Waste and effluents from pwr

The participants will gain a global knowledge of the origin and fate of waste resulting from the operation of nuclear power plants.

After completing the course, they will be able to:

• Identify the main regulations.
• Cite typology and impacts of waste.
• Describe treatment and surveillance techniques.

Course Content:

• Regulatory aspects of waste management.
• Effluent treatment. Physico-chemical aspects and process design.
• Solid radioactive waste.
• Thermal and chemical discharges.
• Characterization of waste.
• Techniques for decontamination of solid waste.
• Impact of radioactive and chemical releases on the environment.
• Health regulation and rejection control.
• Surveillance of nuclear installations.
• Radioactive waste storage centers.
• R & D on the treatment of waste.