AEA Technology - Formerly part of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, AEA Technology plc describes itself as an international science and engineering services business which solves technical, safety and environmental problems for nuclear and other industries and governments around the world. Includes company press releases and detailed portfolio of products and services.
ANDRA - This is the French national agency for the management of radioactive wastes. It was created in 1979 and is a public organization in charge of the management of the radioactive wastes produced in France.
Ansaldo Nucleare - This is an Italian company with experience in the design, construction and servicing of nuclear power plants. The company is also engaged in nuclear waste treatment and decommissioning of research reactors and power plants in Italy and Europe. Ansaldo Nucleare is also involved in the development of future generations of advance nuclear plants.
AREVA - The AREVA group was formed through the merger of all CEA-Industrie, COGEMA, FRAMATOME ANP and FCI operations. In the nuclear sector, AREVA provides services for every aspect of power generation. From uranium mining through to site clean-up and decommissioning, for power plant construction or fuel fabrication.
AREVA NC - La Hague - The AREVA NC La Hague site in Normandy, France, reprocesses spent power reactor fuel to recycle reusable energy materials - uranium and plutonium - and to condition the waste into suitable final form.
Association for Regional and International Underground Storage (ARIUS) - The mission of the association is to promote concepts for socially acceptable, international and regional solutions for environmentally safe, secure and economic storage and disposal of long-lived radioactive wastes.
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) - AECL is a government owned corporation charged with carrying out nuclear energy reseach and developing commercial applications, including the CANDU power reactor and the Maple research reactor. The site includes sections on Canada's nuclear history, an extensive area on spent fuel and waste management in Canada, and a kids' zone.
Belgium Nuclear Research Centre (SCK- CEN) - This is an institute of public utility under the tutorial of the Belgian Federal Minister in charge of energy. The main research projects are: nuclear safety; radioactive waste research; and radiation protection and safeguards.
Belgoprocess - The company is located in the town of Dessel, Belgium, and specialises in the processing of radioactive waste. Various publications are available on this site.
British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) - The company's activities span the entire nuclear energy cycle, from reactor design and fuel manufacture to nuclear site decommissioning and clean-up. The BNFL Group comprises the following businesses: British Nuclear Group (including Spent Fuel Services), Nexia Solutions and Westinghouse.
British Nuclear Group (BNG) - The company was launched in May 2004 by BNFL and officially began operating as a management contractor to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), the UK nuclear cleanup body, on 1 April 2005.
Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste (COVRA) - This is the only company in the Netherlands that is qualified to process radioactive waste. Any company in the Netherlands, licensed to work with radioactive materials under the nuclear energy act, is bound by law to tender its waste to COVRA.
Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA) - The CEA is a French public institution involved in fundamental and technological research related to nuclear technology. 16,000 people work for the CEA in 10 research centres.
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) - This is an independent committee appointed by the UK government. Its task is to review the options for managing those UK radioactive wastes for which there is no agreed long-term solution. CoRWM was asked to consult and to make recommendations to the UK government in 2006. Future decisions and policies will be made by the UK government.
Czech Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (RAWRA/SURAO) - This was established on 1st June 1997 as the Czech state organisation responsible for the management of activities related to the disposal of radioactive waste
Depleted Uranium Management Program Information Network - This web site is the online repository for the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for long-term management of depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF6), a product of the uranium enrichment process.
The Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste; NEA Issue Brief No.3 - An NEA briefing paper which discusses the principles of disposing of HLW in layman's terms.
Duke Cogema Stone & Webster (DCS) - DCS is a consortium providing services to the US Department of Energy including design, construction and licensing of a mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility; the fabrication of mixed oxide fuel; and the irradiation of that fuel in commercial nuclear reactors.
Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos SA (ENRESA) - In 1984, a major re-organization of Spain's back-end nuclear fuel cycle activities took place with the creation ENRESA, thus concentrating all radioactive waste management activities under the responsibility of only one agency.
The Environmental and Ethical Basis of Geological Disposal of Long-Lived Radioactive Wastes - A collective opinion of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency.
Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) - The organisation not only regulates the use of nuclear energy in Finland, but also conducts research into radiation exposure. The site includes Finnish regulations on nuclear power, as well as details of Finland's two nuclear power plants.
Fontijne Grotnes BV - Fontijne Grotnes is a leading authority in the field of Supercompaction technology for the volume reduction of LLW & ILW solid waste. Following the design and construction of the world's first Supercompactor in 1978, continious innovation based on customers feedback, new technologies and Fontijnes vision have resulted in a complete line of Supercompactor Systems.
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK) - The Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (formerly Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Center, KfK) is one of the largest non-commercial science and engineering research institutions in Germany. It works on research and development problems of public interest, exclusively for peaceful purposes, in the fields of technology and the environment. Includes details of current research, as well as results from previous projects.
