Management of Site Investigations for Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NW-T-1.40

English STI/PUB/2093 ¦ 978-92-0-121424-9

235 pages ¦ 69 figures ¦ € 72.00 ¦ Date published: 2024

https://doi.org/10.61092/iaea.jy3v-m5p4

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Radioactive waste arises with all uses of nuclear technologies and requires disposal for its safe long-term management. Site investigations to inform disposal site selection, design, environmental and safety assessment is central to implementing any disposal facility. This publication provides guidance on requirements-driven management of a site investigation programme for disposal and presents a broad range of tried-and-proven technologies used to conduct investigations and obtain required site data. Investigation approaches specific to different types of host rocks are presented and case studies on issues and challenges dealt with by Member States provide lessons learned. This publication will be of interest to senior decision makers, scientists and engineers, technical support organisations and regulatory authorities involved in disposal of radioactive waste.

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IAEA Nuclear Energy, Management of Site Investigations, Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities, Nuclear Technologies, Safe Long-Term Management, Disposal Site Selection, Design, Environmental and Safety Assessment, Requirements-Driven Management, Site Investigation Programme, Tried-and-Proven Technologies, Site Data, Investigation Approaches, Host Rocks, Case Studies, Member States, Lessons Learned, Repository Development Programme, Management Issues, Requirement Driven Approach, Planning and Implementation, Operational and Post-Closure Safety Assessments, Repository Engineering Design Studies, Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, Structuring a Site Investigation Project, High Level Objectives, Site Investigations Disciplines, Geology, Hydrogeology, Hydrogeochemistry, Rock Mechanics, Biosphere Research Topics, Strategic Planning Process, Management Planning Activities, Communication, Data Acquisition, Data Analysis, Interpretation, Integration and Geosynthesis, Tools, Challenges, Conceptual and Descriptive Models, Sitting Phase, Quality Control and Assurance, Reporting Archiving, Numerical Models, Site Descriptive Modelling