ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE PROBLEMS TO THE LOW /INTERMEDIATE LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY NEAR THECERNAVODA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

摘要

This paper presents some specific problems and their solutions with regard to the final disposal ofrnradioactive wastes generated by the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). In order to providernfor the disposal of the operating radioactive wastes (radwastes), a new repository will be erectedrnin the vicinity of the Cernavoda NPP.rnThe Low/Intermediate Level Waste (L/ILW) Final Repository is designed to accomplish the mainrnperformance objectives as set by the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) and inrnaccordance with United States Code of Federal Regulations 10 (US CFR 10) recommendations.rnAt the same time the basis of this objective took into account the prior Romanian andrninternational experience in the field of radwaste management.rnFor the design of the L/IL Radwaste Repository the following issues were taken into account:rn1) The Cernavoda NPP will ultimately be equipped with five Canadian Deuterium-Uraniumrn(CANDU) 6 units;rn2) National legislation in the field of radwaste management will be reviewed and/or completedrnin a manner consistent with the IAEA series of standards as well as the provisions of the USrn10 CFR. The erection of this new repository creates the problem of disposal of otherrnradwaste, like that of institutional radwastes and those from nuclear installationrndecommissioning. In this situation the repository will become a New National L/I LevelrnRadioactive Waste Repository beside the existing Baita-Bihor Repository. The schedule ofrnthis objective provides for the erection of this new repository by 2011.