ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Sogin, the State Company responsible for the decommissioning of nuclear plants and the safety of radioactive waste, and JAPC, Japan Atomic Power Company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start a joint study on how to dismantle moderate graphite nuclear reactors.
The Memorandum was born from the will of the Japanese Society to integrate the experiences gained at the Tokai-1 reactor with the skills of Sogin that since its constitution has dealt with the theme of the decommissioning of the reactor of the Latin nuclear power plant moderated to graphite. The latter is in fact internationally recognized as a project of dismantling of reference for this specific type of plant.
This collaboration follows the agreement that Sogin signed on 27 January with GraphiCore, an Italian company specialized in the handling of irradiated graphite, aimed at developing and testing equipment dedicated to the extraction of graphite irradiated by reactors, as well as joint participation in research programmes in the decommissioning of graphite reactors.
“Sogin with these two agreements – we read in a note – strengthens its commitment to address in a shared way the technical challenges related to decommissioning and confirms itself as a reference point internationally recognized in the management of irradiated graphite resulting from the dismantling of nuclear reactors.”.
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