Waste Technology Section
Contact Experts Group (CEG)
Responsible Officer : Sergey Bocharov
A number of countries and international organizations provide assistance to the Russian Federation in the field of handling accumulated radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel in order to resolve the most severe problems caused by past activities in production of nuclear weapons, use of nuclear energy for peaceful and military purposes, and as a result of nuclear arms reduction. In order to promote and coordinate these efforts, a special Contact Expert Group (CEG) for International Radwaste Projects in the Russian Federation was established under the auspices of the IAEA in 1996.
Responsible Officer : Sergey BOCHAROV
Main objectives of the CEG are:
- to promote co-operation between all countries and international organizations interested in contributing to projects aimed at enhancing the safety of spent fuel and radioactive waste management in the Russian Federation;
- to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of information with the view of identifying main priorities and presenting recommendations on specific projects for further cooperation;
- to avoid redundancy and duplication in project work in Russia and assure that priorities are properly addressed and made known to the international community;
- to provide points of contact to facilitate co-operation.
Currently CEG comprises twelve countries: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States of America, and four international organizations: European Commission, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, International Science and Technology Center, and IAEA. The CEG Secretariat is located in the IAEA Headquarters and operated by the Agency with financial support from the CEG member-countries. The CEG Secretariat is assigned to the Department of Nuclear Energy, Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, Waste Technology Section.
Detailed information on the CEG achievements, projects and plans are given at a separate web page: