Table 2.
Key aspects of the gap analysis by thematic area.
| Thematic areas | Key aspects |
|---|---|
| Q1 Safety and radiological protection | Enhancement in international/national harmonization |
| Homogenization of regulations | |
| Future coordination and collaborations | |
| Regulatory guidance | |
| Q2 Project management and costing | Guidance on tools for cost management and digitization |
| Development of IT tools for project management | |
| Enhance use of BIM (Building Information Modelling) and virtual software | |
| Q3 Human resources management | Coordination among EU, IAEA, and NEA to update existing documents |
| Harmonization of knowledge bases | |
| Enhance use of IT tools, training methods and education of employees | |
| Benchmarking on methods and tools for knowledge management | |
| Q4 Characterization | Fast and cheap methods of radionuclide measurements |
| Technology for digital methods and automation | |
| Developments towards knowledge management, training and standardisation | |
| Q5 Site preparatory activities | Moved to Q8 “Radioactive Waste Management” |
| Q6 Dismantling technologies | Development of technologies for detection of contamination, decontamination and cutting of metals and concrete |
| R&D towards automation and digitization | |
| Enhance the use of mobile systems and robotics for worker safety | |
| Experience sharing in dismantling technologies and benchmarking | |
| Standardization of autonomous systems | |
| Q7 Environmental remediation and site release | Models, digital tools, multi-criteria analysis, and international guidance for remediation and site release |
| Benchmarking of technologies and IT tools | |
| Experience sharing for harmonization | |
| Q8 Radioactive waste management | Harmonization of best practices, waste minimization |
| Enhance optimization opportunities | |
| Encourage the use of new technologies | |
| Simpler and cheaper processes for secondary waste handling | |
| Experience sharing for IT tools and specific waste forms (asbestos) | |
| Harmonization and standards for waste acceptance criteria |
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