Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is again offering a training course
entitled "Facility Decommissioning". A registration fee of \$1195.00 is
required. Background information, a course description and registration
form are available at
**[http://www.dd.anl.gov/ddtraining/index.html]{.underline}.**
Applicants are highly encouraged to register electronically. Early
registration is highly recommended due to the limited class size.

***Purpose of the Course***

The purpose of the course is to: 1) provide information on the basic
steps in the decommissioning process and 2) impart lessons learned from
past experience in decommissioning. Elements included in this training
course will assist in decision-making, planning, and implementation
associated with decommissioning. Moreover, a major objective of this
training course is to demonstrate the need for early and complete
project planning to achieve safe and cost-effective decommissioning.

***Target Audience***

Personnel responsible for decommissioning nuclear facilities including
large and small facilities. This includes: utility, university, reactor
and other operational facility management and staff, waste management
staff, procurement officials, regulators, decommissioning technology
developers and providers, oversight groups, DOE & DoD staff,
radioisotope and radiopharmaceutical research facilities/production
facilities, and consulting and engineering firms. **[Much of the
material is also directly relevant to the decommissioning of any type or
size facility.]{.underline}**

***Instructors***

Members of the ANL Decommissioning Program staff supplemented with other
decommissioning subject matter experts.

> ***Nature of the Course***

-   Background information

    -   Objectives and overview of the course

    -   U.S. experiences in decommissioning

-   Regulatory aspects of decommissioning

    -   Safety and radiation protection criteria in

decommissioning

-   Use of a graded approach for smaller facilities

-   Regulatory requirements and expectations

    -   Responsibilities and functions of the parties involved

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-   Licensee

-   Regulatory body

-   Other involved parties

    -   Planning a decommissioning project

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-   Facility shutdown/surveillance and maintenance

-   Facility characterization

-   Assessment of alternative strategies

-   Preliminary and detailed planning

    -   Waste Management

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-   Assessment of amounts and characteristics of

> decommissioning waste

-   Procedures for conditioning, packaging, storage, transport, and
    disposal

-   Compliance with radioactive waste management

-   standards and disposal site requirements

-   Recycling/reuse of decommissioning materials

-   Waste minimization/pollution prevention

    -   Decontamination

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-   Need for and extent of decontamination

-   Chemical and non-chemical decontamination

> techniques

-   Dismantling

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-   Metal cutting techniques

-   Concrete removal

-   Intact removal of large components

-   Remotely-controlled operations

-   Selection of optimal technique

    -   Financial planning

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-   Elements of decommissioning costs

-   Cost estimating guidelines

-   Financing approaches

    -   Environment safety and health issues

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-   Environment safety and health

-   Unexpected occurrences

-   Environmental issues (permits)

    -   Management of a decommissioning project

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-   Organization and staffing

-   Training

-   Quality assurance/quality control

-   Record-keeping and reporting

-   Security

    -   Completion of a decommissioning project

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-   Post-decommissioning survey final reports

-   License termination

    -   Decommissioning of nuclear labs & other facilities

    -   Case studies on decommissioning

    -   Evolving technologies for decommissioning

    -   Technical visit to a facility which is undergoing

> decommissioning (as location, access and work schedules permit)
>
> Each participant will receive copies of valuable resources for use in
> understanding the decommissioning process and will also be given a
> select reading list of other information sources.

***Why ANL***

Over the last 25 plus years, the Decommissioning Program of Argonne
National Laboratory (ANL) has successfully decommissioned numerous
nuclear and radiological facilities including: four research reactors (a
100 MW BWR prototype, a 5 MW heavy water reactor, a smaller 250 kW
biological irradiation facility and a small 10 kW research reactor), a
suite of 61 plutonium glove boxes located in nine research labs, a 60\"
cyclotron facility, a fuels fabrication facility, and several smaller
non-reactor (waste management) radiological facilities. In addition,
extensive decontamination work was performed on five hot cells formerly
used in the U.S. Navy Proof-of-Breeding program. In addition to the
decontamination and dismantling, the CP-5 research reactor facility was
selected to serve as a DOE test bed for the evaluation of select
technologies to ascertain their value in performing future
decommissioning projects. In addition to this work at the Illinois site,
the staff also lends support to other DOE and NRC regulated sites in
decommissioning. We are also actively involved in international
decommissioning activities as well.

**Check our web site for further details:**

**[http://www.dd.anl.gov/ddtraining](http://www.dd.anl.gov/ddtraining%08/index.html)/index.html**

***How to Apply***

Applicants are encouraged to register electronically. A course
description, registration form, etc., are available at:

**http://www.dd.anl.gov/ddtraining/index.html**

Applicants not having access to the Internet should contact the Training
Course Registrar directly - we can fax a registration form to you if you
like.

***[Training Course Registrar]{.underline}***

> Judy Benigno
>
> Argonne National Laboratory
>
> Communications & Public Affairs /
>
> Conference Services
>
> Building 201
>
> ![](media/image1.jpeg){width="2.875in"
> height="1.5270833333333333in"}9700 South Cass Avenue
>
> Argonne, IL 60439
>
> 630-252-5586 (phone)
>
> 630-252-5533 (fax)
>
> Email : jbenigno@anl.gov

***[Training Course Director]{.underline}***

> Lawrence E. Boing
>
> Argonne National Laboratory
>
> Nuclear Engineering Division /
>
> Decommissioning Program

Building 208

> 9700 South Cass Avenue
>
> 630-252-6729 (phone)
>
> 630-252-7577 (fax)
>
> Email: lboing@anl.gov

***Registration Fee - \$1195.00***

Discount rates available - please check the web site.

The registration fee can be paid by credit card or check. Visa,
MasterCard and American Express credit cards can be accepted. Checks
should be made payable to Argonne National Laboratory and sent to the
registrar at the address above. **[The registration fee, or proof of
forthcoming payment, must be received prior to the
course.]{.underline}**

***Deadline for Registration***

No deadline for registration has been set. Space will be allocated on a
first-come, first-serve basis. Notification of acceptance to the
training course will be made at least one week prior to the course.

***This training course can also be conducted at other locations. Please
contact the Course Director for details.***