2nd Subcommittee Meeting Business Exchange Nuclear Decommissioning

On 23 March, a successful 2nd meeting of the Business Exchange Subcommittee of the Nuclear Decommissioning WG took place. Korean and German company representatives from different sectors in the field of nuclear decommissioning, including KHNP, KORAD, KEPCO E&C, KPS, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, GNS, GRS, TÜV SÜD, TÜV Nord, Framatome and actimondo, gained useful insights into the current state of decommissioning in the partner countries as well as future strategies. While Mr Lee, General Manager of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co, LTD (KHNP) gave an overview of the decommissioning of the Korean nuclear power plants Kori 1 and Wolsong 1, Mr Thielen, Head of the Decommissioning and Waste Management Department at the Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) GmbH, presented the decommissioning status and waste management plans in Germany. The meeting then focused on the disposal of decommissioning waste as the biggest future challenge.  Mr. Yoon, Director of the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD), introduced the Wolsong Disposal Centre and spoke about the waste acceptance process in Korea. From the German side, Ms. Klaß, specialist for applications & concepts at the Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH (GNS), presented the Konrad repository and spoke about the development of waste acceptance criteria as well as possible packaging solutions that meet the requirements according to the respective level of activity. In the discussion that followed, it became clear that the topic of guidelines and solutions for the disposal of highly radioactive nuclear waste in particular holds great potential for cooperation. The meeting was preceded by a 1:1 business matching the day before, which enabled bilateral exchange in different constellations. Due to the positive feedback from the companies, the business matching will also accompany future meetings.