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11 October 2024
Mercure Budapest Castle Hill, Budapest, Hungary
Over the past two decades, the safety case has become a powerful and essential tool to support decision making for every stage of a geological disposal programme. Now, an increasing number of nationa...
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4 March 2024
The NEA Joint Project on Waste Integration for Small and Advanced Reactor Designs (WISARD) will start in 2025.
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24 April 2024
The "Back-End Week" convened members to discuss decommissioning and waste management activities.
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11 April 2024
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7 March 2024
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5 February 2024
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8 December 2023
Camden, New Jersey, United States
The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) created the Ad-hoc Group on the Extended Storage and Transportation (AhGEST) in 2021. Following the work on these two topics, AhGEST presented it...
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22 January 2024
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17 November 2023
There is a consensus in the international community that geological repositories provide the necessary long-term safety and security to isolate long-lived radioactive waste. However, despite the tech...
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4 September 2023
NEA delegation led by Director-General Magwood was in Romania for a series of meetings and to co-host a workshop.
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29 June 2023
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15 June 2023
JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, Bucharest, Romania
Momentum in regards to disposal solutions for radioactive waste has rapidly picked up over the last five years. Several countries have entered the licensing phase of establishing a deep geological re...
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13 June 2023
The Horonobe International Joint Project (HIP) is a collaborative project between the NEA and Japan Atomic Energy Agency established in February 2023.
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25 April 2023
NEA/RWM/R(2022)1
Robotics and remote systems (RRS) are essential technologies for work in the radiation environments typically encountered in the nuclear back-end, such as in radioactive waste management and decommis...
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13 January 2023
Community and industry come together to workshop radioactive waste management strategies
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5 December 2022
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10 November 2022
Lord Elgin Hotel - Ottawa, Canada
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21 November 2022
NEA hosted two workshops in Romania on 25-29 July 2022.
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4 August 2022
The goal of EGCUL is to share state-of-the-art knowledge and experience in characterising a large amount of unknown waste derived from nuclear accidents and past nuclear activities.
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12 July 2022
The Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR-6) gathered participants in in Helsinki, Finland, on 4-8 April.
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27 April 2022
放射性廃棄物は、医療・産業・研究・発電など幅広い活動から発生する。このような廃棄物はすべて、人の健康と環境の保護を最優先して安全に管理しなくてはならない。何十年にも及ぶ研究活動を経て、国際科学界は今では、高レベル放射性廃棄物を深地層最終処分場(DGR)に定置することが安全かつ効果的であると確信するに至っている。
各国政府は、それぞれが最良であると信じるエネルギー・環境政策を実施する絶対的な権利と責...
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14 April 2022
NEA Expert Group on the Application of Robotics and Remote Systems in the Nuclear Back-end (EGRRS) discusses how to improve the regulatory framework for robotic and remote systems applications.
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14 December 2021
The Crystalline Club (CRC) is composed of technical experts with experience in evaluating or reviewing the understanding of crystalline rock as host rocks for deep geologic disposal projects. CRC mem...
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16 November 2021
NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...
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15 July 2021
The NEA hosted an online expert roundtable discussion on 24 June 2021 on safety case projects of three different types of disposal facilities in member countries.
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1 July 2021
Summary record of the topical session on “Considerations for Updating a Safety Case” held during the 21st meeting of the IGSC held in Paris, France on 8-10 October 2019.
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15 March 2021
The ICGR brings together high-level decision-makers from regulatory and local government bodies, waste management organisations and public stakeholder communities to review current perspectives of ge...
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26 February 2021
The aim of the workshop was to initiate a broad international dialogue between interested parties to identify the different factors influencing the development and of RRS in projects on radioactive w...
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16 February 2021
IGSC activities in the field of Assessment Strategy and Tool evaluate effective assessment tools and strategies in developing and integrating a safety case.
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16 February 2021
On the occasion of this anniversary, the NEA has published a commemorative brochure that reflects on 20 years of IGSC work and traces the evolution of the concept of the safety case overall.
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29 January 2021
The diversity in classification schemes across countries has restricted the possibility of comparing waste inventories and led to difficulties in interpreting waste management practices, both nationa...
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26 November 2020
EXPERT ROUNDTABLE: Progress in HLW management and the sustainability of nuclear energy, 12 November 2020
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13 November 2020
NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...
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1 October 2020
Brochure du Comité de la gestion des déchets radioactifs (RWMC) de l’AEN sur « La gestion des déchets radioactifs et le demantèlement à l’AEN ».
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24 September 2020
Radiological protection and geological disposal flyer on the guiding principles and recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).
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24 September 2020
Brochure sur la protection radiologique et stockage géologique qui concerne les principes et recommandations de la Commission international de protection radiologique (CIPR).
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24 September 2020
Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) flyer on the Construction and Operation of Geological Disposal Facilities for High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel: Challenges and Opportunities.
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23 September 2020
Brochure du Comité sur la gestion des déchets radioactifs (RWMC) de l’AEN au sujet de « Stockages géologiques de déchets radioactifs de haute activité et de combustible usé : enjeux et opportunités »...
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23 September 2020
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11 August 2020
This NEA Policy Brief provides a concise outline of the current outlook for final disposal of radioactive waste in NEA member countries. It describes the challenges, context, stakeholders and potenti...
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30 July 2020
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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23 July 2020
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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22 July 2020
Concept paper for ICGR 2020: Advancing Geological Repositories from Concept to Operation, 8-12 November 2020, Helsinki, Finland
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10 July 2020
Draft agenda for ICGR 2020: Advancing Geological Repositories from Concept to Operation, 8-12 November 2020, Helsinki, Finland
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10 July 2020
The design and implementation activities of the Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) focus on how to achieve safety in practice.
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3 July 2020
The Ad hoc Expert Group on Trends in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (TNFC) was set up to investigate trends in the latest progress and the future trajectories in the nuclear fuel cycle.
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29 June 2020
How the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) serves as a platform to build and share knowledge about stakeholder confidence in radioactive waste management flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
10th National Workshop of the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence flyer – "Bridging Gaps – Developing Sustainable Intergenerational Decision Making in Radioactive Waste Management" – English A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops (2014) - English A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops - French A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops - Czech A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops flyer - Korean A4
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26 May 2020
FSC national workshops flyer – German A4
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26 May 2020
Stakeholder confidence and transparency in radioactive waste management flyer - English A4
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26 May 2020
Stakeholder confidence and transparency in radioactive waste management flyer - Italian A4
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26 May 2020
Geological disposal of radioactive wastes flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
Geological disposal of radioactive wastes flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Geological disposal of radioactive wastes flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
More than just concrete realities: the symbolic dimension of radioactive waste and its management flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
More than just concrete realities: the symbolic dimension of radioactive waste and its management flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
More than just concrete realities: the symbolic dimension of radioactive waste and its management flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer - English A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer - US letter
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
The partnership approach to siting and developing radioactive waste management facilities flyer – Italian A4
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
From information and consultation to citizen influence and power flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Spanish A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Czech A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
Decision making for radioactive waste management: principles, action goals, confidence factors flyer – Italian A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Spanish A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Czech A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
Stepwise approach to the long-term management of radioactive waste flyer – Italian A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – English A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – US letter
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – French A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Spanish A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Japanese A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Czech A4
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26 May 2020
Towards waste management facilities that become a durable and attractive part of the fabric of local community – relevant design features flyer – Korean A4
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26 May 2020
Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) flyer on Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning at the NEA.
