The IAEA Waste Safety Standards History and Outlook Luc Baekelandt Federal Agency for Nuclear Control Brussels, Belgium LB/Euradwaste 2004/00

The IAEA Waste Safety Standards

History and Outlook

Luc BaekelandtFederal Agency for Nuclear Control

Brussels, Belgium

LB/Euradwaste 2004/00

Hierarchy of the Standards

Safety Fundamentals

Safety Requirements

Safety Guides


Development Process (1)


Secretariat

Safety Standards

Committee(s)

Commission on Safety Standards

Secretariat

Document Preparation Profile

Development Process (2)


Expert Group

Secretariat Safety Standards

Committee(s)Member

States

Board

DG

PUBLICATION

Commission on Safety Standards

SecretariatSafety Standard

Published Waste Safety Standards


111-F The Principles of Radioactive Waste Management 1995

WS-R-1 Near Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste 1999WS-R-2 Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste, including Decommissioning 2000WS-R-3 Remediation of Areas Contaminated by Past Activities and Accidents 2003

111-G-1.1 Classification of Radioactive Waste 1994111-G-3.1 Siting of Near Surface Disposal Facilities 1994111-G-4.1 Siting of Geological Disposal Facilities 1994WS-G-1.1 Safety Assessment for Near Surface Disposal 1999WS-G-1.2 Management of Radioactive Waste from the Mining and Milling of Ores 2002WS-G-2.1 Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants and Research Reactors 1999WS-G-2.2 Decommissioning of Medical, Industrial and Research Facilities 1999WS-G-2.3 Regulatory Control of Radioactive Discharges to the Environment 2000WS-G-2.4 Decommissioning of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities 2001WS-G-2.5 Predisposal Management of Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste 2003WS-G-2.6 Predisposal Management of High Level Radioactive Waste 2003

2004-01-20

Waste Safety Standards under development


Type DS Title StatusGuide 62 Strategy for Monitoring Radionuclides in the

EnvironmentApproved by WASSC in March 2004 for submission to CSS.

Req. 154 Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Approved by WASSC in March 2004 for submission to CSS.

Guide 160 Management of Waste from the Use of Radioactive Materials in Medicine, Industry and Research

Approved by CSS in November 2003.

Guide 161 Application of the Concepts of Exclusion, Exemption and Clearance

Approved by WASSC in March 2004 for submission to CSS.

Guide 172 Implementation of the Remediation Process Being drafted

Guide 284 Safety assessment for nuclear and radiation facilities other than reactors and waste repositories

Approved for submission to CSS by WASSC in December 2002, by RASSC in March 2003, and by NUSSC in April 2003. Sent to Editor on 22 May 2003.

Guide 292 Storage of radioactive waste Draft being revised to take MS comment into account.

Guide 332 The Release of Sites from Regulatory Control upon the Termination of Practices

DPP approved by CSS in June 2003.Draft reviewed by WASSC in March 2004

Req. 333 Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities DPP approved by CSS in November 2003.

Guide 334 Design and Operation of Facilities for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste

DPP approved by CSS in June 2003.

Guide 335 Disposal of Radioactive Waste in Borehole Facilities DPP approved by CSS in June 2003.

Guide 336 Management Systems for the Treatment, Handling and Storage of Radioactive Waste

DPP provisionally approved by CSS in June 2003.

Guide 337 Management Systems for the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities and Activities

DPP provisionally approved by CSS in June 2003.

