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    NEA RWMC Workshop on Developing Safety Cases for Various Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities: Needs and Challenges of RWMC Organisations
    20 - 22 July 2022
    Sheraton Bucharest Hotel, Bucharest, Romania

    This workshop is organised by the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) and hosted by the Nuclear and Radioactive Waste Agency (ANDR), Romania.

    At the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, ...

    Radioactive waste management RWMC IGSC Safety case
    Published date: 10 May 2022
    Activity
    Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC)

    The Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) provides advice to the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) on major and emerging issues to facilitate the development of waste management st...

    Safety regulation in radioactive waste management Safety provisions of radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Optimisation of radioactive waste management IDKM of radioactive waste management Radioactive waste management Disposal IGSC Geological disposal Safety case Societal aspects of radioactive waste management …
    Published date: 17 March 2022
    NEA Document
    Repository Library - A Report of the Radioactive Waste Repository Metadata Management (RepMet) Initiative
    NEA/RWM/R(2019)4

    This document is the fourth of the five interrelated reports of the Radioactive Waste Repository Metadata Management (RepMet) Initiative. The series of reports discusses the key aspects of data and r...

    English IDKM of radioactive waste management Metadata RepMet Radioactive waste management Information, data and knowledge management IGSC Repository Radioactive waste Safety case …
    Published date: 1 March 2022
    Activity
    Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations (Crystalline Club)

    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...

    Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Crystalline rock Crystalline Club (CRC) Safety case …
    Published date: 16 November 2021
    Activity
    Working Group on the Characterisation, the Understanding and the Performance of Argillaceous Rocks as Repository Host Formations (Clay Club)

    The Clay Club promotes the exchange of information, shared approaches and methods to develop and document an understanding of clay media as a host rock for a repository.

    Deep geological repository (DGR) IGSC Clay Club Safety case
    Published date: 16 November 2021
    Activity
    Expert Group on Repositories in Rock Salt Formations (Salt Club)

    The main objective of the Salt Club is to make the current knowledge base on rock salt more readily available to member countries, particularly those countries with adequate rock salt deposits to hos...

    Deep geological repository (DGR) Salt Club Safety case Rock salt
    Published date: 10 November 2021
    News
    Developing safety cases for various radioactive waste disposal facilities

    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.

    News brief Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Disposal IGSC Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 1 July 2021
    Other
    Summary of the Joint IGSC/SITEX Seminar on Regulatory Review of Safety Cases for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste

    The Joint IGSC/SITEX Seminar on Regulatory Review of Safety Cases for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste, held in Paris, France on 21-22 February 2017, provided a forum for international organi...

    RF IGSC FSC Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 5 May 2021
    Other
    Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 21st Meeting of the IGSC

    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.

    Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety case
    Published date: 15 March 2021
    Activity
    Expert Group on Operational Safety (EGOS)

    The Expert Group on Operational Safety (EGOS) aims to identify, evaluate and help define international best practice in operating geological repositories for radioactive waste safely.

    Deep geological repository (DGR) EGOS IGSC Safety case
    Published date: 4 February 2021
    News
    NEA’s Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) turns twenty

    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.

    News brief Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety case …
    Published date: 29 January 2021
    Other
    Two decades of Safety Case Development: An IGSC 20th Anniversary Brochure

    The NEA Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) has served as the most important and effective international platform for developing and integrating the science and engineering necessary to unde...

    English Safety provisions of radioactive waste management Operational safety Performance assessments Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety assessment Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 21 December 2020
    Other
    IGSC Integration Group for the Safety Case

    Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) flyer.

    IGSC Geological disposal Safety case
    Published date: 24 September 2020
    Activity
    Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC): Data and information management

    The IGSC has identified various tools that can be used to structure and thus better manage and transfer the ever-increasing amounts of information and knowledge across a project lifetime.

    Deep geological repository (DGR) RepMet FSC AMIGO Safety case …
    Published date: 17 August 2020
    Activity
    IGSC Symposium

    The Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) has been organising a series of symposia every five years focusing on the development of a competent and robust safety case since 2007, in co‑operatio...

    Deep geological repository (DGR) EGOS Salt Club Crystalline Club (CRC) IGSC Clay Club Radioactive waste Safety case …
    Published date: 15 July 2020
    Activity
    Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC): Design and implementation

    The design and implementation activities of the Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) focus on how to achieve safety in practice.

    Engineered barrier system (EBS) Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) NEA-EC EBS Project IGSC Radioactive waste Safety case …
    Published date: 3 July 2020
    Activity
    Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC): Scientific Basis

    The Scientific Basis activities of the Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) examine important scientific and technical issues for the development and integration of safety cases.

    Deep geological repository (DGR) GEOTRAP IGSC Uncertainty analysis Safety case Biosphere Geosphere …
    Published date: 30 June 2020
    News
    Operational safety of deep geological repositories

    NEA Expert Group on Operational Safety (EGOS) meeting, 7 October 2019.

