International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria
· Expert assistance in developing a WWER dry storage experiment
· Participation in the work of various experts’ commissions, advisory groups
· Membership in various Co-ordinated Research Projects (Spent Fuel Assessment and Research, Disposal Aspects of L/IL decommissioning waste)
· Review and evaluation of spent fuel storage national programmes and their safety (Armenia, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Ukraine)
· Lecturing at Training Courses
· Review and final editing of various IAEA publications
· Preparation of a Handbook for the use of the COBRA SFS Code for WWER fuel
· Safety Analysis Report calculations for the AEOI waste management facility
· Participation in the work of the Expert Committee on decommissioning
· Drafting the Technical Report „Preservation of information in long-term decommissioning projects”
Hungarian Atomic Energy Commission Nuclear Safety Directorate (HAEC NSD)
· Drafting the Hungarian Nuclear Safety Standard (vol. 6.) on Interim Storage of Spent Fuel
· Drafting a Guidelines document supplementing the Hungarian Nuclear Safety Standard (vol. 6.) on Interim Storage of Spent Fuel
· Preparation of a Guideline document for the review of the Safety Analysis Report
· Review of specific questions of radioactive waste management
· Preparation of a Guideline document for the review of the Periodic Safety Review for an Interim Storage Facility
· Review of the temperature conditions for dry storage of spent fuel
· Review of various documents, and preparation of calculations related to the recovery from the fuel damage event on Unit 2 of Paks NPP
· Preparation of a Safety Guide on the handling of spent fuel
· Preparation of a Safety Guide on the licensing process for research reactors and spent fuel storage facilities
· Preparation of a Safety Guide on the design and use of fuel for research reactors
· Review of spent fuel disposal licensing requirements
· Regulatory review of safety assessment
· Review of the preparedness for beyond design basis accidents at nuclear facilities
NPP Paks
· PSA analysis of the spent fuel storage and handling systems
· Preparation of the Final Safety Analysis Report and other supporting application for the MVDS dry spent fuel store
· Participation in the Periodic Safety Review of technology systems
· Investigations for the application of new fuel types at NPP Paks
· Reactor physics calculations
· Investigations and calculations for the relicensing of the C-30 transport cask, on-site measurements
· Use of the Origen-Arp code for higher burnup and enrichment WWER fuel
· Participation in the preparation of the Final Safety Analysis Report for NPP Paks
· Preparation of the Preliminary Decommissioning Plan for the Paks NPP
· Subcriticality calculations for fuel management and storage
· Participation in the cleanup and recovery from the fuel damage event at Unit 2 of Paks NPP
· Providing support for the Reactor Expert Committee of Paks NPP
· Various supporting physical calculations for new fuel and core monitoring
Public Utility on Radioactive Waste Management (PURAM)
· Participation in the licensing of the MVDS Phases 2 and 3
· Application of a new profiled fuel in the MVDS, subcriticality calculations
· Participation in developing a National Policy for the management of high-level and/or long-lived radioactive waste and spent fuel
· Preparation of various supporting documents for the MVDS dry spent fuel store
· Analysis of further extension of Paks MVDS, preparation of tender documents and their evaluation
· Participation in the preparation of the Decommissioning Plan for Paks NPP
· Safety Evaluation of the Püspökszilágy Radioactive Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility (RWTDF)
· Preparation of a Feasibility Study for upgrading the safety of the Püspökszilágy RWTDF
· Preparation of a Strategy document for the final disposal of high-level and/or long – lived radioactive wastes and the management of spent nuclear fuels in Hungary
· Licensing of the upgrading of the Püspökszilágy RWTDF
· Preparation of various decommissioning documents for NPP Paks and the ISFSF
Transelektro
· Participation in the refurbishment of the active building at the Püspökszilágy RWTDF
· Providing technical support in the recovery from the fuel damage event at Unit 2 of Paks NPP
· Design and licensing of a mobile waste treatment unit (NURES) for Unit 2 Paks NPP
· Licensing of a cask based spent fuel storage facility at the Paks NPP site, beside the existing MVDS facility (in progress)
MECSEKÉRC
· Participation in the preparations for the final disposal of high-level and/or long – lived radioactive wastes and spent nuclear fuels in Hungary
ETV ERŐTERV
· Participation in the preparation of the Final Safety Analysis Report for NPP Paks
· Analysis of emptying of the fuel pool at Unit 1 of Paks NPP
· Analysis of operation of the dry fuel store at Paks NPP
European Union, DG Env.
· Feasibility study of a waste assay system and the possibility of volume reduction at the Püspökszilágy RWTDF
Ganz Machinery Energetic Works
· Safety Evaluation Report for the refuelling machines of Paks NPP
· Evaluation of the refuelling machine for the Greifswald NPP
· Safety Analysis Report and reliability assessment for the South Ukraine NPP Unit 1 and 2 refuelling machines
IRE, Belgium
· Use of the existing buildings of the Püspökszilágy RWTDF for temporary storage of radioactive wastes (Subcontractor in the PHARE study)
British Nuclear Fuels, UK
· Provision of consulting services
Serco Assurance, UK
· Detailed Study of Waste Retrieval and Disposal Options at the Püspökszilágy RWTDF (Subcontractor in the PHARE study)
Golder Associates (Hungary)
· Detailed Study of waste generation at NPP Paks