Nuclear Decommissioning: from Case-Studies to a Proposed Typology of Risk

Melchior Pelleterat de Borde (1) , Christophe Martin (1) , Franck Guarnieri (1)

1 CRC - Centre de recherche sur les Risques et les Crises

This paper presents a typology of risks which may be faced by operators in the transition to nuclear decommissioning. It is based on an analysis of the literature on nuclear decommissioning, both past and present, and a recent study of a nuclear power station. It first part outlines decommissioning definitions and current decommissioning strategies in broad terms. The second part focuses on decommissioning contexts in three different installations. Although the technological and environmental issues are the same, the impact of context from the point of view of staff and organisational risk is examined. Finally, the third section presents a typology of risks related to nuclear decommissioning operations.

Mots clés: Nuclear Decommissioning; risk

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Gestion des risques et des crises

Melchior Pelleterat de Borde, Christophe Martin, Franck Guarnieri. Nuclear Decommissioning: from Case-Studies to a Proposed Typology of Risk. 22nd European Safety and Reliability Conference - ESREL 2013, Sep 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 8 p. - ISBN 9781138001237. ⟨hal-00868442⟩