Innovative Technology and Management are the Key of Sustainable Project Development

Abstract

The demand for sustainable project delivery is generally growing steadily all over the world. Particularly, the perceived increase in understanding and implementing the term “sustainability” is nowadays a special feature of our engineering industry. The research team within the Institute of Technology and Management for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities trusts that the use of ecological, environmental and innovative technologies and the application of innovative management methods are key to achieving sustainability in decommissioning projects. The main aspect in this respect is the elimination of waste from a technical and executive point of view. The paper will introduce two different research projects, i.e. “decontamination of tubings” and “lean management for decommissioning projects”. Since the decommissioning of nuclear facilities is a rather new activity in many countries, this paper will first outline the decommissioning process.