Safe Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste
Parties to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management
and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management are meeting in May
to review national reports describing how their obligations under the
Joint Convention are being implemented. Summary
Report » [pdf]
News Stories & Articles
- Third Review Meeting of Joint Convention Opens 11 May in Vienna, 6 May 2009
- A Nuclear Divide, IAEA Bulletin (Vol. 50/1), September 2008
- Radioactive Waste Tops Agenda of Phoenix Conference, 25 February 2008
- New Symbol Launched to Warn Public About Radiation Dangers, 15 February 2007
- Radwaste Deep Disposal Making Progress, 14 October 2005
- International Conference on Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal, 3 October 2005
Features
- The Promise of Underground Repositories, 23 January 2004
- Protecting Our Backyard
Legal Instruments
- Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
- Code of Practice on the International Transboundary Movement of Radioactive Waste: The IAEA Code of Practice
- Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency
- Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident
- Convention on Nuclear Safety
- Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
Media Resources
Video: Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel
IAEA Waste and Environmental Safety Specialist, Didier Louvat, talks
about the status of nuclear waste/spent fuel in the world and the Joint
Convention on safety that governs it.
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Audio: What is Spent Fuel and is it Waste?
Interview with Hans Forsstroem.
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- Nuclear Energy: Radioactive Waste Technology, Audio Visual Tour
Photo Galleries
Facts & Figures
- Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel: Global Overview, Issue Brief
- IAEA Radioactive Waste Management Database (NEWMDB)
- Country Reports
- Safety Standards and Guides
- Latest EuroBarometer Survey: Attitudes Towards Radioactive Waste, EC
More Resources
- Joint Convention Background
- Parties to the Joint Convention
- Managing Radioactive Waste, Factsheet & FAQ´s
- Strengthening International Cooperation in Nuclear, Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, IAEA Resolution, October 2008
- Management of Radioactive Waste, IAEA Annual Report, 2007 [pdf]
- Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management
- Waste Management Research Abstracts (WMRA)
- Long Term Storage of Radioactive
Waste: Safety and Sustainability
-- Full Report [pdf] - Waste Technology Section (WTS), IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy (NE)
Partners
- European Atomic Forum (FORATOM)
- Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA)
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency(ARPANSA)
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), Finland
- Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA), France
- National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (NAGRA), Switzerland
- Nuclear Safety Directorate (HSE), United Kingdom
- Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), US Department of Energy (DOE)
- Center for Nuclear and Toxic Waste Management, UCBNE, USA
- RadWaste.org, Radioactive Waste Resources Guide