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DECOMMISSIONING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION PLANNING FOR NIGERIA RESEARCH REACTOR-1 (NIRR-1)

25 May 2016, 09:00
9h
Madrid

Madrid

Poster Technical and Technological Aspects of Implementing Decommissioning Programmes Session 4A - Poster

Speaker

Dr Muhammad Auwal Musa (Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria)

Description

Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT), operates a Research Reactor codenamed NIgeria Research Reactor-1 (NIRR-1). The reactor was commissioned February, 3 2004. The designed and operation of the NIRR-facility are based on both national and international regulations and safety standards. Thus at end of its lifetime, the facility shall be decommissioned so that the site will become safe for other use(s) and all items removed are secured. This paper presents overview of decommissioning and remediation plan of the facility with respect to organizational, technical, safety, and security as well as the legal and institutional framework.
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Primary author

Dr Muhammad Auwal Musa (Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria)

Co-authors

Dr Arabi Suleiman ABDULLAHI (Centre for Energy Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria) Dr Yusuf Aminu Ahmed (Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria)

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