the federal state unitarian enterpise « rosrao » - russian rw management operator

The Federal State Unitarian Enterpise «RosRAO» -

Russian RW management operator119017, Moscow, Russia, Bolshaya Ordynka, 24/[email protected]

Sergey MikheykinHead of the Technical [email protected]

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http://www.rosrao.ru/

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Organization

Murmansk department

Leningrad department

Central office

Rostovdepartment

Groznydepartment

Volgograddepartment

Samaradepartment

Nizhny Novgorod

department

Kirovo-Chepetsk department

Saratovdepartment

Blagoveshchenskdepartment

Kazandepartment

Chelyabinskdepartment

Sverdlovskdepartment

Novosibirskdepartment Irkutsk

department

Khabarovskdepartment

North-west territorial branch

Volga territorial branchCentral territorial branch

South territorial branch

Ural territorial branch

Siberia territorial branch

Far East territorial branch

FSUE “RosRAO” was established on June, 11, 2008 as result of reorganization of separated 15 RWM centers (Former “Radon” system)

The former 15 districts were incorporated into seven territorial branches as its departments.

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“RosRAO” today

“RosRAO” is the only specialized RW Management enterprise operating in Russian Federation on a national scale.

Basic activities:• Collection, transportation, treatment and long-term storage of RW • Radiological monitoring and radioactive control• D&D and Site remediation


“RosRAO”. Strategic goals

The main goal is to solve problems of accumulated and operational RW all over the country.

The strategic goals of “RosRAO”:•Survey long storage sites in order to define an amount of RW to be

disposed; •Inventory of existing RW management technologies; •Creating the new system of long-term storage and final disposal facilities;•D&D and Remediation of contaminated sites in the framework of Federal

Target Program on nuclear and radioactive security in 2008 and for the period until 2015.


Technologies inventory Management

“RosRAO” received a lot of old sites facilities including processing building and storage facilities which was constructed 40-50 years ago.

The problems of legacy sites.

Old sites, without acceptable control during decades;Complex contamination: buildings, equipment, soils, tailings,

storage of RW;No correct data and records


Main tasks for safe operation are:

•Systematization of the RW types produced in each federal district

and transported to “RosRAO” sites; •Present conditions of historical long-term storage facilities;•Analyze and choose different types of equipment which is necessary

for application at different sites depending of amount, structure of RW, climate and territorial conditions;

•Developing of ideology of application mobile or stationary equipment for waste treatment and storage facilities;

•Creation, training and equipment of special teams for D&D and site remediation Projects


Legacy Sites – Work in Progress

“RosRAO” participate in the Federal Target Program on nuclear and radioactive security in 2008 and for the period until 2015 in the part of remediation of legacy sites:

• Remediation of the tailings of Chepetsk mechanical plant OJSC “TVEL”;

• Remediation of contaminated facilities on territories of the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry RAS (Moscow);

• Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Minerals RAS (Apatites);

• Remediation of an area of Novosibirsk Chemical Clean Coals Plant OJSC “TVEL”;

• Removal of liquid RW (288 cu m) from the emergency tank from the territory of the State Institute of Applied Chemistry (St. Petersburg);

• Participation in decommissioning of Beloyarsk NPP.


Work in progressKirovo-Chepetsk chemical combine

Geography: Kirov Region, JSC Kirovo-Chepetsk chemical plant named after B.P. Konstantinov

History: The hexafluoride and tetrafluoride uranium production for the defense industry programs

Description: Buildings and facilities, storages for LLW and ILW, contaminated territory, tailings inside big chemical combine operated wit non-radioactive materials .

Since March, 2009 the legacy site (contaminated area, buildings, storages of RW and tailings) has become a part of “RosRAO” as it’s branch.


Necessary works


•Isolation of tailings•Construction of security barriers and screens•Decontamination/dismantling of buildings and facilities on the site•Construction of the modern RW storage

Work in progressPodolsk plant of nonferrous metals

Geography: Moscow region, Podolsk district,

History: One of the biggest radiation accidents in Moscow region has occurred as a result of a melting of sources Cs-137 which have arrived with the raw materials.

The contamination was detected in 1989.


Work in progressPodolsk plant of nonferrous metals

Description:18000 m3 of slugs, soil, metal and concrete debris. Necessary works•The accomplishment of organizational procedures and research

works•Choosing the technology for separation of waste to minimization of

RW volume•Waste separation: RW is to be removed to on of “RosRAO”’s sites.


Remediation. Almaz Site

Geography: Stavropol region, Lermontov town

History: In the fifties there was the uranium ore facility, PA Almaz was created. In the middle of seventies mining was closed, the uranium ore enrichment facility was shutdown.

Description: More than 10 million tons of tailings, territory of the facility and 2 mines (Beshtau and Byk)

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Remediation. Almaz Site

Necessary works• Characterization of all site• Remediation works on both

mines (closing down) • Decontamination and

demolishing of ore enrichment plant, remediation of the area of PA Almaz (engineering barriers, protecting screens for slurry pond)

• Transportation of RW to the storage sites


Characteristics. Almaz

The floor area of territories requiring remediation:

•Mine №1 - Beshtau: 12 sq km•Mine №2 - Byk: 3,5 sq km•Slurry pond of Almaz: 1.26 sq km•Factory administration building: 0.3 sq kmMountain mine dumps №1: •27 dumps, •surface – 364,950 sq km, •volume - 2 115,400 cu m.Mountain mine dumps №2: •11 dumps, •surface – 334,100 sq km, •volume - 1 800,400 cu m.On the tailings are located: •7 bowls with the total area of 852, 000 sq m, •RW in the volume of 12,0 х 106 cu m. •Uraniferous tails: 10,6 . 106

The dump slide of a dead ground near the mine №16 of the mountain Beshtau

Plump hole of a subsoil near the mine Vostochnaya


Remediation. Novotroitsk

Geography: Chita region, Baleysky district, 3 km far from the Novotroitsk village

Description: the territory of the former ore-enrichment plant: tailings, open pits, buildings and facilities. The total area is more than 135 ha.

History: the concentration of cerium and lanthanum from monazite ore for the Minsredmash (now it is State Corporation “Rosatom”) from 1949 till 1964.


Training in Waste Management, D&D and site remediationTechnical visits Participation in the working groups. Expert missions Workshop: “Remediation of legacy sites” in the framework of “ATOMECO’10”-?Member of network -?


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the federal state unitarian enterpise « rosrao » - russian rw management operator

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remediation of legacy

different sites

rw types

problems of legacy sites

survey long storage

structure of rw

operational rw

progress rosrao