MODULE “PROJECT MANAGEMENTAND CONTROL”

WASTE MANAGEMENT

SAFE DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

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CONTENTS

1. RAW management policy

2. RAW management strategy

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TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of training trainee should be able to: Characterize the main principles of RAW management

policy. Describe the RAW strategy.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

Part of decommissioning plan Covers waste categories Objective – safe management of waste Optimization of waste management Minimization of waste generation Gives answer to whether existing waste management system is

capable to process expected waste from decommissioning Activities with RAW:

• Release from regulatory control;

• RAW disposal in sites dumped with earth;

• RAW re-cycling.

RAW transportation Staff training on waste minimization methods

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SAFE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE

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RAW MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

Human health protection Preservation of environment Assurance of safety outside national borders Future generations protection Burden on future generations National legal structure Control of generation of RAW Interrelation of RAW generation and management Safety of facilities

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RAW MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

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WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - COMPONENTS

National policy for RAW management Strategy for RAW management Needed resources

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POLICY IN THE FIELD OF RAW MANAGEMENT

Complies with generally approved principles Diverse for different countries Principles and methods for RAW management:

• Application of technologies, design modifications and methods that decrease to possible reasonably achieved minimum the generation of by-product RAW;

• Availability of appropriate technologies for RAW management and means for their transport;

• Availability of enough warehouses or permanent storage facilities for RAW.

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CONCEPT AND PROGRAM FOR RAW MANAGEMENT

Criteria for separation of waste in different categories Criteria for re-usage with or without limitation of decommissioned

facilities or materials Assessment of sources, qualities and categories of RAW, their

physical and chemical properties and volume of each category, including the time for their generation

Programs and procedures for re-cycling, conditioning, storage and transportation of RAW

Methods to decrease RAW generation to reasonably possible achieved minimum and decrease quantities of by-product RAW

Procedures for radiation control, sampling and analyses, including prior to release waste from regulatory control

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RAW MANAGEMENT

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RAW MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Defines RAW management program component priority Ensures sequential implementation of all phases of the

program Objective – development of national system for RAW

management

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RAW MANAGEMENT KEY TASKS

Identifying or establishing an organization responsible for RAW management

Providing those organizations with necessary technical means and equipment

Staffing of organizations with personnel of required qualifications

Allocation of needed financing for RAW management

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COMPONENTS CONSIDERED AT STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

Selection of technologies capable of coping with the set tasks and to ensure safety

Those technologies need to be applicable for the specific conditions in the country

Interrelation of all phases of waste generation and their processing

Management and control of all processes need to be ensured

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REFERENCES

Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants and Research Reactors, Safety Guide, SS № WS-G-2.1 (1999)

The Principles of Radioactive Waste Management, SS № 111-F (1995)

Radioactive Waste Management Glossary, 2003 Handling and Processing of Radioactive Waste from

Nuclear Applications, TRS № 402 (2001) Regulation for the Safety of the Decommissioning of

Nuclear Facilities, 2004 Regulation for Safe Management of Radioactive Waste,

2004