krefeld (Germany)); Zunk, H. (UNA GmbH, Kiew (Ukraine)); Fashevsky, K.A. (CPPRO, Chernobyl (Ukraine))

Abstract

One decade after the accident at unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power station, a melting plant for radioactively contaminated metallic materials, the so-called SURF facility, is being planned and licensed for erection in the direct neighbourhood of the NPP area. Main goal is the recycling of the material largely decontaminated by the melting process, by means of manufacturing of casks and containers for waste disposal and of shielding equipment. The melting plant will be part of the Ukrainian waste handling centre (CPPRO). The technology is based on the long-term experience gained at Siempelkamp's CARLA plant in Krefeld. Within 1995 and 1996 the licensing conditions were defined, the licensing documents prepared and the formal procedure initiated. The complex is scheduled to start operation in 2001, in case the necessary financing is allocated. To this end the proposed site of the facility has undergone the state assessment. The technical documentation for construction is at the stage of development.

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key words: Gas Cooled Reactor, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Technical committee meeting on technologies for gas cooled reactor decommissioning, fuel storage and waste disposal. Juelich (Germany) 8-10 Sep 1997
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--1043, pp:257-267