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Between the UK and Sweden: Cyclife on the road again!
Publish on 30/06/2020
After these challenging and unprecedented times, the whole platform of Cyclife is pleased to announce that Cyclife in the UK resumes shipments of customers’ metallic waste to Cyclife located in Sweden. The shipment arrived in Sweden on 29 June 2020 having left the UK just a few days earlier. The route has been operating efficiently for more than a decade and helps provide the best environmental solution for the UK’s nuclear industry. “The route guarantees an efficient and safe service for customers on the UK market” commented Henrik Modéer, Director, Cyclife Sweden.For the past 10 years, Cyclife UK Ltd. has its Metals Recycling Facility (MRF) near Workington in Cumbria. The site has been offering solutions to meet the growing needs of nuclear industry to dismantle, reduce and recycle their waste. Cyclife UK is a leader in the treatment of low-level radioactive waste, with a market share of more than 90% for metallic waste in the UK. Cyclife Sweden AB is located outside Nyköping on the east coast of Sweden. The facility has been providing waste treatment services to domestic and international customers for 40 years. All treatment services provided include volume reduction and treatment (hot and cold cutting, melting, incineration and pyrolysis) is always carried out in customer-specific campaigns. The treatment of metallic waste consists of a series of services: segmentation, decontamination, melting (up to 5,000 tons per year), clearance and recycling of produced metal ingots, characterisation and conditioning of secondary waste for return to customer.
“Thanks to its close link and communications over the years, both facilities provide built-in flexibility, which means that we can continue to deliver all contracts for our UK customers in 2020”, declared Joe Robinson, Director, Cyclife UK.
The platform of Cyclife provides solutions for the optimised and sustainable management of nuclear waste and the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear installations. With its three sites in the United Kingdom, Sweden and France, its subsidiaries Cyclife Digital Solutions, Cyclife Engineering and more recently Graphitech, Cyclife offers a range of activities that extends from building the physical and radiological inventory of a nuclear installation, on-site technical support for decontamination and a wide range of dismantling services including cold and hot segmentation (e.g. for primary circuits or other reactor cooling systems).
Marina Hashim, Cyclife’s new CEO
Publish on 23/03/2020
Marina Hashim takes the lead of Cyclife, the EDF subsidiary in charge of nuclear decommissioning and waste management worldwide.
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Marina Hashim joins Cyclife, with a European presence through its three subsidiaries dedicated to the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear installations (Cyclife Engineering, Cyclife Digital Solutions and Graphitech) and its three radioactive waste management and treatment facilities located in France (Gard), the United Kingdom (Workington) and Sweden (Nyköping).
Marina joined EDF in 2014 in Abu Dhabi as Managing Director of EDF Middle East.
Since 2018, she has led the ultimate back-up diesels generator for the Post-Fukushima program for the French nuclear fleet lifetime extension of nuclear power plants in operation. Graduated engineer, Marina Hashim has a professional international background in Industry and Energy: Alstom, Bouygues Construction and Areva internationally.
In her new position, Marina Hashim is committed to the subsidiary’s ambition to become the European leader in nuclear decommissioning and waste management. She chairs the Boards of Directors of Cyclife France, Cyclife UK and Cyclife Sweden. She is also the Managing Director of Cyclife Holding.
“I am thrilled to join Cyclife, a key player in the nuclear industry. Over the last few years, Cyclife has already booked some major contracts in Europe with SOGIN, ENRESA, LLWR and UNIPER. We are keeping on our efforts to strengthen Cyclife’s position as the European leader in the nuclear decommissioning, dismantling and waste management.” said Marina Hashim.
Cyclife keep in being at your side
Publish on 19/03/2020
Dear Customer,
During this unprecedented Coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak, Cyclife hope that you and your families and colleagues remain safe.
The Nuclear industry has a culture of putting safety and sense of service at the forefront of everything that we do, and we expect that this level of discipline will stand all of us in good stead over the coming months.
Cyclife are committed throughout this crisis to continue to provide the high level of professional service that you the customer have come to expect. The wider Cyclife team are available to assist as well as your usual day-to-day contact.
If you have any queries concerning the Cyclife range of services or how we can support you, please visit our website www.cyclife-edf.com where you will find relevant technical information and our international contact details.
As we go forward, we’ll be sure to keep you updated, and know that we always value your questions and feedback.
During this unprecedented Coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak, Cyclife hope that you and your families and colleagues remain safe.
The Nuclear industry has a culture of putting safety and sense of service at the forefront of everything that we do, and we expect that this level of discipline will stand all of us in good stead over the coming months.
Cyclife are committed throughout this crisis to continue to provide the high level of professional service that you the customer have come to expect. The wider Cyclife team are available to assist as well as your usual day-to-day contact.
If you have any queries concerning the Cyclife range of services or how we can support you, please visit our website www.cyclife-edf.com where you will find relevant technical information and our international contact details.
As we go forward, we’ll be sure to keep you updated, and know that we always value your questions and feedback.
Cyclife Digital Solutions and Onet Technologies sign a partnership agreement to offer digital solutions to nuclear industry
Publish on 26/02/2020
Cyclife Digital Solutions, a subsidiary of Groupe EDF, and Onet Technologies have signed a partnership agreement with the aim of deploying digital solutions to the nuclear industry and contributing to the management of projects in the sector.
As nuclear industry continues its digital transition, both companies have joined their skills to support the sector.
In the nuclear industry, Cyclife Digital Solutions supplies with DEMplus® for nuclear software, a decision support and simulation tool based on real-time 3D technologies, to optimize and secure intervention projects.
Onet Technologies is a pioneer in the implementation of the BIM* Management method applied to the engineering activities of decommissioning projects. Onet Technologies has a large return of experience in management of 3D models, BIM Management, design and modification of installation in decommissioning field.
Both companies are part of major industrial groups and combine their skills to enhance their complementary approaches providing innovative solutions to the technical challenges thanks to digital transition methods and tools: data gathering, facilities management with a long-term vision, decision support, etc. Working areas have been identified: simulation, BIM Management, interfacing of solutions. Before the end of the year, first concrete results are expected.
*The BIM management method, in the nuclear sector, is a process using a digital 3D model which capitalizes and manages configuration of the technical of a nuclear facility throughout its life cycle. The BIM method allows to create digital twins of facilities in operation or decommissioning phase, moreover, it is a database for prior simulation studies carried out to on-site operations.
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In Sweden, Cyclife rallies to restart its waste-metal treatment facility before the end of 2020
Publish on 21/01/2020
Since last November's incident at the waste-metal treatment facility, Cyclife Sweden has made every effort to resume operations as soon as possible. All of the teams are mobilized and ready to restart operations in the waste-metal treatment facility before the end of 2020.
The Radiation Safety Authority has officially classified the event as an anomaly, INES 1, according to the international INES scale for nuclear events, which has 8 levels. This classification qualifies an anomaly without consequences for workers and no impact on the exterior of the installation.
The other parts of the facility, including incineration or pyrolysis treatment activities, and the non-nuclear services, operate normally.
The Radiation Safety Authority has officially classified the event as an anomaly, INES 1, according to the international INES scale for nuclear events, which has 8 levels. This classification qualifies an anomaly without consequences for workers and no impact on the exterior of the installation.
The other parts of the facility, including incineration or pyrolysis treatment activities, and the non-nuclear services, operate normally.
Cyclife UK celebrates 10-year anniversary of MRF with its customers and stakeholders
Publish on 17/12/2019
For the past 10 years, Cyclife UK’s MRF (Metals Recycling Facility) site near Workington in Cumbria has been offering solutions to meet the growing needs of nuclear industry to reduce and recycle their waste. In total, 15,000 tonnes of waste have already been treated coming from every major nuclear facility in the UK.
Low Level Waste Repository Ltd. (LLWR) celebrated the anniversary with Cyclife, commenting that it has been 10 years since LLWR sent the first consignment to the Metals Recycling Facility, and after a decade of waste processing several thousands of tonnes have now been recycled.
Since its acquisition by the EDF Group in 2016, the company has tripled the number of its employees to nearly 80. Cyclife UK has seen a significant increase in its turnover to around EUR12 million. MRF is a leader in the treatment of low-level radioactive waste, with a market share of more than 90% for metallic waste in the UK. For its 10th anniversary in 2019, Cyclife UK warmly thanked its customers and stakeholders by presenting them with an honorary trophy symbolising the strength of their customer relationship.
