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| NKS Programme Area: | NKS-R | | Research Area: | Decommissioning | | Report Number: | NKS-97-FR3_AFA-1 | | Report Title: | Safety in the Final Disposal of Radioactive Waste | | Activity Acronym: | AFA-1 | | Authors: | , Knud Brodersen, Steinar Backe, Steen Carugati, Tord Walderhaug, Malgorzata Sneve, Sverre Hornkjøl, Torbjörn Carlsson, Pekka Viitanen, Irmeli Harmaajärvi, Seppo Vuori, Þóroddur Þóroddsson | | Abstract: | During 1994-1997 a project on disposal of radioactive waste was carried out as
part of the NKS program. The objective of the project was to provide authorities
and waste producers in the Nordic countries with background material for determinations
about the management and disposal of radioactive waste. The project
was called NKS/AFA-1. It was divided into three sub-projects: AFA-1.1, AFA-1.2
and AFA-1.3. AFA-1.1 dealt with waste characterisation, AFA-1.2 dealt with performance
assessment for repositories and AFA-1.3 dealt with Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA). The studies were mainly focused on the management of
long-lived low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste from research, hospitals
and industry.
Representatives from all Nordic countries have participated in each of the subprojects.
Most of the work has been performed in a broad circle. This has contributed
to a better understanding of the waste situation in the different countries and
has also made it possible to learn from each other. Furthermore, in some cases, it
has contributed to common recommendations. Recommendations have e.g. been
given regarding the characterisation of waste under treatment and the characterisation
of existing and old waste packages. The waste characterisation study (AFA-
1.1) included also a survey of waste types, methods used for the measurement of
activity content, methods used for the determination of chemical content- and an
inventory of new available methods.
The performance assessment study (AFA-1.2) covered performance assessment
methodologies, interactions in the near-field of a repository and examples of performance
assessment in the Nordic countries. A survey was also made of waste
disposal systems in the Nordic countries.
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study (AFA-1.3) included differences
and similarities between the principles of handling the EIA in the Nordic
countries. Examples were provided of nuclear-related EIA in Finland, Norway and
Sweden. From Denmark and Iceland, examples outside this area were given. | | Publication date: | 01 Dec 1997 | | ISBN: | ISBN: 87-7893-023-5 | | Number of downloads: | 3302 | | Download: |  NKS-97-FR3_AFA-1.pdf |
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