Description
Submitted papers and abstracts should focus on international perspectives in the management of
radioactive waste streams through disposal. Attention will be given to trans-national solutions for
different waste streams, activities by other international organizations, and advances or needs in multilateral agreements and arrangements. Presentations on standardization of approaches in characterization,
processing, storage and disposal as further enablers of effective multinational action are welcomed
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the UK’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, made a commitment in the 2019 publication of the Integrated Waste Management Radioactive Waste (IWM) Strategy to:
*“ensure that wastes are managed in a manner that protects people and the environment, now and in the future, and...
The radioactive waste management and disposal strategy are the major issues, which are important for each member state having operating nuclear power plants (NPP) or NPP under decommissioning. Metallic radioactive waste (MRW) in different reactors usually has a wide list of radionuclides of different concentrations. General estimations suggest that the majority of the NPP waste resulting from...
Deep borehole disposal has received increased attention in recent years as a potential method for safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste, including spent fuel. Borehole disposal is of particular interest to small-inventory States, because the economies of scale are different than for deep geological repositories that involve access tunnels, shafts, and tunnel galleries (mined...
Around the world deep borehole disposal is being evaluated for intermediate level waste (ILW), high-level waste (HLW), spent nuclear fuel (SNF), separated plutonium wastes and some very high specific activity fission-product wastes. In Australia, long-lived ILW from research reactors and radiopharmaceutical production represents the principal waste stream that requires deep geologic disposal....
To provide better means for a safe and effective monitoring of cemented waste packages including prediction tools to assess the future integrity development during pre-disposal activities, several digital tools are evaluated and improved in the frame of the EC funded project PREDIS. Safety enhancement (e. g. less exposure of testing personnel) and cost effectiveness are part of the intended...
In the area of radioactive waste management (RWM) and deep geological disposal, the European Commission has been funding research and development (R&D) for over 40 years, fostering what is today a strong cooperation between European implementers, laboratories and institutions. The underpinning technical knowledgebase is sufficient to allow Europe to be on the verge of operation of its first...
The United States research program for geologic disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste is engaged in broad and active collaborations with several international geologic disposal programs. Such collaboration is a beneficial and cost-effective strategy for knowledge dissemination on different geologic disposal options; it also allows sharing international investment needs such as those for...
The European community has initiated a cooperative research project aimed at developing and improving safer treatment and conditioning methodologies and processes for wastes. The project “PREDIS: Pre-Disposal Management of Radioactive Waste” addresses innovation and break-through technologies for better handling of low-level and intermediate level radioactive wastes, with a focus on...
The 1986 accident which took place at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the following actions taken to mitigate its consequences have been a major challenge for Ukraine and the whole international community. This particularly applies to the task of bringing the destroyed reactor to a safe state. An equally important aspect is management of the radioactive waste generated, significant...
The paper will to examine and compare, from a legal/regulatory point of view, the regimes for the management of radioactive waste developed in Africa and the South Pacific. Due to their vastness, both regions are often considered as attractive grounds for dumping/storing radioactive waste. Regarding Africa, the paper will analyze the Bamako Convention (signed in 1991), as reinforced by the...
Nowadays more and more countries -with the assistance of the IAEA -are dedicated to solve the problems of Disused Radioactive Sources in a cost-effective way paying maximum attention to the safety and security of the operations. There are a limited number of companies who can provide such services, sometimes they can cover just some particular areas of the operation.
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Abstract
According to the IEA 2020 Key World Energy Statistic edition, 4,9% of the global energy supply was from nuclear in 2019 whereas it was still above 10% in 2017. Focusing OECD countries, 9,7% of their electricity is delivered by Nuclear Power Plants. This illustrates fossil energies (Oil 31,6%, Coal 26,9%, Natural-Gas 22,8%) as a remaining significant means of global power supply...
Demonstrating the criticality safety of a final disposal concept in the post-closure phase, i.e. over very long timescales, is a complex and unique endeavour for many, if not all, waste management organisations (WMO) that have to dispose of spent fuel. While certain matters are intrinsically related to the particularities of each individual disposal concept, the WMOs do, in fact, address many...
Since the beginnings of commercial nuclear power production, and especially over the past 25 years, there have been numerous initiatives assessing the potential role of multinational repositories (MNRs) in enhancing global safety, security and environmental protection. Increasingly, it has also been increasingly realised that an MNR would also enormously benefit countries with no nuclear power...
Nuclear decommissioning includes all technical and management actions associated with the terminated operation of a nuclear installation and its subsequent dismantling to remove it from regulatory control while delivering an environmentally friendly end-product. It raises economic, environmental, and societal challenges for the stakeholders. This leads to increased awareness and interest among...
This paper explores the science, technology and engineering programs needed to facilitate the licensing of deep borehole disposal for Spent Nuclear Fuel and HLW.
The use of deep boreholes as a means of delivering geological disposal for these waste groups is a disposal option that is of increasing interest to policymakers around the world – because it offers high levels of safety, siting...
All over the world the nuclear waste management sector is always part of the public debate. Independently from their origin, the main concern is the radiation emission, which makes it a particular hazard for human health and the environment. The situation gets worse considering country dependent legislation, storage sites and final disposals. This means have different definition of waste...
The potential negative effects on the nation’s safety and security by a weak national radioactive waste management system made the need for strengthening, and improving radioactive waste management practices in Libya a vital issue. As Libya is not a nuclear country, the main types of radioactive waste are Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources (DSRS), and Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials...
The FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, at its Campus Juelich, offers the International Masters Programme in Nuclear Applications (MNA, formerly: EMiNA - European Master in Nuclear Applications). Three faculties jointly cooperate to impart a broad spectrum of scientific/technical fundamentals and practical knowledge. According to the journal Nuclear Engineering the MNA course is among...
At the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, there is a need to ensure the safety of radioactive waste at all stages including its final disposal.
The NEA assists member countries in the development of safe, sustainable and societally acceptable strategies for the management of all types of radioactive waste. In addition, the NEA assists its member countries in their needs for developing,...
Safe, secure, and sustainable management of spent fuel is an international responsibility for countries operating nuclear plants, as well as potential new entrants to nuclear power. For countries either using nuclear power for electricity generation or using radioactive materials for medical, research and industrial purposes, the main concern relies in long lived radioactive waste requiring...
In September 2019, on the sidelines of the IAEA General Conference, the Department of Energy-National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE-NNSA) Undersecretary for Nuclear Security, Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, and the director of the National Institute for Nuclear Research (ININ) of the United Mexican States, Dr. Javier Cuitláhuac Palacios Hernández, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the...
This paper describes the positive impact of WENRA’s Safety Reference Levels (SRLs) in helping to harmonise and improve regulatory approaches for radioactive waste management in many European countries.
The Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) is a group comprising the heads of the regulatory bodies of 18 European countries, together with 13 associated members and...