With its three sites the United Kingdom, Sweden and France, its subsidiaries Cyclife Digital Solutions, Cyclife Engineering and more recently Graphitech, the Cyclife platform provides solutions for the optimised and sustainable management of nuclear waste and the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear installations. Its range of activities extends from building the physical and radiological inventory of a nuclear installation, on-site technical support for decontamination and a wide range of dismantling services including cold and hot segmentation (e.g. for primary circuits or other reactor cooling systems).
Low Level Waste Repository Ltd. (LLWR) celebrated the anniversary with Cyclife, commenting that it has been 10 years since LLWR sent the first consignment to the Metals Recycling Facility, and after a decade of waste processing several thousands of tonnes have now been recycled.
Since its acquisition by the EDF Group in 2016, the company has tripled the number of its employees to nearly 80. Cyclife UK has seen a significant increase in its turnover to around EUR12 million. MRF is a leader in the treatment of low-level radioactive waste, with a market share of more than 90% for metallic waste in the UK. For its 10th anniversary in 2019, Cyclife UK warmly thanked its customers and stakeholders by presenting them with an honorary trophy symbolising the strength of their customer relationship.
With its three sites the United Kingdom, Sweden and France, its subsidiaries Cyclife Digital Solutions, Cyclife Engineering and more recently Graphitech, the Cyclife platform provides solutions for the optimised and sustainable management of nuclear waste and the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear installations. Its range of activities extends from building the physical and radiological inventory of a nuclear installation, on-site technical support for decontamination and a wide range of dismantling services including cold and hot segmentation (e.g. for primary circuits or other reactor cooling systems).
EDF and Veolia announce the creation of Graphitech
Publish on 11/12/2019
On 10 December 2019, EDF and Veolia, through their respective subsidiaries Cyclife Holding and Asteralis, have announced the creation of a joint entity – Graphitech – in response to the challenges of decommissioning nuclear reactors that incorporate graphite technology.
The dismantling of the graphite reactors is complex because of their design (stacking of graphite layers inside the reactor) and the volume of materials to be evacuated. Globally, only two reactors of small power graphite technology have been dismantled to date. Graphitech will be responsible for the technological development and engineering studies required in preparation for decommissioning nuclear reactors that use graphite technology, around 60 such reactors in the world, Graphitech will thus be ready to meet the needs of France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Lithuania and Japan.
Combining EDF’s nuclear industry expertise and decommissioning engineering know-how with Veolia’s nuclear-environment robotics capability, to enable the design of specialized machinery and long-distance intervention platforms for decommissioning, Graphitech will use its expertise to:
The dismantling of the graphite reactors is complex because of their design (stacking of graphite layers inside the reactor) and the volume of materials to be evacuated. Globally, only two reactors of small power graphite technology have been dismantled to date. Graphitech will be responsible for the technological development and engineering studies required in preparation for decommissioning nuclear reactors that use graphite technology, around 60 such reactors in the world, Graphitech will thus be ready to meet the needs of France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Lithuania and Japan.
Combining EDF’s nuclear industry expertise and decommissioning engineering know-how with Veolia’s nuclear-environment robotics capability, to enable the design of specialized machinery and long-distance intervention platforms for decommissioning, Graphitech will use its expertise to:
- - develop remote-operation tools to break up complex, large-scale concrete and metal structures, and tools to extract activated graphite bricks and piles;
- - design systems and articulated arms to enable deployment of these tools.
Graphitech’s first objective will be to provide EDF with an optimized scenario for decommissioning the Chinon A2 reactor in 2028 and to offer a testing program to evaluate the technological solutions needed to complete the operation. This program will begin in 2022 with a development and qualification phase using full-scale models to prepare the remote-operation tools to be used in decommissioning the Chinon reactor. The feedback from this pioneering operation will then be used with other reactors in France and around the world. Dismantling graphite reactors is complex, due to their design (stacks of graphite layers inside the reactor) and the volume of material to be removed. Worldwide, just two small-scale graphite reactors have been decommissioned to date.
Cyclife waste-metal treatment facility in Sweden in the process to restart
Publish on 22/11/2019
Incident impacts
If the exact origin of the fire is not confirmed at this time, it is known that the fire took place where a titanium condenser component cutting operation was being processed. Only the condenser that was directly involved in the fire has been affected. All other materials and waste inside the facility have been unaffected by the fire. Furthermore, there have been no effects outside the facility to any materials and waste in storage.