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8 April 2020
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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4 February 2020
Radioactive waste results from many different activities in health care, industry, research, and power production. All such waste must be managed safely, with the protection of human health and the e...
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1 January 2020
NEA/RWM/R(2019)1
Version 3.0 of the International Features, Events and Processes (IFEP) List for the Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste. This is a comprehensive and structured list of generic FEPs, relevan...
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18 February 2019
This document is the provisional agenda of the NEA Workshop on the Application of Remote and Robotic Systems in Nuclear Back-End Activities – Way Forward in System Implementation, held at the CEA in ...
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30 January 2019
This document is the final agenda of the NEA Workshop on Information, Data and Knowledge Management (IDKM) held at the NEA offices in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on 22-24 January 2019.
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22 January 2019
Presentation made at the IGSC Safety Symposium 2018, held on 10-11 October 2018.
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15 October 2018
The brochure provides background information about the NEA.
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10 September 2018
Flyer promoting the 10th Workshop of the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence.
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1 June 2018
The transition from an operating nuclear facility to the decommissioning phase is critical in the life cycle of every facility. A number of organisational and technical modifications are needed in or...
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25 May 2018
NEA/RWM(2011)13/REV5
This bibliography aims at providing an overview of the work performed in the field of preservation of records, knowledge and memory in relation to radioactive waste management, especially disposal. F...
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6 April 2018
NEA News is the professional journal of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). It features articles on the latest nuclear energy issues concerning the economic and technical aspects of nuclear energy, nucl...
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13 February 2018
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2018
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2018
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2017
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2017
Worldwide consensus exists within the international community that geological repositories can provide the necessary long-term safety and security to isolate long-lived radioactive waste from the hum...
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10 December 2016
Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2016)10/PROV concerning the topical session on the demonstration of repository technology.
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12 October 2016
Decommissioning of both commercial and R&D nuclear facilities is expected to increase significantly in the coming years, and the largest of such industrial decommissioning projects could command cons...
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18 August 2016
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 March 2016
The present document is a compilation of abstracts, papers, and presentations contributed to the International Symposium on Preparation of Decommissioning held in Lyon, France on 16-18 February 2016....
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16 February 2016
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 February 2016
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2016
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2016
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2016
NEA/RWM/R(2015)9
Proceedings of the RWMC Regulators Forum Workshop held in Helsinki, Finland on 8-9 September 2015.
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16 December 2015
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1 December 2015
Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2015)9/FINAL concerning the topical session on the role of geo-scientific arguments in the siting process.
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7 October 2015
NEA/RWM/R(2015)7
In 2012, the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) noted the needs of developing operational best practices and guidelines for geological repositories. Under the RWMC’s mandate, the Integrati...
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7 September 2015
NEA/RWM/R(2015)6
Geological disposal of high-level waste or spent nuclear fuel is a strategic area in the work program of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Radioactive Waste Management Committee (NEA RWMC). In 2012, the...
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3 August 2015
NEA/RWM/R(2015)4
Complementary annotated bibliography to the report by the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC), Stakeholder Involvement in Decision Making: A Short Guide to Issues, Techniques and Resources (OECD/NE...
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23 April 2015
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 April 2015
NEA/RWM/R(2015)2
The aim of this analysis is to investigate the potential usefulness of mechanisms that have international influence, scope or support and are based on international co-operation, for the preservation...
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3 March 2015
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2015
This flyer describes the national workshops organised by the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC).
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1 December 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2014)1/REV2
The present Phase-II Vision Document is the revised version following refining of work priorities of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative subsequent ...
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10 October 2014
Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2014)5/PROV concerning the topical session on handling extreme geological events in safety cases during the post-closure phase.
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8 October 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2014)8
This document reports on the progress of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative over the period March 2013-March 2014.
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24 September 2014
This document is a compiliation of the presentations given at the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory of Radioactive Waste Across Generations meeting “Constructing Memory in the Digital Era...
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15 September 2014
Decommissioning of nuclear facilities and related remedial actions are currently being undertaken around the world to enable sites or parts of sites to be reused for other purposes. Remediation has g...
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18 August 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2014)7/PROV
This document is the summary record of the seventh meeting of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative, held in Paris, France on 27-28 May 2014.
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21 July 2014
NEA/RWM(2014)9
This document is an overview of the mandate of the Expert Group on Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste (PMRW). As an initial task, the PMRW will focus on main aspects related to activities in...
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17 July 2014
NEA/RWM(2014)7
This document describes the mandate of the RWMC Expert Group on Waste Inventorying and Reporting Methodology (EGIRM).
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26 June 2014
NEA/RWM(2011)13/REV3
This bibliography aims at providing an overview over the work performed in the field of the preservation of records, knowledge and memory in relation with radioactive waste management, especially dis...
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3 June 2014
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2013)11
This document is the draft summary record of the 15th meeting of the Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC), held OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France on 10-11 October 2013.
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23 May 2014
NEA/RWM/M(2014)1
The 47th session of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) took place in Paris on 26-27 March 2014. This document provides a summary record as well as a summary of the main items and decis...
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20 May 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2014)6/PROV1
This document is the summary record of the meeting of the task group “Set of Essential Records” within the RWMC’s initiative “Preservation of Record, Knowledge and Memory Across Generations” (RK&M), ...
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20 May 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2014)6
This document is the summary record of the meeting of the Task Group “Set of Essential Records” within the RWMC’s initiative "Preservation of Record, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations", ...
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12 May 2014
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2014)3
This document is a summary record of the first meeting of the Radioactive Waste Repository Metadata Management (RepMet) initiative.
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29 April 2014
This document is a compilation of the abstracts, presentations and papers contributed to the International Symposium on Recycling of Metals Arising from Operation and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facil...
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10 April 2014
NEA/RWM/R(2014)4
Nations with nuclear power programmes are, or intend to, become engaged in planning to dispose of their higher-level and/or longer-lived radioactive waste in deep geologic repositories. If they remai...
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21 March 2014
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2013)6/PROV2
This document is the (second) provisional summary record of the 14th session of the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD), held at the NEA Offices, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France o...
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19 March 2014
NEA/RWM/R(2014)3
The RK&M project seeks, among other things, to gain insights into the factors influencing the loss and recovery of knowledge and memory preservation in areas other than nuclear wastes. One area with ...
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18 March 2014
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2013)10
This document is the summary record of the 2nd meeting of the Salt Club held in Berlin, Germany on 16 September 2013. The Salt Club operates under the aegis of the Integration Group for the Safety Ca...
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13 March 2014
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2014)2/PROV1
This document describes the mission and objectives of the Salt Club for a proposed extended mandate (May 2014-December 2015) under the aegis of the IGSC.
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13 March 2014
NEA/RWM(2014)6
This document proposes the creation of an expert group on the integrated management of accident-oriented radioactive waste, which would produce valuable insights on the management of accident-oriente...
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12 March 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2014)5
This document is collection of articles produced by the RK&M project team about strategic aspects of the preservation of records, knowledge and memory across generations. This compilation represent o...
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11 March 2014
NEA/RWM/RF(2014)2
This document presents the most complete analysis of the use of the words control, oversight, etc. as used in NEA, IAEA and ICRP literature connected to radioactive waste disposal. It reveals the man...
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11 March 2014
NEA/RWM/RF/A(2014)1
This document outlines the provisional agenda of the 17th session of the RWMC-RF, held at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France on 24-25 March 2014.
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11 March 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2014)4/PROV
This document is a summary record of the sixth meeting of the RK&M initiative, held at the NEA Offices, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, on 5-6 February 2014.
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4 March 2014
NEA/RWM(2011)14/REV4
The RK&M glossary defines important concepts and terms that are commonly used. It is under continuous development by the project team and represents a peer-reviewed set of terms. It should be pointed...
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3 March 2014
NEA/RWM/R(2013)10
This document describes the proceedings of an IGSC international workshop was convened in Braunschweig, Germany on 5-7 September 2013, with the purpose of identifying and compiling information on kno...
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3 March 2014
À l’heure où s’achève la première phase du travail de DCM, le Comité de la gestion des déchets radioactifs (RWMC) de l’OCDE/AEN constate que le contexte a beaucoup changé depuis les années 80, quand ...
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1 March 2014
At the end of its first phase of RK&M work, the OECD/NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) observed that the context has changed considerably since the 1980s, when RK&M preservation was t...
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1 March 2014
NEA/RWM(2014)3
This document aims at providing a starting point for discussing the usefulness of launching an international discussion and reflection on the basic elements, the concrete experiences and the challeng...
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27 February 2014
NEA/RWM(2014)4
This document outlines a proposal to establish a pilot group tasked with exploring the interface between storage and disposal. Presented at the 47th session of the RWMC on 26-27 March 2014.
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27 February 2014
NEA/RWM/RF(2014)1/PROV
This document presents the proposed terms of reference for the 2015 RWMC-RF Workshop, Challenges to the Regulator in Construction, Licensing and Operation of Waste Repositories. Presented at the 17th...
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27 February 2014
NEA/RWM(2014)2
Outlines the vision for the Radioactive Waste Repository Metadata Management (RepMet) Project, namely to create sets of metadata that can be used by national programmes to manage their repository dat...
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26 February 2014
NEA/RWM/R(2014)2
This report presents a comprehensive look at the general monitoring information, practices and approaches used in the various national geological disposal programmes and elaborated in a number of int...
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26 February 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2014)3/PROV
A Collective Statement of the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee which describes the guiding principles of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiati...
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24 February 2014
NEA/RWM/R(2013)9
This document describes the proceedings of an IGSC International Symposium held at the OECD Conference Centre, Paris France on 7-9 October 2013. The purpose of this symposium was to assess the practi...
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19 February 2014
NEA/RWM(2014)1
Describes the achievements and plans of the working parties under the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) as presented at the 47th session of the RWMC held on 26-27 March 2014.
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13 February 2014
NEA/RWM(2014)1
Way forward proposal for Phase II of the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative.
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12 February 2014
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2013)6/PROV
This document is the provisional summary record of the 14th session of the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD), held at the NEA Offices, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on 18-20 Novem...
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11 February 2014
Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) brochure on the long-term safety case for geological disposal of radioactive waste.
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1 February 2014
NEA/RWM/CPD(2013)1/REV1
This document is the agenda of the 32nd meeting of the Management Board of the Co-operative Programme for the Exchange of Scientific and Technical Information concerning Nuclear Installations Dec...
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9 January 2014
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2014
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2014
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2014
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2014
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2014
NEA/RWM/RKM(2013)5/PROV
This document is the provisional summary record of the fifth meeting of the Expert Group on Preservation of Recrods, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations, held in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Franc...
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28 November 2013
NEA/RWM/CPD(2013)1
This document is the draft agenda of the 32nd meeting of the Management Board of the Co-operative Programme for the Exchange of Scientific and Technical Information concerning Nuclear Installations D...
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5 November 2013
NEA/RWM(2011)14/REV3
The RK&M glossary defines important concepts and terminology for the purposes of the RK&M project. Compiled by the members of the project team, it is intended as a source of terms that are commonly u...
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31 October 2013
NEA/RWM/R(2013)6
The key objective of this joint RF/IGSC workshop was to identify, and exchange experience on, the current and future challenges faced by implementers and regulators when preparing for their applicati...
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31 October 2013
The feasibility and costs of spent nuclear fuel management and the consequent disposal of ultimate waste continue to be the subject of public debate in many countries, with particular concern often e...
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23 October 2013
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23 October 2013
NEA/RWM/R(2013)4/PROV
This provisional study report explores the role, needs and expectations of local communities regarding monitoring and RK&M preservation of radioactive waste management (RWM) facilities, in partic...
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10 October 2013
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2013)3/PROV
The first meeting of the Salt Club (SC-1) took place at the NEA Offices in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France on 04 December 2012. This draft summary record reviews the main items and decisions.
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10 September 2013
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2013)1
This document describes the mandate of the IGSC Expert Group on Operational Safety (EG-OS) in 2013. The aim of the expert group is to identify, evaluate and help define international best practice in...
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1 July 2013
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2013)2
This document describes the Programme of Work (PoW) of the Expert Group on Operational Safety in 2013 to 2014. Work activities outlined here were approved by the EG-OS at their kickoff meeting h...
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27 June 2013
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2013)2/PROV
This document describes the provisional Programme of Work (PoW) of the Expert Group on Operational Safety in 2013 to 2014. Work activities outlined here were approved by the EG-OS at their kickoff me...
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27 June 2013
NEA/RWM/RKM(2013)4
This document is the summary record of the 4th meeting of the Expert Group on Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations initiative, held in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France on 16-18 April 20...
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21 June 2013
NEA/RWM/CLAYCLUB(2013)1
This document contains the proceedings of the NEA Clay Club workshop on Clay Characterisation from Nanoscopic to Microscopic Resolution. The workshop was intented to provide a discussion platform on ...
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16 May 2013
NEA/RWM/R(2013)3
This document provides a synthesis of the workshop presentations and accounts of discussions that were held. It also provides a list of the main observations garnered from the workshop for future wor...
