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Progress in the decommissioning planning for the Kiev’s research reactor WWR-M [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2010 The Kiev’s research reactor WWR-M has been in operation for more than 50 years and its further operation is planned for no less than 8-10 years. The acting nuclear legislation of Ukraine demands from the operator to perform the decommissioning ...
Lobach Yuri N. +3 more
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Gamma-ray spectroscopy for the characterization of uranium contamination in nuclear decommissioning [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2023 Decommissioning is the last step in the life cycle of a nuclear facility. After the evacuation of the facility components, the remaining structures such as concrete walls and floors must be surveyed to ensure that no residual contamination remains. It is
Salvador Francisco +8 more
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Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways
Ecology and Society, 2019 Although current literature on sustainability governance and institutions is preoccupied with innovation, novelty, success, and "best practice," there is an emergent tendency to consider decline and failure as opportunities and leverage points to work ...
Jens Newig +2 more
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Dismantling general practice [PDF]
British Journal of General Practice, 2007 Twenty years ago general practice in the UK was frequently and justifiably described as the jewel in the crown of the NHS.1 GPs led primary health care teams which provided comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, and personal care for registered patient populations, and exercised a benign gate-keeping role by regulating patients' access to more ...
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Radioactive waste management at the Paul Scherrer Institute, the largest Swiss national research centre [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2009 This paper presents the current radioactive waste management practices at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). The PSI contributes to waste related problems in two aspects, namely to the scientific basis of waste management and disposal, and to the ...
Beer Hans-Frieder
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Soil Contamination Due to Heavy Metals at Electronic Waste Dumpsites in Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, 2020 The Shershah market is the oldest and largest scrap market in the Karachi city. The recycling, dismantling and burning of electronic waste (e-waste) in and around the market are causing the significant environmental and human health risk. Furthermore, it
Abdul Rafeeq +5 more
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Principal provisions of the decommissioning concept for the WWR-M research reactor
Ядерна фізика та енергетика, 2021 The decommissioning Concept for WWR-M research reactor is developed to meet the requirements of the current Ukrainian legislation. The main goal of the Concept is to provide a strategic stage of the work planning, including all the required ...
Yu. M. Lobach +3 more
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Energy Science & Engineering, 2022 The nuclear dismantling assessment is analyzed with the fuzzy set and deep‐learning algorithm, where the project preference time search (PPTS) has been constructed.
Chang Hyun Baek +3 more
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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2016 I read the review of NICE by Professor Rawlins and was surprised that it does not mention at any point how much this bureaucratic process costs. I suspect it employs hordes of people and spends millions of pounds to produce guidance that usually seems to just tell us what we already know with a bit of stuff on quality-adjusted life years thrown in.
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEVICE FOR THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE HORIZONTAL FUEL CHANNELS IN THECANDU 6 NUCLEAR REACTOR. PART 11 - PRESENTATION OF THE CUTTING AND EXTRACTING DEVICE OPERATING [PDF]
Fiabilitate şi Durabilitate, 2015 This paper presents a constructive solution proposed by the authors in order to achieve of a cutting and extracting device for the decommissioning of the horizontal fuel channels in the CANDU 6 nuclear reactor.
Constantin D. STANESCU +2 more
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