Decommissioning

Every Dismantled Part Becomes Nuclear Waste — And Must Be Tracked End-to-End

In a nuclear decommissioning project, every single action generates waste: each item has a specific type, form, and regulatory regime. Cutting, removal, decontamination, cleaning, dismantling…

At each stage, you must be able to state:

• what it is,
• where it came from,
• how it was monitored,
• where it was placed,
• and which regulatory justifications apply.

Without this, proving the compliance of the final package becomes impossible.
And every gap risks delays, requalification, or ASN findings.

Common field issues

• Difficult on-site traceability: “This pipe section or plate — where exactly did it come from?”
• Incomplete characterisation: missing or poorly linked radiological checks
• Scattered documents: cutting sheets, photos, spectrometry results in different systems
• Inability to reconstruct a package’s full journey (origin → handling → conditioning)
• Time lost compiling evidence files to prove compliance

How BROLZ helps

BROLZ provides complete, centralised, and visual traceability for every waste item generated during dismantling operations.

Key features:

• Create a waste ITEM at the very moment it is generated (removed part, cut section, isolated object…)
• Immediate association with zone, operation, project, or dismantling batch
• Recording of radiological checks: contamination, spectrometry, visual inspection, etc.
• Tracking of handling steps: grouping, conditioning, bagging, drumming
• Automatic build-up of a structured lifecycle history (who, what, where, when, how)
• Centralised documents and photos, with exportable compliance dossiers
• Visualisation of waste flows: by zone, by campaign, by package

What changes with BROLZ

• Full, reliable traceability from the field onwards
• Compliance dossiers prepared without chasing scattered documents
• Elimination of grey areas on waste origin and type
• Easier coordination between RP, logistics, packaging, and disposal teams
• Time savings, greater rigour, and stronger credibility during ASN/external audits

Coming soon: A practical guide

We are preparing a hands-on guide to waste traceability in decommissioning, including:

• Standard tracking templates (items, parts, groupings…)
• Methods to build digital compliance dossiers
• Examples of typical waste flows (removal → grouping → packaging)
• Concrete lessons learned from UKAEA, EDF, Orano projects

The PDF will be published shortly.
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What is dismantled today becomes nuclear waste you must justify for years.

With BROLZ, every waste item has a full lifecycle record — no more chasing information when shipments are due.

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