Avogadro RS-1 Plant
The Avogadro RS-1 facility was an experimental nuclear research reactor, located in Saluggia, Italy. It was the first built in Italy.
History of the reactor
It was built inside an industrial complex for the production of radiopharmaceuticals[1][2] in 1959 by the nuclear research company SORIN, a joint venture between Fiat and Montecatini, to carry out research in nuclear physics and materials technology.[3][4]
It was a pool-type research reactor used mainly for experimental purposes and was never connected to the national electrical grid. Its operation was halted in 1971 due to the difficulties that the nuclear sector was facing in Italy.[5]
History of the storage facility
After the reactor was shut down in 1971, 10 years later, Enel requested and obtained from Fiat Avio S.p.A., the owner of the site, the conversion of the plant into a temporary national storage facility for the storage of spent nuclear fuel elements. It contains 164 spent nuclear fuel elements, of which 101 come from the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant and 63 from the Garigliano Nuclear Power Plant.[6] In February 2011, the transfer operations began from the "Avogadro" storage facility to France (at the La Hague – Areva S.A.) of the 164 spent fuel rods, equivalent to about 30 tonnes, for reprocessing,[7] which will return to Italy by 2025, without plutonium, but still radioactive.[8]
Although the decommissioning operations are entrusted to SOGIN, the plant is owned by Deposito Avogadro S.r.l., 100% controlled by FIAT Partecipazioni S.p.A.[9] later FCA Partecipazioni S.p.A.
References
- ↑ "aimn.it" [AIMN website]. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "extranet.regione.piemonte.it" [extranet.regione.piemonte.it]. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011.
- ↑ "comune.saluggia.vc.it" [comune.saluggia.vc.it] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Illustrato FIAT" [FIAT Illustrated]. Illustrato FIAT. December 1959. pp. 1–2.
- ↑ Mazzuca, Alberto; Mazzuca, Giancarlo (2004). La FIAT da Giovanni a Luca: un secolo di storia sotto la dinastia Agnelli [FIAT from Giovanni to Luca: a century of history under the Agnelli dynasty]. Mondadori. ISBN 9788804522676. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "arpa.piemonte.it" [arpa.piemonte.it]. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011.
- ↑ "Impianto EUREX di Saluggia" [EUREX Facility in Saluggia]. sogin.it. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "E le scorie radioattive restano sotto casa" [And the radioactive waste remains right outside our homes]. linkiesta.it. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Bilancio Fiat S.p.A. al 31.12.2009" [Fiat S.p.A. Financial Statements as of 31 December 2009] (PDF). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ↑ "Nucleare: ok Cdm a Sogin per acquisizione totalitaria deposito Avogadro" [Nuclear: CDM ok to Sogin for total acquisition of Avogadro deposit]. Il Sole 24 ORE. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
Bibliography
- "Inventario Nazionale Rifiuti Radioattivi al 31.12.04" [National Inventory of Radioactive Waste as of 31 December 2004]. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- "Piano di Emergenza Provinciale per il Trasporto di materie Radioattive e Fissili" [Provincial Emergency Plan for the Transport of Radioactive and Fissile Materials]. prefettura.it/palermo. May 2011.