Forerunner in nuclear waste management
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Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management
For more than 30 years, Fortum has been a forerunner in nuclear decommissioning and waste management. We are in an active role in the Nordic decommissioning projects. We have developed innovative solutions for radioactive liquid purification, waste solidification, interim storage of spent fuel and final disposal of low and intermediate-level radioactive waste. We will be amongst the first nuclear power companies to start the final disposal of spent fuel. See our product offering below and read more of our expertise.
Turn-key solutions for planning and implementation
Nuclear decommissioning project cost vary from hundreds of millions to a billion euros. Fortum’s approach to decommissioning planning considers nuclear waste disposal and treatment solutions as early during operation as possible. This enables optimization of nuclear waste management operations and minimization of the costs of decommissioning a nuclear power plant. In addition to decommissioning planning, Fortum can also carry out the dismantling works and waste management on the site.
NURES®
Customizable solutions for the purification of radioactive liquid waste through the use of highly selective ion exchange materials
BORES®
A solution for treating radioactive liquid waste containing boron.
Waste Solidification, Storage and Repositories
- Design services to ensure the safe and economical disposal of low- and intermediate-level waste.
- Engineering and project implementation services for final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Depending on the technical topic, Fortum offers these services in cooperation with Posiva Solutions Oy.
- Cost efficient and easily adaptable and customizable interim storage designs.
- Liquid waste solidification for final disposal design and consultation services.
Reality Capture
The fastest and most cost-efficient way to collect as-is data of a plant site
Turn-key solutions for planning and implementation
Nuclear decommissioning project cost vary from hundreds of millions to a billion euros. Fortum’s approach to decommissioning planning considers nuclear waste disposal and treatment solutions as early during operation as possible. This enables optimization of nuclear waste management operations and minimization of the costs of decommissioning a nuclear power plant. In addition to decommissioning planning, Fortum can also carry out the dismantling works and waste management on the site.
NURES®
Customizable solutions for the purification of radioactive liquid waste through the use of highly selective ion exchange materials
BORES®
A solution for treating radioactive liquid waste containing boron.
Waste Solidification, Storage and Repositories
- Design services to ensure the safe and economical disposal of low- and intermediate-level waste.
- Engineering and project implementation services for final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Depending on the technical topic, Fortum offers these services in cooperation with Posiva Solutions Oy.
- Cost efficient and easily adaptable and customizable interim storage designs.
- Liquid waste solidification for final disposal design and consultation services.
Reality Capture
The fastest and most cost-efficient way to collect as-is data of a plant site
Reduced waste volumes and waste management costs
As both nuclear power plant and nuclear waste facility licensee and operator, we have unique experience in optimising strategies and solutions for nuclear waste management. We can help our customers to significantly reduce the waste volumes and waste management costs at nuclear power plants by optimising the entire process from waste collection to final disposal.
Expertise over the nuclear waste lifecycle
We offer nuclear waste management solutions for new builds, operating nuclear power plants and plants under decommissioning. Tailored to customers' needs, the scope of our delivery can vary from small scale consultancy assignments to turnkey deliveries of waste management solutions.
Comprehensive decommissioning services
We offer together with our partners comprehensive decommissioning services which cover decommissioning planning and dismantling services as well as waste management activities. Our experience ranges from decommissioning of research reactors and laboratories to full scale nuclear power plants.
Our nuclear decomissioning and waste management capability areas:
- Dismantling planning and execution
- Decomissioning project management
- Nuclear waste management strategies
- Safety engineering for nuclear waste facilities
- Liquid waste purification
- Waste solidification
- Interim storage of spent fuel
- Nuclear decommissioning waste management
- Low and intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal
- Final disposal of spent fuel with Posiva
Contact our experts and learn more about our offering
Antti Ketolainen
Senior Manager
Decommissioning and Waste
Tel: +358 40 751 8956
Antti [dot] V [dot] Ketolainen [at] fortum [dot] com