Nukem Technologies
NUKEM Technologies GmbH is a nuclear engineering and consulting company managing radioactive waste and spent fuel and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. The company is located in Alzenau, Germany. It was established in 2006 as a subsidiary of Nukem Energy. On 14 December 2009, Nukem Technologies was sold to Russian Atomstroyexport for €23.5 million.[1][2]
| Industry | Nuclear engineering |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Nukem |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Sergey Molodtsov (Managing Director) |
| Services | Radioactive waste and spent fuel management Nuclear engineering and consulting Nuclear decommissioning |
Number of employees | 170 |
| Parent | Atomstroyexport |
| Subsidiaries | NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH |
| Website | www |
Nukem Technologies builds the interim used fuel storage facility and the solid waste facility for the closed Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant.[3][4][5] In 2007, the company was awarded a contract by South Africa's PBMR Pty for the construction of a pilot fuel plant for the pebble bed modular reactor project.[6] Other projects include construction of dry spent fuel storage facilities at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, complex for treatment and conditioning of solid and combustible liquid radwaste at the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant, waste treatment centre at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, industrial complex for solid radwaste management at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and dismantling of the reactor block of Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant.
References edit
- ^ . Kommersant. RIA Novosti. 2009-12-25. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Nukem Technologies now owned by ASE". World Nuclear News. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Construction go-ahead for Ignalina waste stores". World Nuclear News. 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ . CE Weekly. Centre for Eastern Studies. 2010-05-26. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ Hyndle-Hussein, Joanna (2011-09-14). "Lithuania: Problems with decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant". CE Weekly. Centre for Eastern Studies. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
- ^ "Nukem awarded contract at PBMR fuel plant". World Nuclear News. 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2012-10-07.