DISMANTLING OF THE GEORGES BESSE 1 ENRICHMENT PLANT – TRANSPORT CHALLENGES

AREVA’s Georges Besse 1 enrichment plant at the Tricastin site in France has ended commercial production during early summer 2012. Whilst the ramp-up of the new Georges Besse 2 plant is currently underway, Georges Besse 1 is undergoing its preparation for dismantling. The GB1 plant is a gaseous diffusion enrichment facility of enormous dimensions. It is essential to take into account any transport considerations at an early stage. The paper will present these challenges and how they are being solved. Main subjects are: • Classification of material • Fissile exceptions under the previous TS-R-1 (2009 edition) o mass limits per packaging and per consignment o Beryllium • Fissile exceptions under the new SSR-6 (2012 edition) o New mass limits o Cu-Be alloys o Allotropic forms of carbon • Transport schemes