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International Atomic Energy Agency

International Network for the disposal of low-level

radioactive waste (DISPONET)

P. OrmaiWaste Technology Section


IAEA’s nuclear knowledge portal, NUCLEUS, provides centralised access to the Agency’s various resources, including the CONNECT platform.

Inside CONNECT, there are various specialised communities of practice also known as networks.

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As of October 2014, communities include:


Network Vision

NetworkObjectives

“ Prompt, open, and efficient worldwide sharing of practical and effective experience leading to its safe, economic and timely application to high priorities in radioactive waste management ”

To facilitate information and experience sharing among organizations with advanced designs and disposal facilities in operation;

To organize training and demonstration activities with a regional or thematic focus providing hands-on, user-oriented experience and advising on proven technologies;

To create a forum to receive expert’s advice and technical guidance for the IAEA’s programme on LLW disposal

To encourage knowledge transfer regarding good practices in LLW disposal


Very dissimilar

Large organizations – small ones

Public ownership – private - mixed

Young – mature organizations

Members capabilities

Types of facilities • surface• near-surface• geological

Capabilities cover all aspects of LILW management and disposal

Waste categorieslow- and intermediate level waste (SL)

very low level waste

Different stages of development and/or operation for a repository

Planning, siting, licensing, design, construction, operation, closure, monitoring

Scope


DISPONET ACTORS

Organizations that possess a record of excellence, a breadth of disposal knowledge, facilities suitable for demonstration or training and a willingness to share their experience through the NETWORK.

Members • Countries with major nuclear programs• With established RWM systems• With different degree of development• With common / different approaches to RWM

Participants

IAEA TechnicalSecretariate (TS)

Organizations that have responsibility for the disposal of LLW are actively engaged in planning or implementation of LLW disposal facilities, and who are eager to participate in the activities

TS is provided by the IAEA's Department of Nuclear Energy while the Department of Technical Cooperation (TC) provides management and financial support for training courses and scientific visits for MSs eligible to receive assistance under the TC programme.

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A Plenary session involving all Members and Participants at least once a year to review progress, revise work programs, and make specific plans and commitments.

Modus Operandi

DISPONET performs its activities in line with programme outlined, approved and reviewed annually by its partners and participants

DISPONET work is organized by a Steering Committee representing DISPONET Partners with support of the IAEA scientific secretary;

The IAEA provides logistic support, a scientific secretary and administrative services, meeting facilities in Vienna, and management of documents;

Information exchange among DISPONET partners, participants and the IAEA secretariat is facilitated through a websiteAn organization who has demonstrated excellence in a particular topic may be nominated to lead for DISPONET on work in that topical area


WIN-WIN

Gaining knowledge and experience from Members in application of “proved practices

Staff trained systematically

More efficient planning for disposal activities

Twinning with members

Involvement of young generation in RWM

Learn from other experience by sharing lessons learnt – proved practices

Gain visibility through international cooperation and its publication

Increase confidence in used technologies through information exchange on technical and non-technical matters

Optimal use of training resources (financial, technical, human)

Twinning with participants young generation

Benefits to Members

Benefits to Participants


Member Facilities

‚Matured’ repositories with excellent records

Facilities under construction

Repositories need refurbishment and / or safety upgrading

Facilities in the design phase


2014 Cape Town

2013 Manila

2011 Pretoria

2011 Stockholm

2010 Mumbai

2011 Buenos Aires

2013 Budapest2013 Vienna

2010 Peine

2010 Cordoba

2011 Kuala Lumpur

2012 Poland

2012 Lisbon 2012 Turkey

2012 France

DISPONET events so far


Events in 2015

• Challenges of and Solutions for the Disposal of Low Level Waste, Bucharest, Romania, 19-23 October 2015

• Cost Estimation for LILW disposal, VIC, Vienna, Austria, 1-4 December 2015


TOPICS

Safety, technical, societal, economic issues

Identifying and managing uncertainty for post-closure SA in support of repository

Social inputs to strategic planning for radioactive waste management

R&D studies in support of enhancing confidence in safety case for LILW repositories

Development of Near surface disposal facilities

Interaction between technical and social aspects for waste disposal programs

Regional training course

Workshop

Technical meeting

Challenges in safety of existing disposal facilities

Environmental Impact and Safety Assessment for RW disposal systems

Reassessing historical and current practices to ensure safe disposal

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• on-line interactions• Discussion forum

• Cooperative document development

• E-learning• Library of documents, presentations, videos,

software tools, glossaries, and other resources

Vision for the future work using CONNECT platform


Disposal wiki

• The DISPONET hosts and manages – inter alia – the Disposal wiki.

• Certain information (e.g. user profiles or categories) is shared throughout CONNECT, while other information is only accessible inside DISPONET Wiki.


DISPOSAL Wiki

• Policy and Strategy• Site selection and

evaluation • Implementation• Operation and closure• Refurbishment, safety

upgrading and waste retrieval

• Monitoring, surveillance • Institutional control• Cost estimation, funding

and financing• Safety issues and licensing• Technologies• Resource management• Stakeholder engagement• RD&D activities• Lessons learnt

The DISPOSAL Wiki is a feature in the IAEA CONNECT platform that allows users to

share information acquired from RW disposal programmes.

The Wiki comprises information on all aspects of radioactive waste

disposal

! The overall success of the Wiki strongly depends on the users` contribution.

• Gaining a current picture of international disposal programmes and recent developments

• Being in contact with colleagues and key experts from around the world

• Comparing different approaches (case studies), justifying own approaches and developing new approaches

• Promoting good practice and improving techniques and their application and benefitting from the lessons learned

• Opportunities to identify new RD&D topics and projects

• Improving optimisation of waste disposal and design solutions

Saving time and money!


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For more information please contact:

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WELCOME!International Technical Meeting

onReassessing historical and current practices to ensure safe disposal:

addressing incomplete knowledge of the properties of historical waste in

storage or in disposal

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