DD is a state enterprise established in 2003, which is now under the responsibility of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
Our main tasks are:
To dismantle the six original nuclear facilities at Risø. The decommissioning must be done in a safe, environmentally sound and economically optimal way.
To receive, treat and store radioactive waste from Danish users of radioactive isotopes.
To participate in the process, which by 2073 must have led to a permanent solution for the radioactive waste. Until then, Danish Decommissioning must store the waste.
Our activities are determined through:
Parliamentary resolution B 48 (2003)
We are subject to supervision by The Danish Health Authority, Radiation Protection and by The Danish Emergency Management Agency. We have also established an external whistleblowing scheme where staff and regular partners can submit information on illegal or objectionable matters without fear of negative consequences.
The 85 or so staff carry out a variety of tasks, some of them highly specialised: planning of the decommissioning, dismantling of installations, waste management, operation and maintenance, radiation protection of staff and the environment, administration, etc. Some of the staff know the nuclear installations from when they were in operation.
DD is organised into eight units and a staff function. See organisational chart here and more details below.
Managing Director: Ole Kastbjerg Nielsen and Technical Director: Kirsten Hjerrild Nielsen. The latter, who has a degree in reactor engineering and practical experience from when Risø's reactors were in operation, also acts as DD's nuclear expert.
The function manager for quality, environment and safety reports to the managing director and is responsible for maintaining the quality system and for ensuring compliance with applicable environmental and health and safety legislation. The team also includes a quality manager who maintains the document system as well as plans and conducts audits, a daily health & safety manager and a regulatory authority & quality coordinator.
Quality
The quality management system includes the legal and regulatory requirements that apply to Danish Decommissioning. Danish Decommissioning is certified/accredited in relation to three standards:
Environment & Safety
It is a high priority that DD is a safe, healthy and evolving workplace. We monitor environmental legislation and continuously ensure that the necessary environmental permits and approvals are in place. DD management, together with the safety organisation, is responsible for ensuring that the health and safety policy is implemented and that the work environment is satisfactory.
Manager: Anja Kraag. This unit supports the entire management/organisation and solves cross-organisational tasks of a strategic nature:
Manager: Uffe Brandshøj Christensen. Supports the entire organisation by performing the following main tasks:
Manager: Mikkel Øberg. Supports the entire organisation by carrying out the following main tasks:
Manager: João Silva. Supports the entire organisation by performing the following main tasks:
Manager: Charlotte Hjorth. Performs technical-operational tasks related to the waste treatment and storage to be carried out at Risø in the coming years:
Manager: Bjarne Hindborg Rasmussen. Carries out the planning, coordination, documentation of and regulatory correspondence related to the remaining decommissioning tasks:
Manager: Kenn-Ulrik Brix Sørensen. Handles the executive tasks related to operations and waste treatment:
Manager: Niels Ebbesen. Handles the executive tasks related to the decommissioning tasks: