Radioactive waste session: Principles for establishing criteria for disposal of all radioactive wastes

摘要

In countries with nuclear power, disposal of nuclear waste has been a priority during the last decades, in particular disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Regulation of non-nuclear waste has by comparison been lacking behind, but disposal of this type of waste has recently received more attention. Guidance is now being produced from IAEA, which has started work to prepare a standard for disposal of all types of radioactive wastes, with the draft standard title "DS354 Safety Requirement: Disposal of Radioactive Wastes". In the process, IAEA wants to cover all radioactive disposal by a single set of principles. Earlier, IAEA has covered near-surface and geological disposal by separate documents. Below we present our understanding of the main principles for criteria-setting for all types of radioactive waste. Essentially, harmonization is achieved when due consideration are given to a number of factors, given in section 3. First, we mention some general policies and radiation protection policies in an introductory section.