Towards Transparent, Proportionate and Deliverable Regulation for Geological Disposal

• Publication date: February 2010

This workshop proceedings identifies the current status and needs for regulatory criteria for the long-term performance of geological disposal of radioactive waste....

This workshop proceedings identifies the current status and needs for regulatory criteria for the long-term performance of geological disposal of radioactive waste.

Nuclear Energy Industry in Japan

Foreword
Factual Summary of Papers, Presentations and Discussions
Main Findings: Lessons to be Learnt
List of Participants
Session I. Introduction
-Opening Remarks by Uichiro Yoshimura, NEA, France
-First RWMC-RF Workshop Opening Remarks by Eiji Hiraoka, METI, Japan
-The Role and Work of the Regulators’ Forum of the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee by Georg Arens, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Chair of the RWMC-RF
-Regulation for Geological Disposal in Japan by Hiromichi Matsuo, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), METI, Japan
-Current Activities in Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) for Safety Regulations on Radioactive Waste Disposal in Japan by Keigo Kajita, Secretariat of Nuclear Safety Commission, Japan
-Geological Disposal Programme in Japan by Tomio Kawata, Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan
-Current Status of L1 Disposal (Yoyushindo Disposal) in Japan by Kazuyuki Kato, Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan
-Safety Regulation of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Progress since Córdoba and Remaining Challenges by Allan Duncan and Claudio Pescatore, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Session 2: Fundamental Concepts and Evolution of International Guidance
-International Guidance, Evolution and Trends by Carmen Ruiz López, Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN), Spain
-Dose Concepts and the Achievability of Protection for the Disposal of Long-lived Solid Waste According to ICRP by Annie Sugier (ICRP) and Thierry Schneider (CEPN) with the collaboration of Pedro Carboneras (ENRESA) and John Cooper (HPA)
-Fundamental Concepts Used in National Regulation: Is the Terminology Sufficiently Clear? by Richard Ferch, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada
-Ethical Issues and Societal Expectations by Daniel Metlay, NWTRB, United States
Session 3: Establishing Regulatory Criteria that Account for the Inherent Difficulties Associated with the Long-time Frames for Protection
-Planning for the Long Term: Perspectives of the Canadian Citizens by Atika Khan, NWMO, Canada
-What Do Implementers Need in Terms of Regulatory Safety Criteria for the Post-Closure Phase? by Bruno Cahen (Andra, on behalf of IGSC, France)
-Consideration of Timescales in the Finnish Safety Regulations for Spent Fuel Disposal by Esko Ruokola, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Finland
Session 4: Optimisation, BAT and Related Topics
-Optimisation: An Overview of Concepts by Philippe Raimbault, Claudio Pescatore, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
-Optimisation of Protection as Applicable to Geological Disposal: the ICRP View by Wolfgang Weiss , Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Germany; Member of Committee 4 of ICRP
-NRC Position on Optimisation for a Potential Geologic Repository by Brittain E. Hill, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, United States
-The Current Regulatory Requirements on Optimisation and BAT in Sweden in the Context of Geological Disposal by Björn Dverstorp, Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM)
Session 5: Regulatory Research and Development Activities
-Needs of Research for Regulatory Purposes by Hans Wanner, ENSI, Switzerland
-IRSN Safety Research Carried out for Reviewing Safety Cases by Christophe Serres, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, France
-Regulatory Research and Development Activities in Japan by Shinichi Nakayama. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Safety Research Center
Session 6: Human Actions
-Assessing the Effects of Human Action on the Safety of Geologic Disposal: the US Regulatory Experience by Dan Schultheisz, US Environmental Protection Agency, United States
-IGSC Perspective on Human Intrusion by Hiroyuki Umeki, (Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) on behalf of the IGSC, Japan
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