    News brief Deep geological repository (DGR) Operational safety IGSC Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 18 November 2019
    News
    Safety case for geological repositories

    NEA Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) meeting, 8‑10 October 2019.

    News brief Deep geological repository (DGR) IGSC Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 18 November 2019
    NEA Document
    International Features, Events and Processes (IFEP) List for the Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Version 3.0
    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...

    English Safety provisions of radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Radioactive waste management Disposal RWMC IGSC Radioactive waste Safety case Radioactive waste management FEPs Features events and processes (FEPs) …
    Published date: 18 February 2019
    Publications and Reports
    Microbial Influence on the Performance of Subsurface, Salt-Based Radioactive Waste Repositories

    For the past several decades, the Nuclear Energy Agency Salt Club has been supporting and overseeing the characterisation of rock salt as a potential host rock for deep geological repositories. This ...

    English Deep geological repository (DGR) Salt Club Radioactive waste management Radioactive waste Safety case …
    Published date: 22 May 2018
    Publications and Reports
    Sourcebook of International Activities Related to the Development of Safety Cases for Deep Geological Repositories

    All national radioactive waste management authorities recognise today that a robust safety case is essential in developing disposal facilities for radioactive waste. To improve the robustness of the ...

    English Deep geological repository (DGR) Radioactive waste management IGSC Sourcebook Safety case …
    Published date: 17 August 2017
    Publications and Reports
    Communication on the Safety Case for a Deep Geological Repository

    Communication has a specific role to play in the development of deep geological repositories. Building trust with the stakeholders involved in this process, particularly within the local community, i...

    English Deep geological repository (DGR) IPAG Stakeholder Underground research laboratory (URL) Radioactive waste management IGSC Stakeholder relations FSC Safety case …
    Published date: 20 February 2017
    Other
    Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 18th Meeting of the IGSC

    Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2016)10/PROV concerning the topical session on the demonstration of repository technology.

    Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) IGSC Geological disposal Technology Safety case …
    Published date: 12 October 2016
    NEA Document
    Scenario Development Workshop Synopsis – Integration Group for the Safety Case
    NEA/RWM/R(2015)3

    This report provides an overview of the state of the art in scenario development related to the long-term safety of geological repositories for radioactive waste.

    English Scenario RWMC IGSC Safety case …
    Published date: 15 December 2015
    Other
    Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 17th Meeting of the IGSC

    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.

    Radioactive waste management Siting IGSC Safety case
    Published date: 7 October 2015
    NEA Document
    Relevance of Gases in the Post-closure Safety Case for Radioactive Waste
    NEA/RWM/IGSC(2015)1/REV1

    In the post-closure phase of a deep geological repository for radioactive waste, significant quantities of gases may be generated from various sources. The most important gas generating process is an...

    English Deep geological repository (DGR) Decommissioning Post-closure RWMC Safety case …
    Published date: 11 March 2015
    Publications and Reports
    NEA News 32.1-32.2

    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...

    English Environmental impact assessment Nuclear fuel Public health Deep geological repository (DGR) Liability and compensation Fukushima Medical radioisotopes Radiation Spent fuel Databases Radioactive waste Safety case Thermodynamics Uranium mining Accident tolerant fuels …
    Published date: 19 December 2014
    Other
    Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 16th Meeting of the IGSC

    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.

    Radioactive waste management Post-closure IGSC Safety case
    Published date: 8 October 2014
    NEA Document
    Draft Summary Record of the 15th Meeting of the IGSC
    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.

    English Radioactive waste management EGOS Operational safety Salt Club FEPs RepMet RWMC Clay Club Safety case …
    Published date: 23 May 2014
    NEA Document
    Summary Record of the 2nd Meeting of the Salt Club
    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...

    English Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Salt Club RWMC Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 13 March 2014
    NEA Document
    Natural Analogues for Safety Cases of Repositories in Rock Salt: Salt Club Workshop Proceedings
    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...

    English Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Salt Club RWMC IGSC Geological disposal Proceedings Safety case …
    Published date: 3 March 2014
    NEA Document
    The Safety Case for Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: 2013 State of the Art
    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...

    English Safety provisions of radioactive waste management Radioactive waste management Knowledge management and data preservation RWMC IGSC Proceedings Safety case Societal aspects of radioactive waste management …
    Published date: 19 February 2014
    Other
    The Long-Term Safety Case for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Its Concept and Continuing Evolution

    Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) brochure on the long-term safety case for geological disposal of radioactive waste.

    Radioactive waste management IGSC Geological disposal Safety case
    Published date: 1 February 2014
    NEA Document
    Updating the NEA International FEP List – An IGSC Technical Note – TN1: Identification and Review of Recent Project-Specific FEP Lists
    NEA/RWM/R(2013)7

    This Technical Note reviews the relevant project-specific FEP lists recently developed (i.e. since 2006) by organisations assessing the post-closure safety of the deep disposal of radioactive waste. ...

