(Some of the) IAEA activities relevant to radioactive waste disposal DISPONET – Disposal of Large Volume of Radioactive Waste 25 – 28 November 2013, Vienna, Austria International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA Activities relevant to Radioactive Waste Disposal Reports (recent and under development) Peer Reviews International working groups and projects DISPONET activities URF Network activities CONNECT platform eLearning Side event to General Conference 2013: Positive Developments … International Atomic Energy Agency
Safety standards relevant to Disposal (printed or cleared for publication) Specific Safety Requirements SSR-5 (published) Disposal of radioactive waste Specific Safety Guide No. SSG-23 (published) The Safety Case and Safety Assessment for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste Specific Safety Guide No. DS356 (in publication) Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste Specific Safety Guide DS357 (in publication) Monitoring and Surveillance of radioactive waste disposal facilities International Atomic Energy Agency
Recent technical reports relevant to Disposal (printed or cleared for publication) Nuclear Energy Series No. NW-T-1.24 Options for Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste for Countries Developing New Nuclear Power Programmes CRP reports Characterization of swelling clays as components of the barrier system for geological repositories The use of numerical models in support of site characterization and performance assessment studies of geological repositories Behaviour of Cementitious Materials in Long Term Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste International Atomic Energy Agency
Reports relevant to Disposal (draft publications) Final review • Establishing and managing a radioactive waste management organization with responsibility for repository development • Operation of disposal facilities • Institutional considerations in the development of multinational repositories • Application of GIS in Radioactive Waste Disposal Recent / Ongoing • Design of disposal facilities • Manage construction of disposal facilities • Disposal of post-accident radioactive waste • Cost estimate methodologies and financing schemes for disposal International Atomic Energy Agency
Peer Reviews relevant to Disposal of HLW and SF • Korea: Report on peer review of geological disposal for high level radioactive waste from pyro-processing in the Republic of Korea (2012) • Russian Federation: International peer review on the deep well injection practice for liquid radioactive waste (ongoing) International Atomic Energy Agency
Infrastructure development in Newcomer Countries Expert missions and workshops - INIG Multinational events • Supporting Radioactive Waste Disposal in Newcomer Member States - Regional Collaboration on Radioactive Waste Management in MENA Countries’ (April 2012, the United Arab Emirates. ) • Regional Workshop on Collaboration on Radioactive Waste Management in the Arab Countries (November 2012, Tunisia) • Stakeholder considerations as inputs into the strategic planning for radioactive waste management (Organized through EPPUNE fund and DISPONET network, October 2013, Philippines) … and national events in embarking countries in the frame of technical cooperation as • Training course “Roles and responsibilities in the Radioactive Waste Management” in Nigeria • Expert missions (e.g. on financing the RWM to Bangladesh) etc. International Atomic Energy Agency
GEOSAF Project International harmonization project on the demonstration of safety of geological disposal • GEOSAF I 2008-2011 • GEOSAF II 2012-2014 • Development and review of the safety case • Integrates both operational and long term safety • Define the initial state of the disposal facility at closure Last meeting : 13-17 May 2013. International Atomic Energy Agency
HIDRA Project Human Intrusion in the context of Disposal of Radioactive Waste Objectives & Expected Outcomes • Share experience and practical considerations • Provide guidance document on the role of human intrusion in context of the safety case • Provide suggestions for communication strategies to describe: • Rationale for assessments of future human actions • Interpretation of the results of assessment for the public • Support further development of IAEA First plenary meeting: Nov. 2013, Vienna Safety Standards International Atomic Energy Agency
DISPONET Network - 2013 Training and Demonstration of Waste Disposal Technologies in International Low Level Waste (LLW) Disposal Network (DISPONET) • R&D studies in support of enhancing confidence in safety case for LLW repositories (Budapest, Hungary, 27-30 May, 2013) • Stakeholder engagement for RWM (Philippines, October 2013) • Disposal of large volumes of waste (Vienna, November 2013) International Atomic Energy Agency
RER/9/103 Regional Project - Training Events 2013 RER/9/103 “Training in Radioactive Waste Disposal Technologies in Underground Research Facilities” • Identification, Analysis and Presentation of Spatial Variability in Site Investigations for Radioactive Waste Repositories (IAEA, Vienna, 1-5 July 2013) • Obtaining site data and developing numerical simulations to characterize and assess processes relevant to Bentonite barriers and near-field interactions (Prague, Czech Republic and Cardiff, UK, 2-13 September 2013) • Engineering for safe geological repository construction and operation (Peine, Germany, 23-27 September 2013) • Fundamentals of geological disposal (Mizunami, Japan, 11-15 November 2013) International Atomic Energy Agency
CONNECT project TITLE CONNECT provides professionals in the IAEA’s communities of practice (Networks) with access to high- quality training materials and a means to share and collaborate on-line International Atomic Energy Agency
Development of eLearning Modules • Full curriculum planned for radioactive waste management, decommissioning and remediation • Goal: Provide platform for internet based learning, to ensure consistent preparation on fundamentals prior to engaging in more advanced, face to face learning • Disposal is the first suite under development (~20 modules with ~ 70 segments) • Target: Finalize disposal modules by early 2014 International Atomic Energy Agency
GC 2013: Side event on RW Disposal • During the 2013 General Conference: Dedicated 1 ½ hours to review positive developments worldwide on RW disposal • Examples illustrating low and intermediate level waste disposal: Vaalputs (South-Africa, Trench type), El Cabril (Spain, Engineered), and WIPP (USA, Geological) • Examples illustrating HLW/SF disposal: Forsmark (Sweden), Olkiluoto (Finland), Meuse – Haute/Marne (France) • IAEA gives particular attention to RW disposal: Opening remarks by DDG-NE • Well attended and appreciated by audience • Slides – recording available on IAEA-NE Department web sites International Atomic Energy Agency
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