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
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
Die internationalen Erfahrungen der vergangenen 20 Jahre zeigen, dass kerntechnische Anlagen sicher abgebaut und stillgelegt werden können, nachdem die Entscheidung getroffen wurde, den Betrieb zu be...
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21 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
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
L’expérience internationale considérable accumulée au cours des 20 dernières années nous montre que les installations nucléaires peuvent être démantelées dans des conditions de sûreté, puis déclassée...
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5 May 2010
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1 May 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
La notevole esperienza internazionale acquisita negli ultimi venti anni dimostra che gli impianti nucleari possono essere disattivati e smantellati (decommissioning) in sicurezza alla fine del loro e...
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3 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
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15 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
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 ...
Published date:
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
Considerable international experience gained over the last 20 years demonstrates that nuclear facilities can be safely dismantled and decommissioned once a decision is made to cease operations and pe...
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23 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/WPDD(2009)3
At its ninth meeting (11-14 November 2008, at Senec, Slovak Republic), the WPDD held a topical session on Applying Decommissioning Experience to the Design and Operation of New Plants. In preparation...
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15 July 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
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24 March 2009
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23 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).
Published date:
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.
Ce document est est apparu au No. 6 de La Rev...
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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
The removal of fuel from a permanently shutdown nuclear facility eliminates the major source of radiological hazard, a nuclear criticality. Combined with the cessation of operations at high temperatu...
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25 September 2008
L’enlèvement des matières irradiées et plus particulièrement du combustible à l'issue de l'arrêt définitif d'une installation élimine la source principale de risque radiologique, le risque de critici...
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25 September 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
Le Comité de la gestion des déchets radioactifs (RWMC) de l’AEN a mis en avant les fondements environnementaux et éthiques relatifs au stockage géologique et s’est prononcé sur sa faisabilité techniq...
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1 September 2008
The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) has underscored the environmental and ethical basis for geological disposal as well as its technical feasibility in a number of previous collecti...
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1 September 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