Fortum - Fortum owns nuclear capacity in Finland, Sweden and Germany. In Finland, Fortum owns Loviisa NPP and a share of Olkiluoto NPP owned by TVO. In Sweden, Fortum owns via Birka Energia AB shares of Oskarshamn NPP and Forsmark NPP. In Germany, Fortum's subsidiary Wesertal owns a share of Grohnde NPP.
Gesellschaft fur Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) - This is Germany's central scientific- technical expert organisation for all issues related to nuclear safety and nuclear waste management.
Grimsel Test Site (GTS) - The Grimsel Test Site is located in central Switzerland and offers ideal conditions for carrying out a wide range of test programmes into the geological disposal of radioactive waste. The aim of research activities in the site is to develop robust methods for presenting the analyses of measurement results and model calculations in a way which is transparent, reproducible and plausible.
Hanford Site - The Hanford Site is managed by the US Department of Energy, the successor agency to the Atomic Energy Commission. As a plutonium production complex, Hanford played a pivotal role in the nation's nuclear defence for more than 40 years beginning in the 1940's with the Manhattan Project. Currently, Hanford is engaged in the world's largest environmental cleanup project.
Hazardous Waste Management Agency (Croatia) (APO) - APO is a consulting and engineering firm, specialising in environmental protection with a focus on hazardous and radioactive waste management.
International Training Centre - School of Underground Waste Storage and Disposal (ITC) - The ITC school provides both theoretical and practical training and research in all aspects of science, engineering, decision-making and communication concerned with underground waste management and related environmental issues. It is linked directly to active underground experimental facilities - in particular, the Grimsel Test Site.
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co Ltd (IHI) - The company has been supplying engineering services and hardware to the nuclear industry since 1955. IHI has expertise in the supply of primary components for nuclear power plants, as well as nuclear engineering for nuclear fuel cycle plants. The company also offers advanced technology related to plant maintenance and mitigation, decommissioning, in addition to designing nuclear waste management facilities with hardware supply as Plant System Supplier.
Isotopolis - This is the website of the information centre about radioactive waste, called Isotopolis, set up by ONDRAF/NIRAS and Belgoprocess close to the site in Dessel, Belgium, where radioactive waste is processed.
Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) - Plenty of corporate information and details about key projects currently being conducted.
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) - Press releases, details of facilities and company history are found on this site.
Mont Terri - The Mont Terri Rock Laboratory in northwestern Switzerland is an international research project being carried out by ten organisations from six countries. The aim of the research programme is to investigate the hydrogeological, geochemical and rock mechanical properties of a clay formation, known as the Opalinus Clay.
Nagra - In Switzerland, the producers of radioactive waste are responsible for its safe management and disposal. Therefore, in 1972, the nuclear power plant operators and the Federal Department of the Interior - which is responsible for waste arising from medicine, industry and research - founded Nagra (National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste).
Nirex (UK) Ltd - Nirex is responsible for implementing UK Government policy on radioactive waste. The site contains plenty of background information on radwaste.
Nuclear Energy Information Network (Informationskreis Kernenergie) - A portal to the German nuclear power industry which includes educational material and fun features.
Nuclear Fuel Waste Bureau (NFWB) - The Bureau was formed within the federal department of Natural Resources to administer the oversight responsibilities of the Government of Canada, and the Minister of Natural Resources under the 2002 Act for the Long-Term Management of Nuclear Fuel Waste, or in short, the Nuclear Fuel Waste Act.
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) - This is an organization created to recommend a long- term approach for managing used nuclear fuel produced by Canada's electricity generators.
Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO) - The organisation was established in October 2000 in order to promote the implementation of disposal of high-level waste (HLW) originating from nuclear power generation.
Nukem Corp - The company offers a broad range of nuclear hazardous waste management services to the US DOE, nuclear utility and commercial markets. Services include, facility decommissioning and decontamination, tank remediation, liquid and solid waste processing/cleaning, waste storage/shipment, and consulting/engineering services.
Nukem GmbH - As a provider of services for the nuclear industry, Nukem has specialized in decommissioning, waste management engineering and consulting as well as nuclear fuel trading.
OKG AB (OKG) - The company, now part of E.On, was founded in 1965 and today owns and operates three nuclear reactor units - Oskarshamn-1, - 2 and -3 - which together account for some 10% of the total electricity generation in Sweden. OKG is also responsible for operating Clab, the central interim storage facility for used nuclear fuel.
Oklo Natural Fossil Fission Reactors - The natural reactors at Oklo were active about 1.9 billion years ago and the individual reactors are thought to have remained active for anything from 100 000 to 1 million years. This site, which uses lots of graphics, examines the origins of the reactors and local geological conditions in a style readily understandable by the layman.
