Brennilis Decommissioning: The Case of the Treatment Station and the Discharge Channel Remediation

The site of the Monts d’Arree located in Brennilis in the area of Brittany in France is a former 70 MWe heavy water reactor, that was jointly operated by CEA and EDF from 1967 until 1985. It was an industrial prototype. EDF is now in charge of its decommissioning.This paper presents the management plan and the remediation objectives that were approved by the French Nuclear Authority for the channel remediation and the first studies carried out for the future Treatment Station remediation.Copyright © 2013 by ASME