WHICH WERE THE ISSUES TEN YEARS AGO FOR 'REGULATING THE LONG-TERM SAFETY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL': THE NEA CORDOBA WORKSHOP

摘要

This abstract summarises the issues identified at the workshop "Regulating the Long-term Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal" held in Cordoba, Spain under the auspices of the three NEA committees, the RWMC, the CRPPH and the CNRA in early 1997. The workshop attracted high-level representatives of policy-making bodies, regulators and implementers and had the benefit of a live case study in the certification process for the USDOE WIPP facility. The workshop was structured around three interfacing themes that are relevant to the topic, viz: 1. Radioactive waste disposal criteria. 2. Performance assessment. 3. Regulatory review process. Rapporteurs analysed the presentations and discussions at the workshop according to this structure to identify outstanding issues. This paper seeks to record the issues identified in a factual and objective manner, trying to avoid any re-interpretation.