DS548 - Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste, GSR Part 5 (Rev.1)

Status: STEP 5

Revision von GSR Part 5

Beteiligte IAEO-Komitees: WASSC, RASSC, TRANSSC, NUSSC, EPReSC, NSGC

General Safety Requirements

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Background Information

GSR Part 5, Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste, was published in 2009 with the objective to establish, on the basis of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SF-1, requirements for the predisposal management of radioactive waste.

Noting the considerable progress made and experience gained by Member States in the predisposal management of radioactive waste, the evolution of the IAEA Safety Standards Series publications since the publication of GSR Part 5 and the feedback study on GSR Part 5, carried out during the eighth term of the WASSC (2018-2020), the Secretariat was requested to develop a DPP for revision of GSR Part 5.

GSR Part 5 needs harmonization with all the current General Safety Requirements publications, such as GSR Part 1 (Rev. 1), GSR Part 2, GSR Part 3, GSR Part 4 (Rev. 1), GSR Part 6, GSR Part 7 and with the publications of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).

As the proposed publication is a revision of an existing publication, it will update the requirements, as necessary, and add any new requirements, as appropriate, taking into account the experience gained in the predisposal management of radioactive waste since 2009 and relevant IAEA Safety Standards Series publications. The objective of the proposed publication is to establish requirements for the predisposal management of all types of radioactive waste to ensure the safety of the predisposal radioactive waste management facilities and activities in respect of the protection of workers, the public and the environment.

The publication will:

• establish safety requirements that apply to all facilities and activities related to predisposal management of radioactive waste, covering all steps from waste generation up to disposal, including processing (pretreatment, treatment, and conditioning), storage, and transport;
• address the predisposal management of all types of radioactive waste that may arise from the commissioning, operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, the use of radionuclides in medicine, industry, agriculture, research, and education, radioactive waste generated in a nuclear or radiological emergency, the processing of materials that contain naturally occurring radionuclides, and the remediation of contaminated areas, including spent nuclear fuel declared as radioactive waste and disused sealed radioactive sources declared as radioactive waste;
• cover the safety aspects relevant to the radioactive waste form itself, in respect of its subsequent handling, processing, and storage, the safety of the predisposal radioactive waste management facilities and activities in respect of protection of workers, the public and the environment.

The publication is intended for use by all entities including governments, regulatory bodies, and operating organizations concerned with radioactive waste management and decision making related to the development, operation, decommissioning and closure of any facilities generating radioactive waste and where radioactive waste will be handled, processed, and stored.