RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

MATE-FIN participated in several projects focused on radioactive waste management:

Characterisation of Radioactive Waste at Cernavoda NPPProject developed in 2005Project funded through PHARE fundsPart of a consortium lead by Quintessa

”Study for determining the metodhs and techniques for treatment and conditioning of the radioactive wastes produced in Cernavodă NPP, for the final storage”. Project between: 12.01.2009 – 13.07.2009.Partners: KINECTRICS – Canada, NUVIA – UK

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

MATE-FIN is the operator for the radioactive waste at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant since 2008

The activities we perform are: characterization of the organic liquid waste and burnable waste, treatment of the organic liquid waste and inflammable solid waste, conditioning by incineration of the solidified and burnable waste.

The radioactive waste produced by the plant is currently stored in a purpose built interim storage facility located onsite

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AT CERNAVODA NPP

Characterization:

o Drum by drum measurement

o Representative sample from each drum

o ETM (easy to measure), DTM (difficult to measure) radionuclides

o H-3 and C-14 measurements

o 52 tones have been characterised until the end of July 2014

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AT CERNAVODA NPP

Treatment:

o Collection and segregation of organic liquid waste and inflammable solids

o Solidification of organic liquids using Nochar polymer

o Decontamination of organic liquids waste (oils)

o 38 tones of organic liquid waste have been solidified until the end of July 2014

o 20 tones of oils have been decontaminated

o Based on characterization results and national & international clearance limits, around 14 tones of oil have been free released

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AT CERNAVODA NPP

Incineration:

oStudsvik Nuclear AB has been selected as the certified operator for incineration

oWaste packages are prepared according to Studsvik’s specifications

o 39 tones of solidified waste and burnable waste have been incinerated

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AT CERNAVODA NPP

As a result of the experimental campaign and the large scale project executed by MATE-FIN:

Nochar polymer systems have been effective in the immobilization of tritiated organic liquid and inflammable waste from Cernavoda NPP;

During the experimental campaign, MATE-FIN established the appropriate organic liquid to polymer ratios, depending on the type and physical characteristics of the waste (oil, solvents, scintillation cocktails)

In the first 2 years of project, the entire quantity of historical organic liquids was solidified. 

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AT CERNAVODA NPP

MATE-FIN has been awarded the continuation of the project at Cernavoda with a new 5 years period.

The value of the project is 4 times higher as the work is more complex.

The project includes new types of radwaste, such as: metals, molecular sieve, glass, sludge, sand, glass, etc.

MATE-FIN also has to develop new methods and procedures for the characterization and conditioning of the spent resins

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AT CERNAVODA NPP

MATE-FIN will apply for European Funding to build a research laboratory for the radioactive waste.The facility will be located in Cernavoda near the Power Plant.

MATE-FIN will continue to collaborate with its long-time partners: Kinectrics (Canada), Nochar (USA), Studsvik (Sweden), Belgoprocess (Belgium), Socodei (France)

In the same time, MATE-FIN is interested in developing new partnerships with renowned global companies such as HATCH.

FUTURE

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