Decommissioning and Waste Management

Your Partner of Choice

Kinectrics’ key competencies of strategic planning, safety analysis, regulatory support, engineering design, decontamination, waste treatment, dosimetry, active laboratories, licensed facilities and site operations have been demonstrated on operational, refurbishment, and decommissioning nuclear projects.

As a result, Kinectrics has direct project experience across all stages of the Decommissioning & Waste Management life cycle, supporting both Canadian-based and international nuclear sites.

Kinectrics’ portfolio of operational experience and team of subject matter experts in these areas enable the development of innovative solutions on projects such as:

- Pickering Units 2 and 3 Safe Storage Project
- Preliminary Design Plan for OPG's Deep Geological Repository
- Douglas Point Decommissioning Cost Estimate
- CNL Mixed Waste Processing
- Low and Intermediate Level (L&ILW) Waste Processing
- Wolsong Decommissioning Schedule
- Preliminary Decommissioning Plan for CNE Cernavoda Units 1 and 2
- International benchmarking on Decommissioning Strategies
- Site Strategic planning, Stabilization planning, and Sustainable Operations planning for End of Commercial Operation for Pickering Nuclear

Our project experience is bolstered by our capabilities in the following areas:

Strategy Planning and Analysis

Experience with optioneering related projects has helped clients and regulators better understand what routes are most feasible for a planned decommissioning projects.

Strategy Development
Waste Disposal Strategy
Waste Process Optioneering
Decommissioning Options and Costs
Funding Options
Deterministic and Probabilistic Safety Analysis

Site/Facility Characterisation

Extensive experience with operational CANDU facilities allows for efficient site scoping and characterisation activities.

Historical Site Assessment
Scoping Surveys
Survey design
Final Release Survey
Environmental Assessment
Decommissioning Impact Assessment
Dose Assessment
Radionuclide Inventory
Chemical and Hazard Analysis
Activation Analysis for Structures and Components

Waste Management Options

Every country has different political environment which can affect waste management costs and social license. Subject matter experts, with international experience and senior leadership experience, allow Kinectrics to understand these considerations in order to inform business decisions and regulatory proceedings.

Waste Strategy Development
Optioneering
Disposal and Cost Analysis
Volume Reduction Strategies
Treatment and Processing
System Decontamination at Shutdown

Decommissioning Cost Estimate

Kinectrics can apply its expertise from decommissioning strategic planning and past experiences to optimize the development of Decommissioning Cost Estimates for both accelerated or long-term strategies.

Modelling
Optioneering
Site End-State Scenarios
Database

Preliminary Decommissioning Plan

With experience in PDP activities for Canadian and international clients, Kinectrics has subject matter experts who can help identify OPEX and provide insight with regards to high-level plans for a decommissioning project.

Process Modeling / Simulation
Application of Standards and Regulatory Guidance
End State Definition
Cost Estimation
PDP Preparation

Transition Management

Staff training programs, OPEX collection, and Subject Matter Experts with industry management experience are assets in the development of transition strategies decades in advance of final site turnover.

Retention of Institutional Memory
Release or Transfer of Staff
Commercial Handover
License Termination Planning
Safe Operation Planning (Regulatory)
Stabilization Planning (Regulatory and Engineering)

Decommissioning Safety Assessment

Planning and execution experience for operational and decommissioning reactors has developed a large pool of experiences to reference in future projects to minimize dose. Kinectrics is the first and only independent commercial service provider of alpha dosimetry services in Canada licensed by the CNSC.

Hot Areas Definition
Resource Requirements
Operations Planning
Virtual Simulations
Shielding Analysis and Dose Calculations

Systems and Components Assessment

An understanding of system interoperability and condition assessments helps to develop plans to isolate decommissioning units from the rest of the nuclear facility.

Redundant and Retained Systems
New Build Replacement Options
Life Management for Retained Systems
Infrastructure Support Needs

Detailed Decommissioning plan

Experience in preparation of PDPs and developing decommissioning strategies can be leveraged to document the final end-state objectives, a waste management plan and potential environmental effects required for the detailed decommissioning plan. The combination of process modelling/simulation and past project experience helps identify and mitigate process bottlenecks in decommissioning schedules.

Schedule and Cost Estimation
Process Modelling / Simulation
Engineering Plans and Procedures
Waste Stream and Quantity
Project Organisation and Management

Engineering Design, Procurement and Manufacture

Machine labs and experienced engineers work closely together to develop and operate inspection and waste retrieval tools.

Data Gathering, Sampling and Characterisation
Optioneering and Concept Development
Waste Inventory and Storage
Waste Acceptance Criteria
Process Design
Simulation and Training
Prep Tender Documentation
Tooling Design
Safety Case Prep
Planning Cost Estimating
Procurement Plan
Engineering Design and Substantiation
Key Items/Long Lead Manufacture and Works
Design for Decommissioning (New Build)
Shielding Analysis

Site Assembly, Commissioning and Installation

Extensive experience with asset management, component and temporary structures, and non-destructive testing will be assets for developing effective solutions for the gradual decommissioning and dismantling of entire nuclear facilities. This is de-risked by use of our large mock-up facility and in-house prototype manufacturing capability.

Civil Works
Decommissioning and Dismantling of Site Infrastructure
Maintenance and Upkeep on Retained Assets
Strip and Repurpose (E.g. Turbine hall as a waste sorting area)
New Build (E.g. Waste Retrieval, Export, Grouting and Packaging Facilities)
Electrical/Mechanical Installations
Inactive / Active Commissioning Systems and Support Services
Site Acceptance Testing
Subcontracting and Oversight
Process Simulation

Waste Retrieval and Waste Management

Kinectrics' proprietary waste processing solutions combined with near-site facilities allows for effective and responsive waste processing needs.

Active and Non Active Waste (Used Fuel, heavy water, Resins, hazardous waste)
Segregation (ILW, LLW, VLLW, Exempt) and Processing
Award winning process for mixed liquid waste treatment
Tritium and C-14 Monitoring and Control
Processing of Downgraded Heavy Water
Waste Clearance
Storage, Short and Long Term
Characterisation
Post Operational Clean Out
Processing
Decontamination
Disposal
Survey and Follow-up Remediation
Design and Fabrication of Waste Processing Equipment
Design and Operation of Modular Waste Treatment Solutions

Regulatory

Decades of experience from working with regulators from Canadian and international nuclear projects has developed a solid understanding of regulatory processes, which can be used to anticipate discussion points and to better predict timelines for regulatory activities.

Licensing Case Development
Regulatory Compliance Support and Interpretation
Environmental Assessment
Notifications - Decommissioning, Mandate, Hold Points

Environmental Restoration

In-house sampling analysis allows for rapid and comprehensive environmental site monitoring programs at the end-state of a decommissioning project.

Surveys, Sampling and Analysis
Regulatory Monitoring
Regulatory Liaison and Termination of Decommissioning License
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