Nuclear Research and consultancy Group European Radiation Survey Site Execution Manual

1. Nuclear Research and consultancy GroupEuropean Radiation Survey Site Execution Manual Leo van Velzen ENVIRONET Kick-off meeting Vienna 23 – 26 November 2009

2. Contents • Introduction to Nuclear Research and consultancy Group • Needs • Offer to the IAEA ENVIRONET Network

3. Introduction to NRG

4. Introduction to NRG

5. 5 M€ 13 M€ 8 M€(MEA) R & D-assignments -nuclear power plants -fusion reactors -health physics-thermo hydraulics -transmutation -waste management -waste characterisation 14 M€ Introduction to NRG Activities Services and consultancy -design and operation-efficiency performance -health physics -radiation and environment -non-nuclear applications (e.g. NORM) Production of Isotopes -medical-industrial

6. Needs • The Netherlands: • Highly populated; • Highly industrialised; • About 30% is below see level; • High ground water velocity; • Contaminated sites needs to be remediated so that they can be reused for as much purposes as possible, preferable unrestricted reuse. • There is a constant need for new proven/validated remediation techniques.

7. Offer: EURSSEM • European Radiation Survey and Site Execution Manual • EURSSEM (1st version) has been established within the 6th EC Framework project “Coordination Network on Decommissioning (CND)”. The CND project officially ended 31 June 2009. • The European Radiation Survey and Site Execution Manual (EURSSEM) has been developed to provide a consistent consensus approach and guidance to conduct all actions at radioactively contaminated and potentially radioactively contaminated sites and/or groundwater up to their release for restricted or unrestricted (re)use.

8. Offer: EURSSEM • Approach: • Service point of view, document free of names/pointers to commercial organizations, governmental regulations, etc. • Leading strategies, leading practical option(s), etc.; all strategies, practical options ….. no judging. • Applicable for all stakeholders involved in processes to remediate or restore radioactively contaminated sites for restricted or unrestricted (re)use. • Combining (leading) literature: • IAEA; Member states – consensus- • MARSSIM (2002); Regulator/Agencies US • CIRIA Safegrounds Nuclear Industry and Defense sites - UK Learning Network: • ITRC; Interstate Techn. & Research Council - US • EPA Environmental Protection Agency – US • Diverse Publications

9. Offer: EURSSEM • Contents • 1 Introduction • 2 Development of a strategy, implementation and execution program to remediate radioactively contaminated sites • 3 Characterisation of radioactively contaminated sites • 4 Environmental remediation of radioactively contaminated sites • 5 Stewardship

10. Offer: EURSSEM • Contents • 1 Introduction • 2 Development of a strategy, implementation and execution program to remediate radioactively contaminated sites • 3 Characterisation of radioactively contaminated sites • 4 Environmental remediation of radioactively contaminated sites • 5 Stewardship • - Background • - Purpose and scope of EURSSEM • - The EURSSEM approach • - Structure of the manual • - Use of the manual

11. Offer: EURSSEM • - Context and objectives • - Designing a remediation program for radiological contaminated sites • - Basic considerations about planning for remediation • - Practical implementation of the management and selection of remedial actions • - Stakeholder involvement • - Historical site assessment • - Risk assessment • - Health physics, safety, security and environmental protection plan • - Site characterisation • - Environmental remediation plan • - Waste management and transport plan • - Stewardship • - Record keeping • - Archive for future referencing • - Quality management plan • Contents • 1 Introduction • 2 Development of a strategy, implementation and execution program to remediate radioactively contaminated sites • 3 Characterisation of radioactively contaminated sites • 4 Environmental remediation of radioactively contaminated sites • 5 Stewardship

12. Offer: EURSSEM • - Introduction • - Definition of key terms adopted in site characterisation • - Design of field-based site characterisations; data quality objective process • - Samples • - Sampling frequencies, locations and patterns • - Non-intrusive methods • - Intrusive methods • - Field survey and laboratory equipment • - Analysis of samples • - Data interpretation and drawing conclusions • - Reporting results • - Common mistakes • Contents • 1 Introduction • 2 Development of a strategy, implementation and execution program to remediate radioactively contaminated sites • 3 Characterisation of radioactively contaminated sites • 4 Environmental remediation of radioactively contaminated sites • 5 Stewardship

13. Offer: EURSSEM • Contents • 1 Introduction • 2 Development of a strategy, implementation and execution program to remediate radioactively contaminated sites • 3 Characterisation of radioactively contaminated sites • 4 Environmental remediation of radioactively contaminated sites • 5 Stewardship • - Introduction • - Design of an environmental remediation plan • - Remediation: Planning approaches • - Remediation: Evaluation criteria of approaches and techniques • - Overview of available remediation techniques • - Remediation implementation activities • - Conducting post-remediation activities

14. Offer: EURSSEM • Contents • 1 Introduction • 2 Development of a strategy, implementation and execution program to remediate radioactively contaminated sites • 3 Characterisation of radioactively contaminated sites • 4 Environmental remediation of radioactively contaminated sites • 5 Stewardship • - Introduction • - Components of longterm stewardship • - Management • - Institutional/administrative controls • - Maintenance/long term behaviour of engineering solutions • - Monitoring • - Periodic review • - Removal of restrictions of site access • - Keeping stakeholders involved • - Economic context

15. EURSSEM; //www.eurssem.eu/ Partner to the ENVIRONET Network

16. Nuclear Research and consultancy Group Thank you for your attention.

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