Environmental Impact Statement on the decommissioning and dismantling of the research reactor FRJ-2 in Jülich

The FRJ-2 (DIDO) research reactor at the Jülich Research Centre was finally shut down in 2006. The reactor was commissioned in 1962 with an output of 10 MW, and the output was gradually increased to 23 MW by 1972. The reactor had heavy water (D2O) in a closed tank as a moderator and for cooling and served as a neutron source. As part of the licensing procedure under Section 7 (3) of the Atomic Energy Act for the decommissioning and dismantling of the reactor plant, the Oeko-Institut was commissioned by the nuclear licensing authority to carry out an environmental and FFH compatibility assessment. The application for decommissioning and dismantling includes the removal of the buildings and the site from the scope of the Atomic Energy Act (clearance), but not the demolition of the buildings, which may be used for other purposes after clearance.