08 avr 2010
Partnering for Long-Term Management of Radioactive Waste OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
National radioactive waste management programmes are in various phases of siting facilities and rely on distinct technical approaches for different categories of waste. In all cases, it is necessary for institutional actors and the potential or ...
09 fév 2010
Towards Transparent, Proportionate and Deliverable Regulation for Geological Disposal OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This workshop proceedings identifies the current status and needs for regulatory criteria for the long-term performance of geological disposal of radioactive waste.
07 avr 2009
Considering Timescales in the Post-closure Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This report reviews the current status and ongoing discussions concerning timescales in the post-closure safety of geological repositories of radioactive waste.
04 mars 2009
Natural Tracer Profiles Across Argillaceous Formations OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This technical report describes the results of the Nuclear Energy Agency's CLAYTRAC project, in which natural tracer data from nine sites was evaluated to assess potential impacts of disposal of radiological waste in geological repositories.
04 mars 2009
Stability and Buffering Capacity of the Geosphere for Long-term Isolation of Radioactive Waste OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These proceedings present the outcomes of a geosphere stability workshop that focused on crystalline and other types of hard, fractured rocks which provide good buffering against external events and processes.
20 juin 2008
Regulating the Long-Term Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
A conference proceedings presenting the variety of criteria applied and methods of demonsrating compliance to regulations concerning geological disposal of radioactive waste.
14 nov 2007
Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) in the Safety Case OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These proceedings present the main findings from, and the papers delivered at a workshop focused on strategies and methods to demonstrate that Engineered Barrier System designs will fulfil the relevant requirements for long-term safety, engineering...
28 sep 2007
Radioactive Waste Management in Spain OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
In this workshop proceedings, Spanish stakeholders and delegates from 14 countries discuss current co-ordination of radioactive waste management decision making in Spain.
03 jui 2007
Linkage of Geoscientific Arguments and Evidence in Supporting the Safety Case OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This conference proceedings examines how geoscientific arguments and data are compiled and linked to create a unified description of the geological setting to support a safety case.
30 mars 2007
Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) in the Safety Case OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These proceedings include the main findings and presented papers from the third NEA-EC workshop on engineered barrier systems, which focused on the role of EBS modelling in the safety case for deep disposal.
29 mai 2006
Disposal of Radioactive Waste OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These workshop proceedings provide insight into Germany's new approach for the management of radioactive waste.
02 jan 2006
Radioactive Waste Management Programmes in OECD/NEA Member Countries OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These fact sheets present the radioactive waste management programmes of 20 OECD/NEA member countries. They include information about the sources, types and quantities of waste as well as how and by whom they are managed.
27 sep 2005
Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) in the Context of the Entire Safety Case OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These proceedings include the main findings and presented papers from the second workshop of the EC/NEA Engineered Barrier Systems project, which covered R and D, thermal management control, process models, and repository design.
16 août 2005
NEA Sorption Project Phase II OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
Presents the results of Phase II of the NEA Sorption project, which demonstrates the consistency and applicability of different thermodynamic sorption models to support the selection of sorption parameters for safety assessments.
04 mars 2005
Stability and Buffering Capacity of the Geosphere for Long-term Isolation of Radioactive Waste OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
Most experts worldwide agree that radioactive waste disposal in engineered facilities, or repositories, located in appropriate formations deep underground, provide a suitable waste management option for protecting humans and the environment now and ...
02 mars 2005
Geological Repositories OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
Proceedings of a workshop to exchange the latest information on political and technical progress on geological reponsitories.
02 mars 2005
Management of Uncertainty in Safety Cases and the Role of Risk OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
Proceedings of a workshop discussing different approaches to treating uncertainties in safety cases for radioactive waste management facilities.
05 jan 2005
Dealing with Interests, Values and Knowledge in Managing Risk OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These workshop proceedings deal with the local partnership methodology employed in Belgium in order to develop an integrated proposal to the national government to construct and operate a disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste that is ...
