Disposal of Low Activity Radioactive Waste

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CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. i

OPENING SESSION

Opening Addresses

Y.A. Sokolov . 3

M.-T. Estevan Bolea . 7

Keynote Addresses

J.M. Grávalos. 11

J.C. Lentijo . 15

F. Jacq . 19

L. Echávarri 23

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES FOR LOW ACTIVITY RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND

DISPOSAL (SESSION 1)

The management of low activity radioactive waste IAEA guidance and perspectives

D. Louvat, J.H. Rowat, J.-M. Potier 31

Policies and strategy for low activity radioactive waste management in Spain

J.M. Redondo García 43

Management and disposal strategies for low activity waste in the United States of America

M.V. Federline 53

The management of low level waste in France

F. Jacq . 71

Policy on management and disposal of low level waste in Japan

Y. Kawakami . 87

Management of low activity radioactive waste from Russian nuclear power plants and radiochemical

plants

P.P. Poluektov, L.P. Sukhanov, Y.V. Glagolenko et al. 95

The Joint Convention and improved management of low activity radioactive waste

G.C. Jack 109

Radioactive waste management in Portugal

R. Trindade, I. Paiva, L. Portugal 119

Discussion: How can existing radioactive waste management strategies better address the needs of

countries with limited resources?132

VERY LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE (VLLW) (SESSION 2)

Very low level waste — the need for a new category of radioactive waste?

L. Baekelandt . 141

Disposal of very low level waste and safety assessment

M. Dutzer, F. Chastagner, N. Ricquart, F. Duret 153

Review of low level radioactive waste management in the United Kingdom

T. Selby 165

Management of very low activity radioactive waste in Spain

P. Zuloaga . 175

Very low level radioactive waste: Perspective of the European Commission

A. Janssens, U. Blohm-Hieber, B. Andrés Ordax . 185

Discussion: Clearance and VLLW disposal: Competing or complementary approaches? . 211

LOW ACTIVITY RADIOACTIVE WASTE FROM DECOMMISSIONING

(SESSION 3)

Overview of decommissioning waste

T. Eng, C. Pescatore . 223

Building confidence in decommissioning in France: A national system for managing the associated

radioactive waste

J. Avérous, E. Chapalain . 235

The management of low level radioactive waste arising from the operation and decommissioning of

the nuclear fuel production facilities at NECSA — a South African experience

P. Bredell 245

Present status and plans for disposal of decommissioning waste in Japan

S. Karigome 253

Management of the decommissioning waste from facilities of the Japan Nuclear Cycle

Development Institute

S. Kawatsuma, H. Saiki, K. Kudo, H. Rindo . 259

Principles for estimating the radioactive waste from decommissioning at the Ignalina Nuclear Power

Plant

P. Poskas, R. Zujus, J. Kolesnikovas269

Discussion: Radioactive waste disposal routes: A bottleneck for decommissioning? 291

LONG LIVED LOW ACTIVITY RADIOACTIVE WASTE/OTHER MATERIALS (SESSION 4)

Improving the regulation and management of low activity radioactive waste in the United States of

America

D.H. Leroy, M.T. Ryan, J.R. Wiley . 299

Issues for the disposition of long lived low activity waste

J.P. Minon, A. Dierckx, P. De Preter . 319

Historic waste management in Canada: The policy context and recent progress

P.B. Brown, D.M. McCauley 329

Management of long lived low activity radioactive waste in India

K.B. Lal . 337

Management of NORM waste at the Silmet plant in Estonia

M. Lust 347

Discussion: Do we have adequate solutions for disposal of long lived low activity waste? 365

UNIQUE LOW ACTIVITY WASTE (SESSION 5)

Management of UKAEA low activity graphite waste

K. Langley, A. Goldsmith, J. Buffery, M. Wise . 375

The disposal of irradiated graphite in France

A. Grévoz 387

Greater confinement disposal of radioactive waste in borehole facilities

J.R. Cochran, A. Hasan 393

Management of radioactive waste in Belarus

N.M. Shiryaeva, V.V. Skurat, M.L. Zhemzhurov et al411

Disposal strategy for NORM waste generated by the Syrian oil industry

I. Othman, M.S. Al-Masri . 423

Discussion: Remaining gaps and issues related to the disposal of low activity radioactive waste 442



Chairpersons of Sessions, President of the Symposium, Programme Committee and Secretariat of

the Symposium . 471

Summary List of Participants 473

Author Index . 477