Role of OECD/NEA in Radioactive Waste
Management and Radiological Protection
Dr. Michael Siemann
Head of Division
Radiological Protection and
Radioactive Waste Management
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On January 1 2013,
The Russian Federation
will join NEA as a full member
Member states
(regular) Observers
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Steering Committee of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Member
Countries
NEA
Support the work of
the Committee
Delegates
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Division
RP RWM
Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
CRPPH
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Made up of radiological protection regulatory authorities (60%)
and radiological protection experts from TSOs (40%)
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Focus on emerging issues in radiological protection
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Interactions with ICRP, IAEA, EC, UNSCEAR
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Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
Working Party in Nuclear Emergency Matters
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Members from national nuclear emergency response
organisations
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Focus is on emergency response planning, preparation and
management issues
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Key “tool” is the International Nuclear Emergency Exercise
series, INEX
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Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
Working Party in Nuclear Emergency Matters
Implementation of International
Recommendations for Emergency Situations
Analysis of the INEX 4 Exercise
Implications of ICRP Recommendations
Occupational Exposure
Radiological Protection Aspects
of the Fukushima Accident
The Information System on
Occupational Exposure (ISOE)
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Radioactive Waste Management Committee
RWMC
Assist member countries in the development of safe, sustainable and
broadly acceptable strategies for the long-term management of all
types of radioactive waste, particularly long-lived waste, and spent
fuel considered as waste
Two International Peer Reviews were finished in 2012.
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Safety report for the License Application for a Spent Fuel Deep
Geological Repository at Östhammar, Sweden
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Key aspects of the Draft Safety report in preparation for a
license application for surface repository of category A waste in
the municipality of Dessel
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Radioactive Waste Management Committee
Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC)
The IGSC activities build the scientific and technical basis to evaluate,
substantiate and review the safety of deep geological disposal. It
builds and documents the technical and scientific basis for
developing and reviewing safety cases as a platform for dialogue
amongst technical experts and as a tool for decision making.
Recent projects of the IGSC
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Update the international NEA database of Features, Events and
Processes (FEP)
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A brochure on the roles of underground research laboratories
in supporting disposal repository implementers, regulators, and
the public
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International Symposium on safety cases for geological disposal
will take place on October 7-9, 2013in Paris
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Expert group on Operational Safety in DGR to support countries
in their way into industrialisation of final disposal of radioactive
waste
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Radioactive Waste Management Committee
Working Party on Decommissioning and
Dismantling
The WPDD provides a focus for the analysis of decommissioning
policy, strategy and regulation, including the related issues of
management of materials, release of buildings and sites from
regulatory control and associated cost estimation and funding.
Beyond policy and strategy considerations, the WPDD also reviews
practical considerations for implementation such as techniques for
characterisation of materials, for decontamination and for
dismantling.
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Annual Meeting WPDD-12, November 15-17, 2011 (NEA, Map of
international Activities in Decommissioning (NEA, IAEA, EC)
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Plan: knowledge and record management, nuclear installations
after severe accident and large contaminated areas, peer review
of decommissioning costing, site restoration/remediation,
transition from reactor shutdown to decommissioning
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WPDD-13, November 12-14, 2012, Sellafield, incl. Topical
Session on Site Restoration
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Radioactive Waste Management Committee
Decommissioning Cost Estimation Group
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International Structure for Decommissioning Costing (ISDC) of
Nuclear Installations (published in March 2012)
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Estimation of Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Costs –
Current Status and Prospectus [leaflet] (published in March
2012)
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Cost Controls Survey Report (survey on a use of cost controls in
decommissioning projects) and Cost Controls Guide (guide
based on the survey) completed, to be approved by WPDD-13,
Nov.2012
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DCEG-5 (19-20 July 2012, NEA) incl. Topical Session on Recent
Developments of Decommissioning Costing in NEA Member
Countries
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Decommissioning cost peer review methodology project
(launched at the DCEG-5, ongoing)
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Radioactive Waste Management Committee
Task Group on Radiological Characterisation
and Decommissioning
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Launched in April 2011
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Aim: develop a Status Report on selection and tailoring of
strategies for radiological characterisation in all phases of
decomissioning, prepare a guidance document to promote best
practice in this field
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Topical Session within WPDD-12 (November 15, 2011)
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Workshop on Radiological Characterisation (17-19 April 2012,
Studsvik, Sweden), 24 papers plus poster session, 120
participants from 23 countries
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Status Report being prepared, to be completed by April 2013
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Radioactive Waste Management Committee
Task Group on Future R&D and Innovation
Needs for Decommissioning
Aim: define aspects of decommissioning with greatest potential for
future improvements through R&D
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R&D needs related to activities resulting in high cost, dose or
significant time, were analyzed. Topics were prioritized within
each theme of interest.