New Structure (1)


Safety of nuclear facilities

Radiation protection and safety of radiation sources

Safe management of radioactive waste

Safe transport of radioactive material

General safety (cross-cutting themes)

New Structure (2)


Thematic Standards Facility specific Standards

Legal and governmental infrastructure

Emergency preparedness and response

Management systems

Assessment and verification

Site evaluation

Nuclear power plants: design

Nuclear power plants: operation

Research reactors

Fuel cycle facilities

Radiation protection

Radiation related facilities and activities

Radioactive waste management

Decommissioning

Rehabilitation of contaminated areas

Waste treatment and disposal facilities

Transport of radioactive material


WS5 (new) DS334Design and Operation of Near Surface Disposal

Facilities(to supersede 111-G-3.1)

Design and Operation of Facilities for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste

(to supersede 111-G-4.1)

108 (1992) WS8 (new)Design and Operation of Radioactive Waste

Incineration FacilitiesDesign and Operation of Disposal Facilities for

Minerals Processing Waste

WS7 (DS335) WS-G-1.2 (2002)Borehole Disposal of Radioactive Waste Management of radioactive waste from the mining

and milling of ores

Safety Fundamentals

Safety Requirements

F. Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities

DS298Fundamentals of Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste and Transport Safety

(combining 110, 111-F and 120)

WS2 (new)Disposal of Radioactive Waste

(to combine and supersede WS-R-1 and DS154)

Safety Guide

WS4 (new)Monitoring and Surveillance of Disposal Facilities

WS3 (new)Safety Assessment of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

(to supersede WS-G-1.1)

Management Systems for the Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal FacilitiesDS337

Waste treatment and disposal facilities


111-G-1.1 (1994) WS-G-2.3 (2000)Classification of radioactive waste Regulatory control of radioactive discharges to the

environment

WS-G-2.5 (2003) WS-G-2.6 (2003)Predisposal management of low and intermediate

level radioactive wastePredisposal management of high level radioactive

waste

DS160 DS292Management of Waste from the Use of

Radioactive Materials in Medicine, Industry and Research

Storage of radioactive waste

DS336Management Systems for the Treatment,

Handling and Storage of Radioactive Waste

Radioactive Waste Management



Safety Guide

Safety Fundamentals

Safety Requirements

WS1 (new)Radioactive Waste Management

(to supersede predisposal part of WS-R-2)




WS6 (DS333)Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities

(to supersede decommissioning part of WS-R-2)

WS-G-2.1 (1999)Decommissioning of nuclear power plants and research reactors

WS-G-2.2 (1999)Decommissioning of medical, industrial and research facilities

WS-G-2.4 (2001)Decommissioning of nuclear fuel cycle facilities

DS332The Removal of Sites and Buildings from Regulatory Control on the Termination of Practices

Safety Guide

Safety Fundamentals

Safety Requirements

Decommissioning




WS-R-3Remediation of Areas Contaminated by Past Activities and Accidents

DS172Derivation of Remediation Values for Areas with Radioactive Residues from Past

Activities and Accidents and their Implementation

Safety Fundamentals

Safety Requirements

Safety Guide

Rehabilitation of contaminated areas


DS161 DS62Strategy for monitoring radionuclides in

the environment

RS1 (new) RS-G-1.4Occupational Radiation Protection

(to combine RS-G-1.1, RS-G-1.2, RS-G-1.3)Building Competence in Radiation Protection

And the Safe Use of Radiation Sources

RS-G-1.5 DS114Radiological Protection for Medical Exposure

to Ionizing Radiation

DS343 DS315

DS319 three more new documents

Safety Fundamentals



Safety Requirements

115International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of

Radiation Sources

Safety Guide

Application of the Concepts of Exclusion, Exemption and Clearance

Radiation Protection




GS2 (new)Safety Assessment and Verification

NS-G-1.2

NS-G-2.3

NS-G-2.10

35-G1

WS3 (new)Safety Assessment of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

(to supersede WS-G-1.1)

DS284Safety assessment for nuclear and radiation facilities other than reactors and

waste repositories(potential overlap with NS10)

three more new documents

Safety Requirements

Safety Guide

Safety Fundamentals

Assessment and Verification


Application of the Standards

IAEA operations

International conventions

National legislation

Documents

The IAEA Waste Safety Standards History and Outlook Luc Baekelandt Federal Agency for Nuclear Control Brussels, Belgium LB/Euradwaste 2004/00