    English FEPs RWMC IGSC Safety assessment Geological disposal Safety case Features events and processes (FEPs) …
    Published date: 19 December 2013
    NEA Document
    Summary Record of the 1st Meeting of the Salt Club
    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.

    English Radioactive waste management Salt Club RWMC Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 10 September 2013
    NEA Document
    Expert Group on Operational Safety (EG-OS) – Programme of Work
    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...

    English Radioactive waste management EGOS Operational safety RWMC Repository Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 27 June 2013
    NEA Document
    The Nature and Purpose of the Post-Closure Safety Cases for Geological Repositories
    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...

    English Radioactive waste management Deep geological repository (DGR) Post-closure RWMC IGSC Safety case …
    Published date: 13 February 2013
    Publications and Reports
    The Long-term Radiological Safety of a Surface Disposal Facility for Low-level Waste in Belgium

    An important activity of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in the field of radioactive waste management is the organisation of independent, international peer reviews of national studies and proje...

    English Peer review Radioactive waste management Disposal Safety assessment Low-level waste (LLW) Safety Belgium Safety case …
    Published date: 8 October 2012
    Publications and Reports
    Methods for Safety Assessment of Geological Disposal Facilities for Radioactive Waste

    Safety assessment is an interdisciplinary approach that focuses on the scientific understanding and performance assessment of safety functions as well as the hazards associated with a geological disp...

    English MeSA Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety assessment Uncertainty analysis Geological disposal Safety case …
    Published date: 18 September 2012
    NEA Document
    The Long-Term Radiological Safety of a Surface Disposal Facility for Low-Level Waste in Belgium: An International Peer Review of Key Aspects of ONDRAF/NIRAS' Safety Report of November 2011 in Preparation for the License Application (Final Report)
    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...

    English Peer review Radioactive waste management Licensing Disposal RWMC Belgium Safety case …
    Published date: 14 September 2012
    Publications and Reports
    The Post-closure Radiological Safety Case for a Spent Fuel Repository in Sweden

    Sweden is at the forefront among countries developing plans for a deep geological repository of highly radioactive waste. There is no such repository in operation yet worldwide, but Sweden, Finland a...

    English Peer review Deep geological repository (DGR) Sweden Post-closure Radioactive waste management Spent fuel Safety assessment Repository Safety case …
    Published date: 5 July 2012
    NEA Document
    Indicators in the Safety Case: A Report of the Integration Group on the Safety Case (IGSC)
    NEA/RWM/R(2012)7

    The main purpose of this status report is to increase awareness and understanding of the potential applications of indicators in the safety case, and provide support for further development in the ar...

    English Indicator RWMC IGSC Repository Safety case …
    Published date: 3 July 2012
    NEA Document
    The Post-Closure Radiological Safety Case for a Spent Fuel Repository in Sweden: An International Peer Review of the SKB License-Application Study of March 2011 (Final Report)
    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...

    English Peer review Radioactive waste management Sweden Post-closure RWMC Spent fuel Repository Safety case …
    Published date: 12 June 2012
    Publications and Reports
    NEA Sorption Project Phase III

    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...

    English Guidelines Radioactive waste management Sorption Project Thermodynamics Radioactive waste management IGSC Joint project Recommendations Safety case …
    Published date: 4 May 2012
    NEA Document
    Second Questionnaire of ONDRAF/NIRAS' Surface Disposal Facility Safety Case Peer Review
    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...

    English Peer review Radioactive waste management Disposal RWMC Belgium Safety case …
    Published date: 13 March 2012
    NEA Document
    Cementitious Materials in Safety Cases for Geological Repositories for Radioactive Waste: Role, Evolution and Interactions
    NEA/RWM/R(2012)3/REV

    This report presents the proceedings of a workshop on the roles, evolution and interactions of cementitious materials in geological disposal facilities for radioactive waste. The workshop was organis...

    English RWMC IGSC Repository Geological disposal Proceedings Safety case …
    Published date: 2 March 2012
    Other
    Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 13th Meeting of the IGSC

    Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2011)2 concerning the topical session on gas migration.

    Radioactive waste management Migration IGSC Safety case
    Published date: 19 October 2011
    NEA Document
    Second Questionnaire of the OECD-NEA International Peer Review Team
    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...

    English Peer review Radioactive waste management Sweden Licensing RWMC Repository Safety case Best practices …
    Published date: 26 July 2011
    NEA Document
    International Peer Reviews in the Field of Radioactive Waste: Questionnaire on Principles and Good Practice for Safety Cases
    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 ...

    English Peer review Radioactive waste management RWMC Safety assessment Geological disposal Safety case Best practices …
    Published date: 26 April 2011
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