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Decommissioning techniques suitable for innovation and
associated R&D needs are being defined.
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Output: Report - listing of R&D and innovation needs and
supporting analysis to be completed by the end of 2012
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Reserve RP
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Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
Expert Group on the Implementation of
International Recommendations for
Emergency Situations
Focus on how new ICRP recommendations are understood and
implemented, or planned for implementation, in practice
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Use of reference levels
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Optimisation of protection strategy
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Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
Task Group for the Analysis of the INEX 4
Exercise
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Analysis of the INEX 4 exercise on consequence
management and the transition to recovery held in 2010/2011
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Assessment of national Experience towards aspects that
related the Fukushima Daiichi accident
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Analyze the survey or emergency management lessons
learned and produce a summary report
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Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
Expert Group on the Implications of ICRP
Recommendations
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Group performs word-by-word, line-by-line, page-by-page
assessment of draft international recommendation and
standards texts
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Experts are nominated for each specific document
assessment
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Recent texts assessed
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ICRP recommendation on RP aspects of long-lived
waste disposal (Joint RWMC/CRPPH Statement)
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ICRP recommendation on framework for protection of
flora and fauna
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Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
Expert Group on Occupational Exposure
Has produced 2 case studies since 2007
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RP experience for new build
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Understanding and implementation of dose constraints in the
nuclear industry
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3rd and final case study being finalised
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RP aspects of itinerant workers and total risk
management
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Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
Expert Group on Radiological Protection
Aspects of the Fukushima Accident
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Created by the CRPPH in 2011 to coordinate the Committee’s
work in this area
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Key areas of focus
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Patterns in Fukushima Governmental Decisions
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Lessons learned in emergency management (with
WPNEM) and in recovery
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Framework for trade in commodities and food from
contaminated areas
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Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health
The Information System on Occupational
Exposure (ISOE)
ISOE System was created in 1992 to provide a forum for radiation
protection professionals from nuclear electricity utilities and
national regulatory authorities worldwide to share dose reduction
information, operational experience and information to improve the
optimisation of radiological protection at nuclear power plants.
ISOE is jointly sponsored by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
and the International Atomic Energy Agenc
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“Club” of nuclear utilities and radiological protection
authorities to exchange RP management experience
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Created an Expert Group on Severe Accident Management to
address on-site occupational exposure management during
accident situations.
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Summary of Post-Fukushima-Accident Work of CRPPH
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Support of the organization of decontamination and stakeholder involvement conferences by the
Japanese Government
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Participation and support of stakeholder involvement meetings organised by the ICRP.
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Provide the Japanese government with quick response to specific radiological protection and
emergency management questions.
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Discussion of the science and value aspects of radiological protection decision making
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3rd meeting on this subject in Tokyo from 6 to 8 November 2012. This meeting will focus on
low-dose radiation effects, protection of children, and non-cancer radiological effects
Studies on international trade in goods and food from contaminated areas
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Building of a working group in collaboration with IAEA and FAO.
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Survey of lessons learned in the area of recovery management
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Assessment of the Fukushima-related governmental decisions that were collected during the first 2
months of the accident
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Analysis of the INEX 4 exercise with assessment of national experience related to Fukushima
Accident
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