The Netherlands: Record keeping of the Dodewaard nuclear power station. Annex I-1

The Dodewaard nuclear power station (Gemeenschappelijke Kernenergiecentrale Nederland (GKN) or KernenergieCentrale Dodewaard (KCD)) was built in the period from 1965 until 1968. It started commercial operation on 26 March 1969 and was shut down after exactly 28 years of successful operation. The objective of the plant was to acquire experience in operating an NPP in order to generate electricity and to create research opportunities in the field of nuclear energy. The KCD plant was a small demonstration power station and was never intended to generate electricity on a commercial basis. In 1996, when it became clear after a parliamentary discussion that construction of new NPPs in the Netherlands was not feasible for the foreseeable future, the Dutch Electricity Generating Board (SEP N.V.) announced the shutdown of the station. It was decided to put the plant into a safe enclosure (SE). The Preparation for Safe Enclosure (PSE) project started in March 1997, with the transport of spent fuel to a reprocessing company. After this, the plant was transferred into an SE with all non-radioactive contaminated buildings removed. The plant reached SE status on 1 July 2005. The SE is of an active type, with a limited staff on-site and a forced ventilation system. It is believed that the SE will run for 40 years. After this period, decommissioning to greenfield conditions will be performed