Methodological and Practical Bases of Providing Information Support to Activities on Environmental Remediation of the Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste Temporary Storage Facility in Gremikha

Abstract

Remediation of a spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and radioactive waste (RW) temporary storage facility is a multifaceted process that includes a number of stages, such as development of a remediation programme, performance of comprehensive engineering and radiological survey, development of a remediation design, removal of SNF and RW up to the site cleanup. At any stage of the remediation, making of justified decisions is ensured by availability and completeness of associated information. Huge amount of information has to be managed. Therefore an information analysis system (IAS) was developed by the National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute» within the framework of the project for environmental remediation of the SNF and RW temporary storage facility in Gremikha with financial and technical support provided by France (CEA) and the Russian Federation (Rosatom). The IAS accumulates all information about the project: technical and radiological characteristics of objects/facilities, cartographic information, documentation, data on the project participants, technologies and equipment involved. The IAS architecture includes the following functional subsystems: data management, data analytical processing, project management, geoinformation, 3D modeling, and public information. The IAS allows developers and performers of environmental remediation of the SNF and RW temporary storage facility in Gremikha to fulfill tasks arising at all stages of the work. The IAS operating experience can be transferred for use during surveys and remediation of any radiation hazardous facilities.