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15 May 2013
NEA/RWM/RKM(2013)2/REV1
This document is the revised proposed agenda of the 4th meeting of the RWMC project on the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations, held at the OECD Conference Center ...
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28 March 2013
NEA/RWM/RKM(2013)2
This document is the proposed agenda of the 4th meeting of the RWMC project on the Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations, held at the OECD Conference Center in ...
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26 March 2013
NEA/RWM/RKM(2013)3/PROV
This document describes the path forward for the Minimal Set of Records subgroup under the aegis of the Expert Group on Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations.
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26 March 2013
NEA/RWM/RKM(2013)1
This report provides a status update of the RK&M project for the period March 2012 to March 2013.
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22 March 2013
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2013)1/PROV
This document describes the provisional mandate of the IGSC Expert Group on Operational Safety (EG-OS). The aim of the expert group is to identify, evaluate and help define international best practic...
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25 February 2013
NEA/RWM/RF(2013)1
This discussion paper was provided to the Regulators’ Forum (RF) of the RWMC to spark discussion on the impact of the concept of oversight and of the ICRP-122 recommendations on national and internat...
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19 February 2013
NEA/RWM/R(2013)1
This document defines and discusses the purpose and general contents of post-closure safety cases for geological repositories for long-lived radioactive waste. Its aim is to provide a useful point of...
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13 February 2013
NEA/RWM(2013)2/PROV
This document describes the mandates of the RWMC Regulators' Forum (RF) and the RWMC Working Parties FSC, IGSC and WPDD. Prepared for the 46th session of the RWMC held at the OECD Conference Center i...
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8 February 2013
Le stockage des déchets radioactifs à haute activité dans des formations géologiques stables caractérisées par des écoulements d’eaux souterraines faibles est l’étape ultime de leur gestion. Les labo...
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1 February 2013
Final disposal in engineered repositories built deep underground in stable geological formations with low groundwater flow is the ultimate end-point for managing long-lived highly radioactive waste. ...
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1 February 2013
NEA/RWM(2013)1
This document outlines the achievements and future plans of the working parties of the RWMC, specifically the IGSC, FSC and WPDD. Prepared for the 46th session of the RWMC held at the OECD Conference...
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31 January 2013
In 2001, the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) published a report describing the role of underground research laboratories (URLs) in nuclear waste dispo...
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4 January 2013
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2013
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2013
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2013
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2013
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2013
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2013
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2013
NEA/RWM/CPD(2012)1/PROV
This document is the provisional agenda of the 31st meeting of the CPD Management Board. It is the 4th meeting under the 2009 Agreement. The meeting was held at the NEA Offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux...
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29 October 2012
NEA/RWM(2011)14/REV2
The RK&M glossary defines important concepts and terminology for the purposes of the RK&M project. Compiled by the members of the project team, it is intended as a source of terms that are commonly u...
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23 October 2012
NEA/RWM(2011)13/REV1
This bibliography aims at providing an overview over the work performed in the field of the preservation of records, knowledge and memory in relation with radioactive waste management, especially dis...
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23 October 2012
NEA/RWM/PEER(2012)3
The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has an acknowledged role in organising independent, international peer reviews of national programmes and studies in the field of radioactive waste management. The NEA...
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14 September 2012
NEA/RWM/RKM(2012)4
This document is the proposed agenda of the second workshop on Preservation of Records, Knowledge and Memory (RK&M) Across Generations, held at the on NEA Offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, on 1...
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6 September 2012
NEA/RWM/RF(2012)2
A key challenge for some national radioactive waste management programmes and an important learning opportunity for many others will be the licensing of the construction and operation of the first de...
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3 July 2012
NEA/RWM/M(2012)2
As the ICRP finalized its guidelines on the application of ICRP-103 to geologic disposal, the RWMC and the CRPPH held a joint session to discuss the ICRP forthcoming guidelines and interpretation iss...
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29 June 2012
NEA/RWM/PEER(2012)2
A major activity of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in the field of radioactive waste management is the organization of independent, international peer reviews of national studies and projects. The N...
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12 June 2012
NEA/RWM/RKM(2012)1/FINAL
This RK&M workshop was held at the NEA Headquarters, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on 11-13 October 2011. Its overarching goal was to scope the field and gain insights that can guide the further develo...
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6 June 2012
NEA/RWM/RKM(2012)3
This report describes the status of the RK&M project from its launch in March 2011 up to March 2012.
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5 June 2012
A central safety function of radioactive waste disposal repositories is the prevention or sufficient retardation of radionuclide migration to the biosphere. Performance assessment exercises in variou...
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4 May 2012
The present document is a compilation of the abstracts, papers, presentations and posters presented at the Workshop on Radiological Characterisation for Decommissioning held at Studsvik in Nyköping, ...
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30 April 2012
This document is the Rapporteur’s summary of the Workshop on Radiological Characterisation for Decommissioning, held in Nyköping, Sweden on 17-19 April 2012.
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30 April 2012
NEA/RWM/R(2012)4
This essay focuses on the concepts of “willing potential host” and “willing host” communities in the context of radioactive waste management facility siting. Should criteria for defining these be spe...
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24 April 2012
NEA/RWM/R(2012)5
This report synthesizes principles for socially responsive siting of radioactive waste management facilities that have emerged from over a decade of learning by the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (F...
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24 April 2012
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2012)4
This document was prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency's (NEA) Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) in collaboration with the European Commission‟s Directorate General for Energy ...
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28 March 2012
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2012)5
This document is a summary of the special seminar commemorating the 10th anniversary of the OECD/NEA Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD), held at the NEA Offices in Issy-les-Mouli...
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28 March 2012
NEA/RWM/PEER(2012)1
At the request of the Belgian Federal government, the OECD-NEA International Review Team (IRT) is reviewing the safety case of the ONDRAF/NIRAS' surface disposal facility for low and intermediate lev...
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13 March 2012
Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) flyer on engineered barriers and geological disposal.
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1 March 2012
This is a Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPPD) brochure on the current status and prospects of estimating nuclear facility decommissioning costs.
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1 March 2012
Ce document est une brochure du Groupe de travail de l’OCDE/AEN sure le déclassement et le démantèment sur l’état des lieux et perspectives de l’estimation des coûts du démantèlement des installation...
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1 March 2012
廃炉および解体に関する作業部会(WPPD)が作成した、原子力施設の廃止措置に伴う費用の見積もりに関する現状と見通しについてのパンフレット。
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1 March 2012
Dies ist eine Broschüre der Arbeitsgruppe für Stilllegung und Rückbau (WPDD) zum aktuellen Status und Perspektiven für die Kostenabschätzung für die Stilllegung von Kernkraftwerken.
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1 March 2012
This is a Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPPD) brochure on the current status and prospects of estimating nuclear facility decommissioning costs.
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1 March 2012
NEA/RWM(2012)1
This document describes the achievements and plans of the working parties of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC). It was prepared for the 45th session of the RWMC in 2012.
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16 February 2012
Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...
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16 January 2012
高レベル放射性廃棄物の管理で最も広く採用されている政策は,廃棄物を深地層処分場に定置し,その安全性を人の能動的な関与に頼らないようにすることである。廃棄物を処分場に定置し,閉じ込めるという広く受け入れられている政策は,現実的には,廃棄物を将来回収する可能性を残している。そこで,処分場の設計に際してどの程度まで回収を容易にできるか,あるいは容易にすべきか,また,その場合,その時間スケールはどうすべ...
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1 January 2012
Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) brochure au sujet des barrières ouvragées et stockage en formation géologique.
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1 January 2012
本報告書は、2007 年に OECD/NEA 放射性廃棄物管理委員会が始めた可逆性と回収可能性(R&R)に関する 4 年間にわたる国際プロジェクトの最終的な詳細報告書である。本プロジェクトの主要なマイルストーンは、文献調査を行うこと、NEA 加盟諸国の R&R に対する考え方を調査すること、および広範な関係者グループ内で議論することであった。この議論は、フランスのランスでの国際会議・意見交換会(...
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1 January 2012
Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...
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21 December 2011
NEA/RWM/R(2011)4
This is the final full report of the 4-year international project on Reversibility and Retrievability (R&R) launched in 2007 by the OECD/NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC). Major miles...
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6 December 2011
NEA/RWM(2011)16
Disposal in engineered facilities built in stable, deep geological formations is the reference solution for permanently isolating long-lived radioactive waste from the human biosphere. This managemen...
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28 November 2011
NEA/RWM(2011)15
This is the final draft of a brochure to be published in December 2011 by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) (in English and in French). This interim file is...
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25 November 2011
This document is a compilation of the presentations made at the 12th Meeting of the WPDD – A Special Seminar Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the WPDD, held at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Is...
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11 November 2011
NEA/RWM(2011)13
This bibliography aims at providing an overview over the work performed in the field of the preservation of records, knowledge and memory in relation with radioactive waste management, especially dis...
Published date:
7 November 2011
NEA/RWM(2011)14
The RK&M glossary defines important concepts and terminology for the purposes of the RK&M project. Compiled by the members of the project team, it is intended as a source of terms that are commonly u...
Published date:
7 November 2011
NEA/RWM(2010)11
The present list of references was assembled during the period May 2007 -December 2010 in support of the work of the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) Project on Reversibility and Ret...
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2 November 2011
Experience indicates that RK&M need to be actively managed from the start of the waste management programmes. Several radioactive waste disposal programmes are now approaching implementation. The NEA...
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1 November 2011
各国において,処分計画における可逆性および回収可能性の意義と役割を明確にすること, および長期安全性を最優先にすることの重要性は認識されている。このリーフレットは,NEA のプロジェクトで得られ た, 可逆性および回収可能性に関する現時点での認識を取りまとめたもので, 多くの国の処分計画に適応可能な一般的な回収可能性の考え方を示す尺度(Retrievability Scale) が含まれている。...
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1 November 2011
Ce dépliant résume la compréhension actuelle développée dans le cadre du projet international de l’AEN en matière de réversibilité et récupérabilité. Il présente également une Echelle de Récupérabili...
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1 November 2011
The present leaflet summarises the current understanding developed in the NEA international project on reversibility and retrievability. The leafelt includes a generic Retrievability Scale that is ad...
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1 November 2011
放射性廃棄物処分場の操業及び操業終了後の存続期間にわたって行われる長期かつ複雑な意思決定プロセスを支援するためには、世代を超えた記録、知識、記憶(RK&M)の保存が必要とされます。これは、未曾有の時間枠において混じり合う技術、科学、社会、文化に関する情報を管理する課題として認識されます。
RK&M が廃棄物処分計画の開始時期から積極的に管理されるべきであることについては、経験からも明らか です。...
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1 November 2011
L’expérience montre qu’il faut entreprendre cette tâche dès le démarrage des programmes de gestion des déchets. Plusieurs stockages de déchets radioactifs sont maintenant proches de leur mise en œuvr...
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1 November 2011
Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2011)2 concerning the topical session on gas migration.
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19 October 2011
NEA/RWM(2011)12
This strategic plan for RWMC was adopted at the RWMC meeting of March 2011. It expands and details the planning given in the Strategic Plan of the Nuclear Energy Agency for 2011-2016 that was approve...
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28 July 2011
NEA/RWM/PEER(2011)3
At the request of the Swedish government, the OECD-NEA International Review Team (IRT) is examining the application by SKB for a construction license of a spent fuel repository in Sweden. Questionnai...
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26 July 2011
The present leaflet summarises the current understanding developed in the NEA international project on reversibility and retrievability. The leaflet includes a generic Retrievability Scale that is ad...
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1 June 2011
NEA/RWM/PEER(2011)1
Over the past two decades the NEA, on behalf of requesting countries, has regularly organised international peer reviews of national safety reports in the field of geological disposal of radioactive ...
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26 April 2011
Chaque année on produit de grandes quantités de déchets dangereux, mais seule une faible proportion est constituée de déchets radioactifs. Si, globalement, on a trouvé des solutions satisfaisantes po...
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22 April 2011
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2010)10
This document was prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency's (NEA) Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) in collaboration with the European Commission‟s Directorate General for Ene...
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18 March 2011
NEA/RWM(2011)4/PROV
The Regulators' Forum of the RWMC and the IGSC have both identified the need to explore the challenges and good practice in view of preparing for the construction license of a deep geological reposit...
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1 March 2011
NEA/RWM(2011)6/REV2
In this document a vision for the RWMC project on Preservation of RK&M Across Generations is described covering the period 2011-2014. The document represents the shared vision of the project members ...
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16 February 2011
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2011
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2011
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2011
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2011
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2011
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2011
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2011
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
Published date:
1 January 2011
NEA/RWM/RF(2010)4
The present report outlines the potential merits of R&D work carried out by the regulator. It summarises the results of a questionnaire that was circulated among the members of the Regulators' Forum ...
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10 November 2010
Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2010)8 concerning the topical session on optimisation.
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20 October 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)10
This draft report deals with the concepts of reversibility and retrievability for the deep disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel. It documents the results of an initiative that was ...
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24 September 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)14
The second phase of the RWMC Reversibility and Retrievability project was a data gathering phase, through use of a questionnaire to elicit information on the current status of disposal programmes in ...
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22 September 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)13
This document contains a summary of the actions taken at the Radioactive Waste Management Committee's (RWMC) Reversibility and Retrievability Project Meeting, held in Paris, France on 21-23 June 2010...
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20 September 2010
Large volumes of hazardous wastes are produced each year, however only a small proportion of them are radioactive. While disposal options for hazardous wastes are generally well established, some typ...
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16 September 2010
NEA/RWM/CPD(2010)3
This document was prepared by the Task Group on Decontamination and Dismantling (D&D) of Concrete Structures. It provides a comprehensive review of proven technologies and methods fro decontaminating...
