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title: "Sorting and processing installation for nuclear Na-waste"
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# Sorting and processing installation for nuclear Na-waste

Belgoprocess is procuring a sorting and processing installation for radioactive waste that may contain sodium, sodium-potassium alloy or related contamination. The notice describes 91 containers: 37 in 220-litre metal drums and 54 in TV400/80 transport containers with 80-litre primary drums. After X-ray and repacking work in building 280X in 2018, the containers were frozen pending further processing; they were thawed and left in place in 2024. Category 1/2/3 waste mixed with category 4 is to be sorted before category 4 bottles are processed. Category 4 bottles require preliminary inspection, especially dimensions, immobilization with vermiculite and return to storage. The procurement is for the sorting/processing installation itself. The canonical notice deadline is 28 October 2026 at 13:00 UTC. No estimated value or additional procurement terms are stated in the available public notice.

- Status: closing-soon
- Country: BE
- Buyer: BELGOPROCESS NV
- Submission deadline: 2026-10-28T13:00:00+00:00 (instant)
- Original notice: https://www.publicprocurement.be/publication-workspaces/217bd320-b5e2-4b2d-aa75-785399f1e0f9/general
- Source checked: 2026-10-14T22:30:36.724555Z

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