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Nuclear decommissioning waste management programme

The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management Programme of the Joint Research Centre was launched in 1999 to address the safe dismantling of obsolete nuclear installations and the management of associated radioactive waste across JRC sites in Ispra (Italy), Karlsruhe (Germany), Geel (Belgium), and Petten (Netherlands).

The Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management (NDWM) Programme plays a key role in the support of EU policy on nuclear waste management and the safety of nuclear installations. We have a legal obligation and we are committed to protect people and the environment from radiological hazards.

We developed a Decommissioning & Waste Management (D&WM) Programme for all sites of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) that includes :

  • Belgium (Geel),
  • Germany (Karlsruhe),
  • Italy (Ispra) and
  • the Netherlands (Petten)

The programme manages shutting down no longer needed JRC's nuclear R&D facilities and radioactive waste management installations. To protect the environment and people the programme enables us to deactivate our nuclear facilities safely and cost efficient.

Nuclear research reactor in Ispra
ESSOR at JRC-Ispra (@EC 2025)

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