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22 July 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)12
In March 2010 a topical session was held on this subject during the plenary meeting of the RWMC with a view to identify common issues and, in due course, to start the RWMC first international project...
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25 June 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)9/PROV
The RWMC is implementing its programme of work in the field of long-term preservation of information and memory. This document describes proposed goals and deliverables of a RWMC project over the per...
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18 May 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)8
The work of the RWMC Regulators’ Forum on regulation and safety criteria for geological disposal of radioactive wastes, which culminated in the Tokyo workshop of January 2009, has identified a number...
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6 May 2010
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1 May 2010
NEA/RWM(2009)10
Summary Record of the 2nd Meeting of the Reversibility and Retrievability Project, 2009, NEA Headquarters, 3-5 June 2009
This summary record presents the main conclusions as well as a summary record ...
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16 April 2010
NEA/RWM(2007)7
Proposal to the RWMC
National programmes would benefit from a shared and broad-based understanding at the international level of the reversibility and retrievability concepts and of the related oppor...
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16 April 2010
NEA/RWM/M(2009)2
Summary record of the Reversibility and Retrievability Project meeting in Washington D.C., United States, 2-4 December 2009
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16 April 2010
NEA/RWM/SORPTION(2010)1
This document is the summary record of the meeting of the Management Board of the NEA Sorption Project Phase III, held at the NEA Offices, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on 5-6 November 2009.
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9 April 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)7
Long-term preservation of records, knowledge and memory is an important component of the RWMC programme of work. As part of its series of initiatives in this area, the RWMC surveyed national programm...
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26 March 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)1
This document describes the achievements and programme of work of the working parties of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee. It was prepared for presentation at the RWMC-43 meeting held at th...
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9 March 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)3
At RWMC-42 a decision was made to produce a flyer on the waste management profession. A few countries provided relevant materials. Discussions within the RWMC Bureau produced the hereby provided "vis...
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2 March 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)2
The RWMC Bureau suggests that a text of 10-15 pages be prepared as input to the International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR-2011) conference and finalised thereafter. The text would foc...
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2 March 2010
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2010)2
This document is the summary record of the topical session on Management of Large Components from Decommissioning to Storage and Disposal held at the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling'...
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22 February 2010
NEA/RWM(2010)5
At its 2009 meeting, RWMC members were very positive on starting an initiative on long-term preservation of information and memory. The topic is broad and should be addressed in well-defined packages...
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3 February 2010
This document summarises the relevant regulatory information as of December 2009. The report for which this information was first collected and commented upon is titled The Regulatory Function and Ra...
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1 February 2010
NEA/RWM/RF(2010)1
The present report outlines the potential merits of R&D work carried out by the regulator. It summarises the results of a questionnaire that was circulated among the members of the Regulators' Forum ...
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29 January 2010
NEA/RWM/RF(2010)2
All RF colleagues are asked to provide written replies to questions listed in this document. Responses will be compiled and analysed, and the analysis will be distributed a few days prior to RWMC-43....
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29 January 2010
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2009)9
This document has been prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA’s) Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) in collaboration with the European Commission’s Directorate General for ...
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20 January 2010
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2010)1
This document provides a brief summary of the decisions made during the 10th meeting of the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD), held on 17-19 November 2009.
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18 January 2010
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2010
The European Commission (EC) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) have, over the past several years, sponsored a project on the engineered barrier system (EBS) used in geological disposal of long...
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1 January 2010
Brochure describing the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) national workshops.
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1 November 2009
Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2009)7 concerning the topical session devoted to organisational issues.
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22 October 2009
This brochure describes the IGSC’s mission, membership and operation, current issues and work programme, and publications.
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1 September 2009
This 2009 brochure describes the FSC mandate and profile, key milestones, focus areas, activities and publications.
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1 August 2009
NEA/RWM/RF(2009)1
This document reports the main findings from the RWMC Regulators’ Forum (RF) Workshop, as discussed and approved at the RF meeting in March 2009. The workshop was held in Tokyo, Japan on 20-22 Januar...
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6 May 2009
Geological settings selected as potential host formations for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste are chosen for, among other assets, their long-term stability and buffering capacity ag...
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20 March 2009
NEA/RWM(2009)3/REV1
At its March 2007 meeting, the RWMC agreed to start an initiative on reversibility and retrievability (R&R), with a particular focus on policy and regulatory issues. The R&R initiative is being c...
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5 March 2009
NEA/RWM(2009)7
The RWMC vision document on knowledge consolidation and transfer, NEA/RWM(2009)4/PROV, identifies the sharing of information across generations as an area deserving further development. This document...
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5 March 2009
NEA/RWM(2009)4/PROV
The RWMC has adopted knowledge consolidation and transfer as one of the pillars of the Committee’s modus operandi and work programme. This is seen as a natural enhancement of the RWMC role of advanci...
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4 March 2009
NEA/RWM(2009)3
At its March 2007 meeting, the RWMC agreed to start an initiative on reversibility and retrievability (R&R), with a particular focus on policy and regulatory issues. The R&R initiative is being carri...
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3 March 2009
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2008)12/REV1
This document has been prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) in collaboration with the European Commission (DGTREN) and the IAEA. I...
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2 February 2009
This document is a brochure describing the mandate, profile, history, focus areas, activities and publications of the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD).
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1 February 2009
NEA/RWM/RF(2008)2
This document reviews the regulatory developments in the field of geologic disposal since the Cordoba Workshop of 1997. It supports the Tokyo workshop of the RWMC Regulators' Forum (20-22 January 200...
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9 January 2009
This brochure describes the mandate, profile, focus areas and activities and publications of the RWMC Regulators’ Forum (RF).
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1 January 2009
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2009
NEA/RWM/RF(2008)6
The last decade has seen significant progress in several countries on the siting of repositories for deep disposal of long-lived radioactive waste. In parallel with this, regulatory authorities have ...
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19 December 2008
This document appeared in Issue No. 6 of “La Revue Générale du Nucléaire”. It describes the programme of work of the NEA in the field of decommissioning.
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1 December 2008
NEA/RWM/RF(2008)5/PROV
The present document summarizes and reviews the concepts relevant to the optimisation of geological disposal systems as they are outlined in national and international guidance as well as in the work...
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27 November 2008
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2008)12
This document has been prepared by the Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) in collaboration with the European Commission (DGTREN) and the IAEA. It is...
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4 November 2008
NEA/RWM(2008)9
This document is a status report of the Reversibility and Retrievability Project subsequent to a meeting held in Toronto, Canada in October 2008.
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24 September 2008
Cette étude met en évidence les facteurs clés affectant le calendrier du stockage définitif des déchets radioactifs de haute activité. Elle analyse comment l'acceptation sociale, la robustesse techni...
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14 August 2008
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2008)2
This report of the NEA Working Group on Approaches and Methods for Integrating Geological Information in the Safety Case (AMIGO) summarizes the responses from 17 AMIGO participants, including both im...
