Disposal Waste Supporting Documents
Safety related documents in preparation
A common Framework for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (draft TECDOC in preparation) - This document aims to set down proposals for a common framework, discuss its application and identify particular difficulties in its application. The document applies to all radioactive waste types and also addresses the possible disposal of spent fuel and uranium for which no further use is foreseen. This document could provide a basis for Safety Requirements and Safety Guide documents related to disposal that may be developed in the future.
For further information please contact P. Metcalf
Model Regulations on Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (draft Safety Report in preparation) - The document will be an advisory material on legal, infrastructural and regulatory aspects of radioactive waste safety. It will put emphasis on regulations related to waste safety that will serve as a point of reference for Member States and assist regulators, technical and legal experts involved in the development or review of national legislation on the safety of radioactive waste management.
For further information please contact L. Jova Sed
Development of a Systematic Programme for Application of Safety Standards (draft TECDOC in preparation) - The document will give a structured and systematic programme to ensure adequate application of the Agency’s standards on radioactive waste management, including those for near surface disposal of radioactive waste. This activity has been identified as o ne of the areas in the Action Plan on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management .
For further information please contact P. Metcalf
Preservation and Transfer to Future Generations of Information Important for the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities (draft Safety Report in preparation) - The present generation should pass on information, skills and knowledge relating to the safety of radioactive waste disposal facilities, to the next generation so that the latter can ensure the safety of the facility and decide on the need to continue with controls or take some other course of action. It is thus a process, which emphasizes transfer between generations. This safety report tries to address issues preserving knowledge and transferring it to the future generations.
For further information please contact T. Ichimura
Natural Safety Indicators for Use in relation to Radioactive Waste Disposal: Synthesis of CRP Results (TECDOC in printing) - There is a growing interest in the possibility of using safety indicators other than dose and risk (particularly of environmental concentrations and fluxes). The approach has never, however, been the subject of a comprehensive international evaluation and no broad consensus has yet been developed as to its application. To address these and related issues, the IAEA launched an internationally supported Co‑ordinated Research Project (CRP) entitled natural safety indicators (concentrations and fluxes). This report presents the findings of that project.
For further information please contact K. Hioki
Global Inventories of Radioactive Waste and Other Radioactive Materials (draft TECDOC in preparation) - The main objective of this report is to provide estimates of the worldwide accumulations of different categories of radioactive materials generated from both civilian applications of nuclear energy and defense programmes.
For further information please contact K. Hioki
Standard Syllabus of Training on Radioactive Waste Management (draft TECDOC in preparation) - The report aims to assist IAEA and the Member States in developing training materials and delivering general and specialist training events (courses and workshop) on radioactive waste management, considering both safety and technological aspects, in line with the internationally agreed standards. With this regard the scope of the repost is focused on general fundamental principles for radioactive waste (RAW) management, safety requirements on predisposal and disposal activities. It has been structured in six main areas (30 modules) - General Aspects, Predisposal Management of RAW, Disposal of RAW, Management of Special Waste, Environmental Restoration and IAEA Activities on Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. Based on the syllabus individual modules could be further developed as lecture notes, slides, practical material; and evaluation material.
For further information please contact B.Batandjieva
Sustainability and Safety Implications of Long Term Storage and Radioactive Waste (draft TECDOC in preparation) - As part of the follow-up Waste Safety Action Plan the Secretariat was mandated to investigate the role of long-term storage in a sustainable programme of radioactive waste management, and especially the implications for safety compared to those of sub-surface disposal. This document summarises the work performed in this area and focuses on three main types of waste - high level waste from reprocessing activities, spent fuel that is regarded as waste and intermediate level radioactive waste. It does not address mining and milling waste, and other large volumes of waste from naturally occurring radioactive materials.
For further information please contact J. Rowat or P. Metcalf
Surveillance and Monitoring of Near Surface Disposal Facilities for Radioactive Waste (Safety Report in printing) - Surveillance programmes, including monitoring, are an important element in assuring the safety of operating and closed near surface waste disposal facilitates. This report discusses the objectives of surveillance and monitoring during pre-operational, operational and post-operational phases of a near surface disposal facility, and provides advice on good practice in the operation of such programmes, based on the experience of Member States. The emphasis in the report is on surveillance and monitoring at facilities designed to meet current safety standards and examples are provided of such practices.
For further information please contact P. Metcalf
Features, Events and Processes for Safety Assessment for Near Surface Waste Disposal Facilities (draft TECDOC in preparation) - The objective of this document is to present a generic list of features, events and processes (FEPs) that are relevant to the assessment of the post-closure radiological safety of near surface disposal facilities for radioactive waste. This list is based on the FEPs list developed within the ISAM project and is planned to be used as a starting point and tool for work within the new ASAM project. It may also be useful within national projects related to safety assessment of near surface disposal. The use of the generic FEP list will be monitored and kept under review during the period of the ASAM project. It is expected that, as a result, the list and the associated information and guidance may be developed further. This may include developments to focus or widen the utility of the list.
For further information please contact P. Metcalf
Limits, Conditions and Controls of Safe Operations for Near Surface Waste Disposal (draft Safety Report in preparation) - Particularly relevant to the development and licensing of near surface disposal facilities is the establishment of limits (e.g. dose/risk limits; activity limits per waste package; per disposal site), controls (e.g. active and passive institutional controls; control on waste receipt; control on compliance with design, with operational procedures, etc.) and conditions (e.g. quality management, format and nature of facility description, licensing conditions for operation, closure, etc.) to be applied to the processes of selecting sites, designing and constructing facilities, operating and closing them. The fundamental bases for such limits, controls and conditions are the safety requirements and the approach to their establishment calls strongly on formalized safety assessment, both operational and post-closure. A broad range of issues has to be considered in the process of their establishment and this safety report will present information on safety related limits, controls and conditions that are necessary; the basis for their derivation; approaches for their establishment; and discussion on how they contribute to demonstration of the overall safety. The safety report will address all these issues with a view to assisting in preparation of the safety guide on compliance with near surface disposal requirements.
For further information please contact P. Metcalf
Generic Safety Assessment for Borehole Disposal Facilities (draft Safety Report in preparation) - The report will document the approach to post-closure safety assessment and the associated establishment of limits controls and conditions to be applied to borehole disposal facilities including the derivation of limits for the radioactive inventory to be disposed in such facilities.
For further information please contact L. Jova Sed
