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Module 2: The Life Cycle of Radioactive Waste – from Production to Disposal

The key to understanding radioactive waste management is from its source to its final disposal.
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Summary

A course designed to provide a step-by-step understanding of the journey of radioactive waste: where it comes from, how it is characterised, measured, managed and treated until it reaches its final destination. It explores the key role of nuclear measurement and the main principles underpinning waste management processes, offering a simple and practical overview of the subject.

 

Practical Information & Prequisites

Price: €2,230 excl. VAT per trainee

Location: At Veolia | Nuclear Solutions offices in Aix-en-Provence or at your premises (for a course with at least 6 participants)

Duration: 3 days (21 hours)

Prerequisites: 

  • Reading, writing, understanding and speaking French
  • Module 1 or equivalent (understanding physical quantities such as activity, dose, associated units and nuclear risks)

 

Who is this course aimed at?

All nuclear industry staff involved in the radioactive waste management cycle, including operators, technicians and engineers. This training course is suitable for those looking to change careers.

 

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Learning objectives

  • Gain an overview of the sources of radioactive waste
  • Understand what a waste management chain is
  • Learn about the stages of radioactive waste management
  • Define the role of nuclear measurement in the life cycle of radioactive waste
  • Identify the applications of nuclear measurement at each stage of the radioactive waste life cycle
  • Understand the main techniques used in the treatment of radioactive waste

Teaching methods and tools

Course materials and discussions with the trainer.

Assessment criteria

A multiple-choice assessment is conducted at the end of the training course.

Detailed content

  • General overview, waste management streams and transport: waste sources, key players in waste management
  • Definition of a waste management stream, waste packages and packaging, ANDRA’s waste management streams, CIRES, CSA
  • Characterisation, measurements and laboratory work: context and challenges, characterisation methods, non-destructive and destructive measurements, sampling
  • Chemical and radiological characterisation of waste
  • Transport of nuclear waste: regulations in France, safety aspects, packaging
    of radioactive waste, classification of radioactive materials
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VEOLIA | NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS FRANCE

240 rue Louis de Broglie

Bâtiment A, les Méridiens

13290 Aix-en-Provence

Phone: +33 (0)961483511

Email: [email protected]

(7 minutes from the TGV station and 20 minutes from Aix-en-Provence)

Veolia | Nuclear Solutions France Location

Accessibility and disability

Before any training course begins, we ensure that the course on offer is accessible to people with disabilities, or those with specific needs that require consideration.

Please also contact our disability liaison officer by email at cé[email protected] so that we can discuss any adjustments that may need to be made to help ensure the success of your studies

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