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Improvement of Safety Assessment Methodologies for Near Surface Disposal Facilities.

DE2004828929

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Batandjieva, B.; Torres-Vidal, C.
Page Count	16
Abstract	The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Coordinated research program 'Improvement of Safety Assessment Methodologies for Near Surface Disposal Facilities' (ISAM) has developed improved safety assessment methodology for near surface disposal facilities. The program has been underway for three years and has included around 75 active participants from 40 countries. It has also provided examples for application to three safety cases--vault, Radon type and borehole radioactive waste disposal facilities. The program has served as an excellent forum for exchange of information and good practices on safety assessment approaches and methodologies used worldwide. It also provided an opportunity for reaching broad consensus on the safety assessment methodologies to be applied to near surface low and intermediate level waste repositories. The methodology has found widespread acceptance and the need for its application on real waste disposal facilities has been clearly identified. The ISAM was finalized by the end of 2000, working material documents are available and an IAEA report will be published in 2002 summarizing the work performed during the three years of the program. The outcome of the ISAM program provides a sound basis for moving forward to a new IAEA program, which will focus on practical application of the safety assessment methodologies to different purposes, such as licensing radioactive waste repositories, development of design concepts, upgrading existing facilities, reassessment of operating repositories, etc. The new program will also provide an opportunity for development of guidance on application of the methodology that will be of assistance to both safety assessors and regulators.
Keywords	Safety analysis Radioactive waste disposal Waste management Waste disposal Radioactive wastes Low-level radioactive wastes Iintermediate-level radioactive wastes Lessons learned ISAM program ISAM(Improvement of Safety Assessment Methodologies for Near Surface
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, Madrid (Spain).
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, Madrid (Spain). Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200510

Improvement of Safety Assessment Methodologies for Near Surface Disposal Facilities.

Improvement of Safety Assessment Methodologies for Near Surface Disposal Facilities.
DE2004828929

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Batandjieva, B.; Torres-Vidal, C.
Page Count	16
Abstract	The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Coordinated research program 'Improvement of Safety Assessment Methodologies for Near Surface Disposal Facilities' (ISAM) has developed improved safety assessment methodology for near surface disposal facilities. The program has been underway for three years and has included around 75 active participants from 40 countries. It has also provided examples for application to three safety cases--vault, Radon type and borehole radioactive waste disposal facilities. The program has served as an excellent forum for exchange of information and good practices on safety assessment approaches and methodologies used worldwide. It also provided an opportunity for reaching broad consensus on the safety assessment methodologies to be applied to near surface low and intermediate level waste repositories. The methodology has found widespread acceptance and the need for its application on real waste disposal facilities has been clearly identified. The ISAM was finalized by the end of 2000, working material documents are available and an IAEA report will be published in 2002 summarizing the work performed during the three years of the program. The outcome of the ISAM program provides a sound basis for moving forward to a new IAEA program, which will focus on practical application of the safety assessment methodologies to different purposes, such as licensing radioactive waste repositories, development of design concepts, upgrading existing facilities, reassessment of operating repositories, etc. The new program will also provide an opportunity for development of guidance on application of the methodology that will be of assistance to both safety assessors and regulators.
Keywords	Safety analysis Radioactive waste disposal Waste management Waste disposal Radioactive wastes Low-level radioactive wastes Iintermediate-level radioactive wastes Lessons learned ISAM program ISAM(Improvement of Safety Assessment Methodologies for Near Surface
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, Madrid (Spain).
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, Madrid (Spain). Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200510