1. 1 Federal Office for Radiation Protection Department SE Safety of Nuclear Waste Management Section SE 3.1 Waste Package Quality Control Stefan Steyer Waste Acceptance Criteria for Disposal of Very Low, Low and Intermediate Level Waste 30 September 2010, Peine, Germany Assuring Compliance with Waste Acceptance Requirements

2. 2 Waste Acceptance Requirements and Quality Control Quality Control Safety Analyses Model Data Waste Acceptance Requirements

3. 3 –Process Qualification with Accompanying Inspections –Spot Checking of Legacy Waste –Type Checking of Containers Quality Control Measures for Radioactive Waste Packages

4. 4 Process Qualification Manual

5. 5 Spot Checking of Legacy Waste 0.5 to 12 %

6. 6 Spot Checking Applicable to Legacy Waste –Assignment of Inspection Lots –Sampling Rate depends on Radiological Relevance (R), Documentation (D), Process Qualification (N), Homogeneity of the Sample (G) and previous Test Results (P) Sampling Rate = SP x (R) x (D) x (N) x (G) x (P) SP: Starting Rate of 3%

7. 7 Process Qualification versus Spot Checking Process Qualification: –Handbook or Process Control Quality Plan –Statement on the Suitability of the Process –Accompanying Inspections Mandatory according to §74 Radiation Protection Ordinance Spot Checking: –Applicable to Legacy Waste –Checking of 0.5 to 12 % of the Waste Products

8. 8 Type Testing of Containers –Production of Containers including QA Measures –Prototype Test –Assessment of the Application Documents (Construction Drawings, Parts Lists), Results of the Prototype Test and the QA Measures –Supervision of the Container Production

9. 9 Prototype Test Stacking Test (6 m) -> Stackability Lifting Test -> Handling Drop Test 0.8 m (4 m/s) Drop Test 5 m Thermal Test (1 h at 800 °C)

10. 10 Drop Test 5 m

11. 11 Thermal Test (1 h at 800 °C)

12. 12 Thank You for Your Attention