The significant lower level, to which consideration shall be given by 31 December 2008, shall be based on the technical possibilities of the most effective decontamination procedure.

The significant lower level, to which consideration shall be given by 31 December 2008, shall be based on the technical possibilities of the most effective decontamination procedure.

Ten years ago it was estimated that 50-70 percent of the radioactive steel masses of a large Light Water Reactor plant would have to be disposed of as radioactive waste. This estimate has now been reduced to about 20 percent because of the technical advances made in various areas: - the development of aggressive decontamination procedures (e.g. electro- polishing) - the development of a new method for the regeneration of phosphoric acid (used in chemical and electro-chemical decontamination) through which contaminants can be eliminated in a highly concentrated form - the development of melting techniques ...[+++] for low-level radioactive steel scrap with particular regard to radiation protection measures - the development of a radioactive waste disposal container cast of low- level radioactive scrap metal.

The proposed programme will also comprise research and development projects in the following areas: - Long-term integrity of buildings and systems - Decontamination for decommissioning purposes - Dismantling techniques - Treatment of specific waste materials (steel, concrete, graphite) - Qualification and adaptation of remote-controlled semi-autonomous manipulator systems - Estimation of the quantities of radioactive wastes arising from decommissioning activities in the Community (1) COM(88)415 In addition, the programme will be conce ...[+++]rned with the identification of guiding principles relating to: - The design and operation of nuclear installations with a view to simplifying their subsequent decommissioning; - Decommissioning operations with a view to making occupational radiation exposures as low as possible; - The technical elements of a Community Policy in this field.

Structural Funds will support in particular the measures listed below: - infrastructure measures to protect the environment, in particular * reclamation of derelict industrial sites and restoration of derelict commercial areas including the necessary decontamination * investments in waste water treatment and refuse disposal * water supply and distribution - investment of the productive sector in environmental improvement and clean technologies - productive investment in connection with business start-ups, setting-up, extension, rationalisation and restructuring of enterprises which can unequivocally be related to environmental improvemen ...[+++]t - introduction of services and environmental agencies for giving advice and information Priority 5 - Measures to promote the development of human resource, vocational training and further training as well as employment The strategy to develop human resources and employment and to combat unemployment - in line with the White Paper - will concentrate the efforts of the ESF on the following priorities: - measures for training, retraining and lifetime learning; assistance with finding a job; help for those who have lost their jobs, are threatened with unemployment of who are in employment but need to have their qualifications brought into line with market needs and new technologies; - measures for target groups which concentrate on one of the following areas: a) improved access for young people to initial training and the transition to the labour market including Youth start measures; b) improvement in the opportunities for employment and training for unemployed persons who are difficult to place in work, long-term unemployed persons threatened with exclusion from the labour market; c) improvement of vocational qualification and (re)integration of women into the labour market in all areas of the economy. - technical assistance measures together with pilot and demonstration projects.

First, in your programs or in your referrals, do you also provide information to “students”, I'll call them, on technical information sources? An example would be technical experts on groundwater—where the aquifers are, what to do with groundwater contamination and how to avoid it, issues on air pollution, issues with dealing with contaminated sites and how to avoid them, and so forth.