The maximum safety for human beings and the environment are the
top priority when it comes to decommissioning and dismantling a
nuclear power plant. Achieving the objective requires that the
responsible personnel working on it invent new plans on a daily
basis that adapt to the constantly changing state of the plant,
a task that assumes extensive, expert understanding of the
system on the part of all participants, and a sound knowledge of
the complex interplay of technology and radiology. This is
especially true for the dismantling of the AVR's prototype
reactor with its special, radiological conditions which are not
routine, even in the field of nuclear technology. Compliance
with these requirements is ensured through education and
training which clearly go beyond the controlled minimum
requirements envisaged and enforced by legislation. The
acquisition of additional, specialised knowledge about
innovative disassembly and disposal techniques guarantees
dismantling which is efficient and above all safe at all