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Considering Timescales in the Post-closure Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste

A key challenge in the development of safety cases for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste is handling the long time frame over which the radioactive waste remains hazardous. The intrin...

English Timescales Initiative Post-closure Regulation Radioactive waste management Safety assessment Recommendations Geological disposal Safety case …
Published date: 13 March 2009
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
Publications and Reports
International Experiences in Safety Cases for Geological Repositories (INTESC) + CD-ROM

A “safety case” is the synthesis of evidence, analyses and arguments that quantify and substantiate a claim that a geological repository for radioactive waste will be safe after closure and beyond th...

English Deep geological repository (DGR) Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety assessment Safety case INTESC Biosphere Geosphere …
Published date: 5 May 2009
Publications and Reports
Expériences internationales des dossiers de sûreté pour les dépôts en formation géologique (INTESC) + CD-ROM

Un « dossier de sûreté » est la synthèse des preuves, analyses et arguments qui permettent de quantifier et de justifier que le dépôt de déchets radioactifs en formation géologique restera sûr après ...

Deep geological repository (DGR) French Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety assessment Safety case INTESC Biosphere Geosphere …
Published date: 5 May 2009
Publications and Reports
Safety Cases for Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Where Do We Stand?

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) hosted an international symposium on “Safety Cases for the Deep Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Where Do We Stand?” in January 2007. The NEA has spearheaded import...

English Deep geological repository (DGR) Regulation Radioactive waste management IGSC Geological disposal International co-operation Proceedings Safety case …
Published date: 12 April 2007
Publications and Reports
Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) in the Safety Case: Design Confirmation and Demonstration

The presence of several barriers serving complementary safety functions enhances confidence that radioactive waste placed in deep geological repositories will be adequately isolated and contained to ...

English Engineered barrier system (EBS) Deep geological repository (DGR) Experiments Underground research laboratory (URL) Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety assessment Geological disposal Proceedings Safety case …
Published date: 12 April 2007
Publications and Reports
Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) in the Context of the Entire Safety Case

The Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is co-sponsoring a project with the European Commission to develop a greater understanding of how to achieve the ne...

English Engineered barrier system (EBS) Deep geological repository (DGR) Radioactive waste management Safety assessment Geological disposal Proceedings Safety case …
Published date: 16 November 2004
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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
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Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC)

This brochure describes the IGSC’s mission, membership and operation, current issues and work programme, and publications.

Radioactive waste management RWMC IGSC Safety case
Published date: 1 September 2009
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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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
Other
Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 9th Meeting of the IGSC

Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2008)1 concerning the proposed programme of work for the IGSC.

Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety case
Published date: 25 October 2007
Other
Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 11th Meeting of the IGSC

Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2009)7 concerning the topical session devoted to organisational issues.

Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety case
Published date: 22 October 2009
Other
Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 12th Meeting of the IGSC

Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2010)8 concerning the topical session on optimisation.

Radioactive waste management IGSC Safety case
Published date: 20 October 2010
Other
Summary Record of the Topical Session of the 10th Meeting of the IGSC

Summary record extracted from NEA/RWM/IGSC(2009)2/REV concerning balancing operational and long-term safety considerations.

Operational safety Nuclear safety IGSC Safety case
Published date: 29 October 2008