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23 July 2008
NEA/RWM(2008)5/REV2
This document represents the final version of the collective statement of the Radioactiave Waste Management Committee (RWMC) on moving forward with geologic disposal. The intent is to produce a publi...
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12 June 2008
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2008)6
At its first plenary meeting, held in Krefeld, Germany on 13-14 May 2008, the Decommissioning Cost Estimation Group (DCEG) of the Working Parting on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) held a topi...
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4 June 2008
This study identifies key factors influencing the timing of high-level waste (HLW) disposal and examines how social acceptability, technical soundness, environmental responsibility and economic feasi...
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15 May 2008
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 March 2008
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2008
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2008
NEA/RWM(2007)2
This report describes the strategic areas in which the RWMC plans to focus its efforts in future years based on the identification of the major challenges currently faced by national programmes. The ...
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12 November 2007
Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2008)1 concerning the proposed programme of work for the IGSC.
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25 October 2007
NEA/RWM/RF(2007)3
This interim document provides a summary of viewpoints, papers and written reports of the NEA/RWMC workshop on Regulating for the Long-Term Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Practic...
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29 June 2007
NEA/RWM/RF(2007)1
Le projet LTSC (Long-term Safety Criteria) a été initié en 2004 par le Forum des régulateurs du Comité de la gestion des déchets radioactifs (RWMC-RF) dans le but d'examiner les critères utilisés dan...
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20 June 2007
L'intérêt pour l'énergie nucléaire va croissant dans de nombreux pays en raison de sa capacité d'accroître la sécurité d'approvisionnement énergétique et de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de se...
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13 June 2007
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2007)3
At its seventh meeting, held at the NEA Offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on 23-25 October 2006, the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) held a topical session on Emerging Is...
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3 May 2007
Interest in nuclear energy continues to grow in many countries as a means to ensure security of energy supply and to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. In this context, recyclable ...
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27 April 2007
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2007)4/PROV
This document outlines the preliminary programme and pre-registration steps to participate in the third AMIGO Workshop on Approaches and Challenges for the Use of Geological Information in the Safety...
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10 April 2007
NEA/RWM(2007)1
This document describes the main highlights since the March 2006 meeting of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC-39) of each of its three working parties (IGSC, FSC and WPDD), providing a...
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12 February 2007
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2006)3
The report is aimed at interested parties that already have some detailed background knowledge of safety assessment methodologies and safety cases, including safety assessment practitioners and regul...
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4 January 2007
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2007
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2006)10
This document has been prepared by the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) in order to fulfil its role as an information centre within the NEA on international activities being pe...
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18 October 2006
NEA/RWM/CPD(2006)2
This report describes generic results obtained by the CPD on available adequate methods of measurement. Although part of the information exchanged within CPD is confidential in nature and is restrict...
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16 October 2006
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2006)3/REV1
This status report is based on and reflects the viewpoints and materials from several NEA initiatives in connection with decommissioining of nuclear power facilities and with long-term nuclear liabil...
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5 September 2006
Cette étude analyse différents cycles du combustible nucléaire avancés du point de vue de leur impact sur la gestion des déchets radioactifs. Elle examine divers cycles et illustre les différences en...
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4 August 2006
For many politicians and members of the public, the very long life of some of the radio-nuclides in radioactive waste is an issue of particular importance in terms of its ultimate disposal. The devel...
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29 May 2006
Pour une grande partie de la classe politique et de la population, la très longue durée de vie de certains radionucléides contenus dans les déchets radioactifs pose un problème difficile pour le stoc...
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29 May 2006
This study analyses a range of advanced nuclear fuel cycle options from the perspective of their effect on radioactive waste management policies. It presents various fuel cycle options which illustra...
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26 May 2006
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2006)1/REV1
This status report reflects the viewpoints and materials of a seminar on Strategy Selection for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities held in Tarragona, Spain on 1-4 September 2003. The repor...
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9 May 2006
NEA/RWM(2006)11/REV1
This document provides information on how the work of the NEA/RWMC supports the needs of NEA member countries and how it differs from, and complements, the related work of the IAEA and EC. In particu...
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18 April 2006
NEA/RWM/PEER(2006)1
It was the wish of the French Government that the NEA organise an international peer review of the Dossier 2005 Argile produced by the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (Andra)....
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27 January 2006
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2006)1
This status report reflects the viewpoints and materials of a seminar on Strategy Selection for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities held in Tarragona, Spain on 1-4 September 2003. The report al...
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20 January 2006
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2005)15
This document presents a list of Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) documents that have been published since its launching in 2000. It consists of two parts, the first of which lists the pu...
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20 October 2005
NEA/RWM/SORPTION(2005)2
The present document is the final programme of the Proccedings of the Sorption Workshop: Conclusion of NEA Sorption Project Phase II and Status Analysis of Sorption Modelling for PA, held at the NEA ...
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4 October 2005
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2005)5
This document contains the agenda of the sixth session of the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD), a Topical Session on Stakeholder Involvement in Decommissioning, held in Brussel...
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29 September 2005
NEA/RWM/SORPTION(2005)3
The present document is the Proccedings of the Sorption Workshop: Conclusion of NEA Sorption Project Phase II and Status Analysis of Sorption Modelling for PA, held at the NEA Offices in Issy-les-Mou...
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19 September 2005
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2004)16
This document contains the final programme of the second AMIGO Workshop on Linkage of Geoscientific Arguments and Evidence in Supporting the Safety Case, to be held in Toronto, Canada on 20-22 Septem...
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5 September 2005
NEA/RWM/RF(2005)3
This brochure presents an easily accessible synopsis of the regulatory control of radioactive waste management by reviewing 15 national cases. It covers the management of radioactive waste from all t...
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17 August 2005
Ce panorama présente un synopsis facile à aborder du contrôle réglementaire de la gestion des déchets radioactifs de 15 pays membres de l'AEN. Il traite la question de la gestion des déchets radioact...
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16 August 2005
NEA/RWM/PEER(2005)1
International peer review as a working method is closely associated with the OECD, where it is facilitated by the homogeneous membership and the high degree of trust shared by the member countries. I...
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11 August 2005
NEA/RWM/PEER(2005)2
International peer reviews of disposal safety cases are regularly carried out under the aegis of the RWMC. A checklist of questions is being provided in order to help the review teams prepare a final...
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11 August 2005
The modelling of the key process of radionuclide sorption is of great importance in assessing the performance or safety of deep and near-surface repositories for radioactive waste. The first phase of...
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4 May 2005
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2005)3
This status report was prepared on behalf of the WPDD by its Task Group on the Decommissioning Safety Case. It reflects the viewpoints and materials of a topical session held in December 2001 plus th...
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11 February 2005
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2005)3
The topical session reported on herein sought to confirm the need to start thinking about the place of monitoring in the context of a safety case and to hear from within the Integration Group for the...
