​Safety Package Module 6:
Safety of Radioactive Waste, Spent Fuel and Decommissioning

This module provides support for implementation of the actions related to:

• The policy and strategy options and decisions required relative to defining a long term strategy for radioactive waste management (including waste disposal)
• Spent fuel management and decommissioning

Related SSG-16 Actions: 122-132

Services

• Waste Safety Appraisals
• Decommissioning Safety Appraisals
• Environmental Assessments

Safety Standards

• Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards
• Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste - GSR Part 5
• Disposal of Radioactive Waste - SSR-5
• Decommissioning of Facilities - GRS Part 6

Tutorial Material

• Training Material on Radioactive Waste Management

Workshops and/or Expert Missions

• Options for Radioactive Waste Management, Spent Fuel and Decommissioning Policies and strategies for Radioactive Waste Management
• Legal, Institutional and Regulatory Infrastructure for Radioactive Waste Management
• Waste Arising and Waste Classification
• Management of Radioactive Waste Prior to Disposal
• Management of Low and Intermediate Level Waste Prior to Disposal
• Management of High Level Waste Prior to Disposal
• Regulatory Control of Radioactive Discharges to the Environment and methods for Assessing Dose from Discharges
• Off-site Transport, On-site Handling and Transboundary Movement of Radioactive Waste
• Storage of Radioactive Waste and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Radioactive Waste Disposal
• Principles, Criteria and options for Radioactive Waste Disposal
• Requirements for Near Service disposal of Low and Intermediate Level Waste
• Requirements for Geological Disposal of High Level and Long-lived Waste
• Safety Case and Safety Assessment of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities
• Environmental Restoration
• Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities
• Remediation of Contaminated Sites