Oklo Natural Nuclear Reactor Factsheet - US DOE OCRWM - Fifteen natural fission reactors have been found in three different ore deposits at the Oklo mine in Gabon, West Africa. When these deep underground natural nuclear chain reactions were over, nature showed that it could effectively contain the radioactive wastes created by the reactions.
ONDRAF/NIRAS - This agency, the Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials, was set up by the Belgian state to safely manage the radioactive waste produced in Belgium. The agency also has the task of devising and implementing safe technical solutions for the long-term management of this waste.
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) - A Swiss research centre which includes a Nuclear Energy & Safety Research Department.
Posiva Oy - The company is owned by TVO (60%) and Fortum (40%), the power companies which are responsible for nuclear waste management. Posiva is responsible for the characterization of sites for final disposal of spent fuel and later also for the construction and operation of the final disposal facility. The decommissioning of the final disposal facility will also be carried out by Posiva. The site includes various technical reports, company annual reports, press releases and a photo gallery.
Private Fuel Storage LLC (PFS) - Private Fuel Storage, LLC (PFS) is a group of eight US electric utility companies that have partnered with the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians to build and operate a safe, clean, temporary facility to store spent nuclear fuel rods from commercial power plants on the Indian Tribe's reservation in Skull Valley, Utah.
Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Centre (RWMC) - Since the establishment of the centre in 1976, it has conducted various activities in its capacity as a specialized research organization in the field of treatment and disposal of radioactive waste, with the support of academic circles, government officials, private organizations.
Radioactive Waste Management in Australia - This site - presented by the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) - provides details of national radioactive waste management regulations and standards, as well as the National Repository and National Store projects.
RadWaste.org - The award winning WasteLink directory includes more than 6500 links to radwaste, nuclear, and radiation related companies, research centres, regulatory agencies, government organizations, non-governmental organizations, etc.
Skoda JS a.s. - The company has been involved in the nuclear industry since 1955. Skoda JS's principal activities include: engineering and servicing of VVER nuclear power plants; manufacture of equipment for VVER plants; manufacture of equipment for western-type NPPs; and the manufacture of spent fuel casks.
Slovenian Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (RAO) - The Agency for Radwaste Management - RAO Agency was established in 1991 by the Slovenian Government with the basic intention of ensuring the permanent and safe disposal of radioactive waste in Slovenia.
Studsvik - This is a high-tech company that focuses on the nuclear power industry and nuclear medicine. Business is conducted through four units: nuclear technology, waste and decommissioning, industrial services and nuclear medicine.
Svensk Karnbranslehantering AB (SKB) - SKB AB is owned jointly by the four Swedish power companies which produce electricity using nuclear power. SKB deals with the handling and storage of the radioactive waste which is generated during the production of electricity.
TN International - The company - an AREVA subsidiary - provides comprehensive and tailor made solutions for all radioactive materials transportation and dry storage technologies, from package design to transport operations
Transnuclear Inc - Part of the AREVA Group, the company provides services for the nuclear fuel cycle, those include transportation, storage, and handling of spent nuclear fuel, radioactive waste, and other radioactive materials.
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) - The UKAEA was incorporated as a statutory corporation in 1954 and pioneered the development of nuclear energy in the UK. Today it is responsible for managing the decommissioning of the nuclear reactors and other radioactive facilities used for the nuclear R&D programme. It is also responsible for the UK's input to the European fusion research programme.
US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - This is a private, non-profit, self- perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare.
US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) - The NWTRB is an independent agency of the US government. Its sole purpose is to provide independent scientific and technical oversight of the US program for management and disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel from civilian nuclear power plants.
US Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) - The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 established the OCRWM within the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and manage a Federal system for disposing of all spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear reactors and high-level radioactive waste resulting from atomic energy defense activities. Lots of searchable technical documents and congressional testimony here. Partner to the Yucca Mountain Project site.
The Virtual Repository - This site gives brief country-by-country summaries of the nuclear waste situation. Also included is a list of relevant links.
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) - The plant, pin New Mexico, USA, is the world's first underground repository licensed to safely and permanently dispose of transuranic radioactive waste left from the research and production of nuclear weapons. WIPP began operations on March 26, 1999. In addition to information about the facility, there is also details about transportion of the waste.
World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) - London-based international membership organisation dedicated to the safe, efficient and reliable transport of radioactive materials. Site includes information on transport issues and background information about the organisation itself.
Yucca Mountain Project - The Yucca Mountain Site Characterisation Project, in Nevada, is an underground rock laboratory for the design of a high level waste repository. This web site covers not only the progress of the project but also contains information on associated topics such as the nature and sources of human radiation exposure, current press releases and two electronic journals.