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28 January 2005
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2005
Information on the waste management and decommissioning programmes of individual member countries of the NEA are presented in country profiles and country reports. Both documents aim to provide topic...
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1 January 2005
NEA/RWM/CLAYCLUB(2004)5
This document is the summary record of the 14th Plenary Meeting of the NEA's Integration Group for the Safety Case's (IGSC) Clay Club, held at the ONDRAF/NIRAS offices in Brussels, Belgium on 20-21 O...
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1 December 2004
NEA/RWM/CLAYCLUB(2004)6
This document reports the main items discussed and decisions made at the 14th Plenary Meeting of the NEA's Integration Group for the Safety Case's (IGSC) Clay Club, held at the ONDRAF/NIRAS offices i...
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1 December 2004
Il presente rapporto, avente finalità di ampia divulgazione, contiene una sintetica panoramica delle problematiche associate alla disattivazione e allo smantellamento delle intallazioni nucleari ne P...
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30 September 2004
Una delle preoccupazioni più diffuse in tema di produzione di energia elettrica da fonte nucleare è che la disattivazione degli impianti nucleari - ovvero il loro smantellamento fino allo stato final...
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30 September 2004
NEA/RWM/RF(2004)6
Issues with the removal of regulatory controls are very important on the agenda of the regulatory authorities dealing with radioactve waste managemnt (RWM). These issues arise prominently in decommis...
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28 September 2004
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2004)11
This document contains the preliminary programme and registration details of the NEA's Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) workshop to be held in Las Vegas, USA on 14-17 September 2004.
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1 September 2004
One concern commonly expressed about electricity production from nuclear power is that the decommissioning (i.e.dismantling to a desirable end state) of the redundant radioactive facilities presents ...
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25 August 2004
NEA/RWM(2004)6/REV1
This report arose from topical discussions held within the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) and the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) and draws on the many initiatives of the FSC in ...
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22 June 2004
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2004)3
During its fifth meeting, held in Paris, France on 5 October 2003, the NEA's Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) conducted a topical session on Observations Regarding the Safety Case in Rece...
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13 February 2004
NEA/RWM/RF(2004)1
The NEA's Radioactive Waste Management Committee's (RWMC) Regulators’ Forum's (RWMC-RF) first major undertaking was to compile information about the regulatory control of radioactive waste management...
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12 February 2004
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2003)6
This international seminar, held in Tarragona, Spain on 2-4 September 2003, was conducted in connection with the entering of the Vandellòs-I nuclear power plant into the safestore period. The seminar...
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6 November 2003
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2003)12
This document is the final programme of the NEA's Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) workshop on Management of Uncertainty in Safety Cases: The Role of Risk, held in Stockholm, Sweden on 2-...
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25 June 2003
NEA/RWM(2003)14
These proceedings cover a topical session that was held at the 36th meeting of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) in Paris, France on 13 March 2003. The topical session focussed on lia...
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19 June 2003
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2003)3
This document contains the final programme of the Approaches and Methods for Integrating Geologic Information in the Safety Case (AMIGO) Workshop on Building Confidence using Multiple Lines of Eviden...
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22 May 2003
NEA/RWM(2003)13
This document is a summary record of the 36th Session of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC), held in Paris, France on 12-13 March 2003.
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21 March 2003
NEA/RWM(2003)4/REV2
The Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC) is the Radioactive Waste Management Committee's (RWMC) main support group to keep under review the world-wide experience of its participating organizations i...
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10 February 2003
NEA/RWM(2002)6
The Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) held a Topical Session on Overall Waste Management Approaches in Paris, France on 14 March 2002. This document comprises the proceedings of the topic...
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13 January 2003
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2003)2
At the NEA's Integration Group for the Safety Case's (IGSC) fourth meeting, held in Paris, France on 6 November 2002, a topical session on The Potential Impacts on Repository Safety from Potential Pa...
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9 January 2003
NEA/RWM/RF(2002)2/REV2
As major stakeholders, the radioactive waste management regulators in the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the NEA have already recognised the value of exchange and comparison of info...
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30 August 2002
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2002)6
This document is a compilation of the abstracts of the presentations presented at the Integration Group for the Safety Case's (IGSC) Workshop on the Handling of Time Scales in Assessing Post-Closure ...
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31 May 2002
NEA/RWM/WPDD(2002)7
At its second meeting, held in Paris, France on 5-7 December 2001, the Working Party on Decommissioning and Dismantling (WPDD) conducted a topical session on Materials Management. Presentations durin...
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27 May 2002
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7 May 2002
NEA/RWM(2002)3
Building and maintaining trust in organisations is a common concern among institutions with activities that involve the management of hazardous materials or contaminated sites, or have the potential ...
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26 March 2002
NEA/RWM/IGSC(2002)2
This document contains the proceedings of a topical session on The Role of the Biosphere in a Safety Case held during the third Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) meeting in Paris, France o...
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26 February 2002
Omvändbara beslut är en viktig faktor att överväga i den stegvisa beslutsprocess som förutsätts bli tillämpad i samband med tillkomsten av byggda geologiska förvar för radioaktivt avfall. Hur återtag...
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1 January 2002
The role of nuclear energy in a sustainable development context has multiple facets, a significant number of which relate to the nuclear fuel cycle. This report provides a description of the developm...
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1 January 2002
NEA/RWM/RETREV(2001)2
The intention of this document is to provide an exploration of the relevant issues based on the current understanding and views of experts from the waste management community in NEA Member countries....
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17 September 2001
Large stocks of depleted uranium have arisen as a result of enrichment operations, especially in the United States and the Russian Federation. Countries with depleted uranium stocks are interested in...
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22 August 2001
The objective of the OECD/NEA Information Exchange Programme on Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning and Transmutation (P&T), established in 1989, is to enhance the value of basic research in th...
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19 June 2001
NEA/RWM(2001)6/rev1
The NEA Co-ordinating Group on Site Evaluation and Design of Experiments for Radioactive Waste Disposal (SEDE) decided in late 1998 to prepare a technical position paper on Going Underground for Test...
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8 June 2001
A consensus has been reached among technical experts that high-level radioactive waste can safely be disposed of in deep geological repositories. Safety studies are carried out to evaluate the overal...
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27 April 2001
The NEA Nuclear Waste Bulletin is prepared by the Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management Division of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in order to provide a means of communicaton amongst ...
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27 February 2001
NEA/RWM/CLAYCLUB(2001)5
A topical session focused on the Evidence of, and Approaches to Self-Healing in Argillaceous Media was organised in the framework to the 11th meeting of the Clay Club, held in Nancy, France on 16 May...
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29 January 2001
The optimisation of the nuclear fuel cycle is a key issue for the sustainability of nuclear energy. This book presents the papers from a workshop which investigated alternative nuclear energy futures...
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1 January 1999
The analysis of the long-term safety of radioactive waste disposal systems requires the use of mathematical models and scenarios that simulate repository behavior in response to future events. This r...
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31 December 1990