Risks to be considered in Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects in Brazil: Tecnicas do processo de avaliação de gestão de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nucleares
In recent years, Brazil has intensified investments in nuclear innovation for peaceful purposes. Currently, in the country, there are six reactors in operation and three under construction. These reactors, at the end of their useful life, must be decommissioned, in a process that includes technical...
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| description | In recent years, Brazil has intensified investments in nuclear innovation for peaceful purposes. Currently, in the country, there are six reactors in operation and three under construction. These reactors, at the end of their useful life, must be decommissioned, in a process that includes technical and administrative actions aimed at the partial or total removal of regulatory control, with a view of to the safety of the installation site, the health of employees, the public, and the protection of the environment. Thus, these activities involve risks that must be managed systematically, following the rules and guidelines established by responsible bodies. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently identified the need for practical guidelines for risk management in decommissioning projects and elaborated the publication “Management of Project Risks in Decommissioning” of the Safety Reports Series Nº 97. In Brazil, there is no experience in execution the decommissioning of nuclear reactors, thus, this work will present and analyze the main risks of nuclear reactor decommissioning projects in Brazil, using techniques from the risk assessment process of the ISO/IEC 31010 Standard, considering the wide international experience portrayed on the subject. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2acd1106d104e099f7b4c089e2097bd2025-08-20T03:13:10ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122022-12-0110412410.15392/2319-0612.2022.21111729Risks to be considered in Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects in Brazil: Tecnicas do processo de avaliação de gestão de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nuclearesAlvaro Brito Caldas Neto0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-5366Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN/ CNEN-SP)In recent years, Brazil has intensified investments in nuclear innovation for peaceful purposes. Currently, in the country, there are six reactors in operation and three under construction. These reactors, at the end of their useful life, must be decommissioned, in a process that includes technical and administrative actions aimed at the partial or total removal of regulatory control, with a view of to the safety of the installation site, the health of employees, the public, and the protection of the environment. Thus, these activities involve risks that must be managed systematically, following the rules and guidelines established by responsible bodies. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently identified the need for practical guidelines for risk management in decommissioning projects and elaborated the publication “Management of Project Risks in Decommissioning” of the Safety Reports Series Nº 97. In Brazil, there is no experience in execution the decommissioning of nuclear reactors, thus, this work will present and analyze the main risks of nuclear reactor decommissioning projects in Brazil, using techniques from the risk assessment process of the ISO/IEC 31010 Standard, considering the wide international experience portrayed on the subject.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2111decommissioningnuclear reactorsrisk managementradioactive waste |
| spellingShingle | Alvaro Brito Caldas Neto Risks to be considered in Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects in Brazil: Tecnicas do processo de avaliação de gestão de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nucleares Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences decommissioning nuclear reactors risk management radioactive waste |
| title | Risks to be considered in Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects in Brazil: Tecnicas do processo de avaliação de gestão de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nucleares |
| title_full | Risks to be considered in Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects in Brazil: Tecnicas do processo de avaliação de gestão de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nucleares |
| title_fullStr | Risks to be considered in Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects in Brazil: Tecnicas do processo de avaliação de gestão de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nucleares |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risks to be considered in Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects in Brazil: Tecnicas do processo de avaliação de gestão de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nucleares |
| title_short | Risks to be considered in Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning Projects in Brazil: Tecnicas do processo de avaliação de gestão de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nucleares |
| title_sort | risks to be considered in nuclear reactor decommissioning projects in brazil tecnicas do processo de avaliacao de gestao de risco para o descomissionamento de reatores nucleares |
| topic | decommissioning nuclear reactors risk management radioactive waste |
| url | https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2111 |
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