The Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NND) is one of the initiators of the establishment of the Cluster for Decommissioning and Reuse. The cooperation between NND and the cluster is close and good, and there is much for other cluster members to gain knowledge and experience from the decommissioning work that NND is doing and will continue to do for many decades to come.
Sector Director Communications, Martin Andreasson, has an important job in communicating the mission that NND has been given by the Norwegian government. Here he briefly explains the tasks and goals of NND and the value they see in being a member of the cluster.
Tell us briefly about the company's business and your role.
Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning will decommission Norway's historic nuclear research facilities in a safe and secure manner. The agency will also find solutions for handling the waste, which includes high-level spent reactor fuel.
NND will carry out one of the country's largest sustainability projects. When the job is completed, areas that are currently monitored 24/7 due to the presence of nuclear material will instead be able to be used freely.
As Sector Director Communications, I (along with everyone else in NND) am responsible for NND's reputation.
What goals is NND working towards?
Our goal is to clean up in a safe and good way so that our generation takes responsibility for the choices that we and our parents have made.
Can you tell us about a success story or an exciting project NND has completed?
In our efforts to create an information platform that can handle all the data NND needs for decommissioning and waste management, we are working with international partners who have chosen to establish a company in Norway. This company collaborates with the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), among others, and we believe and hope that they will be able to commercialize all or parts of the system they create.
What is NND's motivation for being a member of the Cluster for Decommissioning and Reuse? What type of collaboration is of interest to you?
We see that there is extensive potential within decommissioning. As a government agency, we have limited tools and opportunities to develop this further. In the Decom cluster, we hope to meet both companies that can deliver services to NND and organizations that can commercialize the services and knowledge we build up.
Brief facts about NND:
Name: Norwegian nuclear decommissioning
Number of employees: 48
Website: www.nnd.no
Location: Halden
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