Decommissioning project of the former Eurochemic reprocessing plant at Dessel, Belgium

A general description of the decommissioning project of the former Eurochemic reprocessing plant located at the nuclear site of Mol-Dessel, Belgium, is given. The history of Eurochemic as well as the successive decisions taken since the shutdown in 1974 are outlined. The preliminary and ongoing detailed studies focus on the definition of the facilities to be dismantled and their degree of dismantling in relation to the present and future nuclear activities onsite, the inventory of dismantling materials, the waste management options, planning and cost estimates. Updated information is presented on the present status of the pilot project, i.e. the dismantling of the former end product storage. (author)