A recently held ARTEMIS (Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation) meeting trained experts in the field of radioactive waste and spent fuel management to increase the number of experts for these specific missions that are scheduled to be undertaken by 2023 to one of the 17 European Member States.
ARTEMIS peer reviews are one of 24 different peer review and advisory services proposed by the IAEA to all IAEA Member States in the various domains of nuclear safety and security and nuclear energy.
“Potential experts, received training on the roles and duties of team members during the ARTEMIS review service missions and useful tips and hints, based on the experience and lessons learned from previous missions, to apply to future missions,” said Gerard Bruno, Head of the IAEA Radioactive and Spent Fuel Management Unit. “The training aimed to ensure that the selected experts are well prepared for future missions that involves the required review of the implementation of safe and effective radioactive waste management programmes in a Member State and meeting expectations that guarantees the success of such missions.”
The training course included virtual role plays whereby participants acted as an ARTEMIS review team: they identified a Team Leader, assessed the advanced reference material and drafted their findings of their review which included recommendations, suggestions and good practices that they would address in an ARTEMIS peer review report to the requesting Member State.
