1. Presentation on recent IAEA activities on RWM Y. Kumano WES / NSRW
TM-47125: Technical Meeting of the International Project on Demonstration of the Operational and Long-Term Safety of Geological Disposal Facilities for Radioactive Waste (GEOSAF Part II) May 2014
Presentation on recent IAEA activities on RWM
Y. Kumano
WES / NSRW

2. Outline Overview of Safety Standards
International Projects and working groups related to disposal of radioactive waste
PRISM/PRISMA
HIDRA
ILW

4. Safety Standards: Predisposal
Classification
Storage
Safety Assessment
Safety Case
Management System
DS 448
DS 447
DS 454

5. GSR Part 5: Predisposal Management of RW
Req. 1-4: Legal framework / Responsibilities of government, regulatory body, and operator
Req. 5: Security measures
Req. 6: Interdependencies
Req. 7: Management systems
Req. 8-11: Generation/ characterization/ classification /processing /storage
Req. 12: Waste acceptance criteria
Req : Safety case (preparation, scope, documentation)
Req. 16: Periodic safety reviews
Req :Siting/ design/ construction/ operation/ Decommissioning
Req. 21: Safeguards
Req. 22: Existing facilities 5

6. Safety Standards - Disposal
Site Aspects
Design
Construction
Operation
Closure
Post Closure
Safety Assessment
Management System
Monitoring and Surveillance of Disposal Facilities
DS 357
Specific Safety Guide 6

7. SSR-5: Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Applicable to disposal of all types of waste in designed disposal facilities
Covers Operational / Post-closure phase
Req. 1-3: Responsibilities of regulatory body, operator, Government
Req. 4: Importance of safety in the
process of development / operation
of disposal facility
Req. 11: Step by step development and
evaluation of disposal facilities
Req : safety case/safety assessment
Req : Design and construction
Req. 18: Operation of a disposal facility
Req. 20: Waste acceptance
Req. 21: Monitoring programmes 7

8. Safety Standards - Disposal
SSR-5
Disposal of RW
DS 356
Near Surface Disposal
SSG-23
SC and SA for disposal
SSG-14
Geological Disposal
SSG-29
Near Surface Disposal 8

9. International and Harmonization Projects
Joint Working Group for the Dual Purpose Cask for Spent Nuclear Fuel
Safety case covering both transportation / storage
Extended periods of storage and meeting transport requirements
CRAFT
Application of GSG-3, SADRWMS methodology & SAFRAN Tool
Illustrative examples to complement GSG-3
PRISM / PRISMA
Safety case development
Use of the safety case in the decision making process during the lifetime of a near surface disposal facility.
GEOSAF I / II
Safety on geological disposal
Regulatory expectations throughout development and operation
Assessment – engineering, site, radiological impact, integration
HIDRA
Human intrusion for both geological / near-surface disposal facilities
Relationship with siting/ designing/ waste acceptance criteria
ILW
Draft technical document on disposal of ILW

10. Current IAEA activities on RWM
PREDISPOSAL
DISPOSAL
SFM
GEOSAF-2
DPC WG
Safety Report? WM
HIDRA
CRAFT
PRISMA
classification of radioactive Waste

11. PRISM Project: PRactical Illustration and Use of the Safety Case Concept in the Management of Near-Surface Disposal
Objective: To share experience and communicate good practice, in particular concerning:
The components and expectations of the safety case and their evolution over the lifecycle of a near-surface radioactive waste disposal facility
Decision making at different stages in the facility lifecycle, using the safety case
Finalised in 2012
Follow-up activity named as PRISMA

12. PRISM: PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION AND USE OF THE SAFETY CASE CONCEPT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NEAR-SURFACE DISPOSAL Components of an Evolving Safety Case PRISMA: PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATION AND USE OF THE SAFETY CASE CONCEPT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NEAR-SURFACE DISPOSAL APPLICATION Safety Case Content

13. Expected Deliverables of PRISMA
A project report describing the PRISMA project, the process of developing example safety case content, and lessons learned.
Sets of example safety case content supporting repository development decisions
An improved concept of the safety case evolution
Next plenary meeting: 6-10, October 2014

14. HIDRA project (1) - Objectives
Share experience and practical considerations
Provide guidance document that includes;
Role of Human Intrusion in context of the Safety Case
Methodology or Process
Examples etc.
Provide suggestions for communication strategies to describe;
Rationale for assessments of FHAs
Interpretation of the results of those assessment for the public
Provide recommendations for WASSC / RASSC for clarification of existing IAEA SSs

15. HIDRA project (2) -Scope
Future human actions, emphasizing inadvertent human intrusion
Post-Closure for a properly closed repository, assuming loss of passive and active institutional controls (consider optimisation of design for potential partial closure)
Consider factors that influence timing of loss of institutional controls
Geologic and near-surface disposal facilities, including boreholes and intermediate depth facilities (VLLW, L/ILW, HLW, SF)

16. HIDRA project (3) –Workplan
Meetings
Annual Plenary meetings
 Next Plenary 1-5, Dec, 2014
WG meetings
Coordinating Group meetings
Deliverables
Project report
Booklet
Coordinating Group meetings
Webpage
Latest news
ToR
Summary presentation

17. Activities on disposal facilities for Intermediate Level Waste (1)
Mar 2011
& WASSC31
No specific SG for ILW disposal – already covered by SSG-14
Develop a safety report to address specific issues of ILW disposal
Apr 2013
&WASSC35
Start drafting on “Safety-related issues for the disposal of ILW
Sept 2013
&WASSC36
TM on the disposal of ILW - discuss current status and issues
- to review and draft technical document
HLW
ILW
LLW
VLLW
In complement It is necessary to summarize the situation with regards to ILW and Intermediate depth disposal.
The classification of rw makes the link between types of radioactive waste and disposal options. In particular the classification gives this graph and we often have feedback on it that it could be perceived that there is a direct link between intermediate level waste and intermediate depth disposal, in particular if this graph is taken alone without reading the document.

18. Activities on disposal facilities for Intermediate Level Waste (2)
Meeting:
9-13, September with 18 participants from 14 Member States
Chair: Mr. Jean-Michel Hoorelbeke (ANDRA, France)
Objectives:
Information sharing on various national activities
Discussion on common issues / topics to be addressed in the Safety Report
Drafting of the Safety Report
Outcome:
Gap Analysis of identified issues related to ILW disposal and current IAEA SSs /other publications
Agreed on developing a Safety Report
Report outline & project plans

19. Activities on disposal facilities for Intermediate Level Waste (2)
Meetings
Core meetings in 2014 (Apr Sep. 2014) – further develop document
Plenary meeting – 3-7, Nov. 2014
-- finalize the outcome document
 move forward for publication as Safety Report?
Contributions from meeting participants
Comment to current document
National examples

20. …Thank you for your attention