29 Mar Working environment 2022
Find out more about Danish Decommissioning efforts in terms of health and safety at work and the results achieved for 2022 in this area
21 Feb The only ones of their kind
The only healthcare assistants in Denmark are at Danish Decommissioning, a unique role in a unique workplace.
12 Jan Moving the working deck of DR3
In Danish Decommissioning there are ongoing tasks that are not found in many places and one of these is the relocation of the more than 60 years old working decks in the Danish Reactor 3 (DR3)
Sept 9 TV2 Lorry came by
The YouTube editors from TV2 Lorry have recently paid a visit to portray our work in decommissioning Danish Reactor 3.
Dec 15 A chunk of DR 3's concrete removed
Two days before shutting down the company, a milestone was reached in the decommissioning of Danish Reactor 3: the first concrete blocks have been sawn out of the top of the reactor and placed in containers.
Sep 30 An empty pool
For the past 60 years, a basin has been used to store radioactive objects from Danish Reactor 3. Now the last contaminated tubes have been removed from the basin.
Jan 28 Last nuclear facility to be decommissioned
The waste treatment plant is the sixth and last of Risø's original nuclear plant to be decommissioned. Funds have now been allocated to start work.
Dec 17 The outer parts of the reactor are next in line
The top of Danish Reactor 3 is now naked and exposed, ready to be cut up.
09 May Initial cleaning of Hot Cells complete
The initial cleaning has removed 85 percent of the radioactivity in the Hot Cell plant. Watch a video about how the team last removed hotspots in one of the cells.
01 Mar Reactor's internal parts are gone
Around the innermost tank of Danish Reactor 3 has sat a graphite reference that shot back the neutrons. The reflector and an associated layer of lead are now gone. This completes the remotely operated cutting of the internal parts of the reactor.