30 août 2004
Strategy Selection for the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This book presents the proceedings of a conference on strategies for decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
25 mai 2004
Geological Disposal: Building Confidence Using Multiple Lines of Evidence OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These conference proceedings present papers on building confidence for geological disposal of radioactive waste given at the first AMIGO workshop held in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland on 3-5 June 2003.
19 fév 2004
The Regulatory Control of Radioactive Waste Management OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
Provides information on the institutional frameworks, legislative and regulatory frameworks, available guidance, classification and sources of waste and the status of radioactive waste management for 15 NEA member countries.
02 oct 2003
Public Confidence in the Management of Radioactive Waste: The Canadian Context OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This third interactive workshop of the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence focused on key areas such as the social concerns at play in radioactive waste management, how these concerns can be addressed, and development opportunities for local...
27 juin 2003
Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) in the Context of the Entire Safety Case OCDE, Union Européenne
This report presents the outcomes of a joint NEA-EC workshop, organised in Oxford on 25-27 September 2002 and hosted by United Kingdom Nirex Limited, on Engineered Barrier Systems.
26 mai 2003
Engineered Barrier Systems and the Safety of Deep Geological Repositories OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This report describes the state of the art for engineered barrier systems and provides a common basis of understanding from which to plan future programmes. It is based on answers to a questionnaire received from 13 countries and 17 organisations.
26 mai 2003
SAFIR 2: Belgian R&D Programme on the Deep Disposal of High-level and Long-lived Radioactive Waste OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This report presents the common views of the International Review Team established by the NEA Secretariat on behalf of the Belgian Government to perform a peer review of the SAFIR 2 report, Belgiums program on the disposal of radioactive waste.
17 mars 2003
The Decommissioning and Dismantling of Nuclear Facilities OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This report, intended for a broad readership, provides a concise overview of the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear facilities and associated issues in NEA Member countries. It draws upon a database of fact sheets produced to a standard...
14 nov 2002
The Handling of Timescales in Assessing Post-closure Safety of Deep Geological Repositories OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These proceedings include the presentations made as well as a summary of discussions of the workshop on Handling of Timescales in Assessing Post-Closure Safety" of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste.
18 sep 2002
Stepwise Decision Making in Finland for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These workshop proceedings present the history leading up to the Decision in Principle of Finland on the final disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel and examine future perspectives with an emphasis on stakeholder involvement.
24 jan 2002
Radionuclide Retention in Geologic Media OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These proceedings of the fifth GEOTRAP workshop, "Geological Evidence and Theoretical Bases for Radionuclide-retention Processes in Heterogeneous Media" look at radionuclide-retention processes and their consideration and representation in...
16 jui 2001
Scenario Development Methods and Practice OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This report is a review of developments in scenario methodologies used in analysis of long-term safety of radioactive waste reponsitories and based on a large body of practical experience in safety assessments.
18 mai 2001
Using Thermodynamic Sorption Models for Guiding Radioelement Distribution Coefficient (Kd) Investigations OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This conference proceedings examines how best to take radionuclide sorption reactions into account in repository performance assessment models.
19 avr 2001
Gas Generation and Migration in Radioactive Waste Disposal OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
These conference proceedings examine gas generation, accumulation and migration in underground repository systems for radioactive waste: safety-relevant issues.
02 fév 2001
Confidence in Models of Radionuclide Transport for Site-specific Assessment OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
ThIS fourth GEOTRAP workshop, "Confidence in Models of Radionuclide Transport for Site-specific Performance Assessment" held in June 1999, addressed the issue of technical confidence building and provided an overview of current developments in this field.
16 août 2000
Porewater Extraction from Argillaceous Rocks for Geochemical Characterisation OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
Provides a synthesis of available extraction methods, assesses their respective advantages and limitations, identifies key processes that may influence the composition of the extracted water, describes modelling approaches that are used , and...
04 fév 1999
Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste OCDE, Agence pour l'Energie Nucléaire
This report is a review of developments in geological disposal of radioactive waste in the past decade. The primary sources of information are the answers to a questionnaire provided by waste management organisations represented in the NEA...