The damages after the fire accident are connected to the insulation material of a wall and parts of the roof construction in the Large Component Treatment facility and parts of the roof in the Hot Cutting hall.
The incident has not resulted in any emissions of radioactivity outside the facility. The event does not cause any risk to the public health or the environment. The Radiation Safety Authority has tentatively classified the event as an anomaly, INES 1, according to the international INES scale for radiological events, which is one of the lowest levels for classification.
Status coming weeks
Incineration, pyrolysis plants and the Non-Nuclear services are running in normal operation since Sunday November 10. Office areas in the melting facility have been taken into operation during Wednesday November 13.
During the upcoming weeks the inspection and assessments from different independent expert companies and external consultants are planned.
During this time there is only limited access to the facility.
We are working to get the complete picture of the damages, we will plan necessary refurbishing activities and measures to restart the operations for material reception and treatment.
Our customers have been contacted and are kept regularly informed of developments.
More information about the incident
At 6 p.m. on Thursday November 7, a fire broke out at the Cyclife Sweden AB waste-metal processing facility located in Nyköping.
There were no casualties.
Monitoring devices installed on-site have not recorded any radioactive emissions. Additional measurements are currently being taken.
The facility was immediately shut down and on-site production activities were suspended.
As soon as the fire was detected, personnel immediately notified the fire brigade and all relevant authorities were informed.
If the exact origin of the fire is not confirmed at this time, it is known that the fire took place where a titanium condenser component cutting operation was being processed. Only the condenser that was directly involved in the fire has been affected. All other materials and waste inside the facility have been unaffected by the fire. Furthermore, there have been no effects outside the facility to any materials and waste in storage.
The damages after the fire accident are connected to the insulation material of a wall and parts of the roof construction in the Large Component Treatment facility and parts of the roof in the Hot Cutting hall.
The incident has not resulted in any emissions of radioactivity outside the facility. The event does not cause any risk to the public health or the environment. The Radiation Safety Authority has tentatively classified the event as an anomaly, INES 1, according to the international INES scale for radiological events, which is one of the lowest levels for classification.
Status coming weeks
Incineration, pyrolysis plants and the Non-Nuclear services are running in normal operation since Sunday November 10. Office areas in the melting facility have been taken into operation during Wednesday November 13.
During the upcoming weeks the inspection and assessments from different independent expert companies and external consultants are planned.
During this time there is only limited access to the facility.
We are working to get the complete picture of the damages, we will plan necessary refurbishing activities and measures to restart the operations for material reception and treatment.
Our customers have been contacted and are kept regularly informed of developments.
More information about the incident
At 6 p.m. on Thursday November 7, a fire broke out at the Cyclife Sweden AB waste-metal processing facility located in Nyköping.
There were no casualties.
Monitoring devices installed on-site have not recorded any radioactive emissions. Additional measurements are currently being taken.
The facility was immediately shut down and on-site production activities were suspended.
As soon as the fire was detected, personnel immediately notified the fire brigade and all relevant authorities were informed.
Fire incident brought under control at the Cyclife waste-processing facility in Sweden
Publish on 08/11/2019
At 6 p.m. on Thursday the 7th of November 2019, a fire broke out at the Cyclife Sweden AB waste-metal processing facility located in Nyköping.
The fire brigade was called up at the beginning of the event, and had the fire under control on Friday the 8th of November at 6 p.m.
There were no casualties. Monitoring devices installed on site have not recorded any radioactive emissions outside the facility. Additional measurements are currently being taken.
The minor fire occurred whilst a metal component containing titanium was being processed.
Since the beginning of the event, the Cyclife personnel have been in close communication with the Swedish nuclear regulatory authority (Swedish Radiation Safety Authority) and local communities.
The facility was immediately shut down and on-site production activities were suspended.
The fire brigade was called up at the beginning of the event, and had the fire under control on Friday the 8th of November at 6 p.m.
There were no casualties. Monitoring devices installed on site have not recorded any radioactive emissions outside the facility. Additional measurements are currently being taken.
The minor fire occurred whilst a metal component containing titanium was being processed.
Since the beginning of the event, the Cyclife personnel have been in close communication with the Swedish nuclear regulatory authority (Swedish Radiation Safety Authority) and local communities.
The facility was immediately shut down and on-site production activities were suspended.
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