Radioactive waste management: Review on clearance levels and acceptance criteria legislation, requirements and standards

Franz-Josef Maringer (1) , J. Šuráň (2) , P. Kovář (2) , Bruno Chauvenet (3) , V. Peyres (4) , E. García-Toraño (4) , L. Cozzella (5) , P. de Felice (5) , B. Vodenik (6) , M. Hult (7) , U. Rosengård (7) , M. Merimaa (8) , L. Szücs (9) , C. Jeffery (10) , J.C.J. Dean (10) , Z. Tymiński (11) , D. Arnold (12) , R. Hinca (13) , G. Mirescu (14)

1 BEV - Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen [Wien]
2 CMI - Cesky Metrologicky Institut Brno
3 LNHB (CEA, LIST) - Laboratoire National Henri Becquerel (CEA, LIST)
4 CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
5 ENEA - Agenzia Nazionale per le nuove Tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile = Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
6 IJS - Jozef Stefan Institute [Ljubljana]
7 IRMM - JRC Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements [Geel]
8 VTT - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
9 MKEH - Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedelyezesi Hivatal
10 NPL - National Physical Laboratory [Teddington]
11 National Centre for Nuclear Research Radioisotope, Centre POLATOM
12 PTB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt [Braunschweig]
13 Slovenský Metrologický Ústav
14 Atominstitut [Wien]

In 2011 the joint research project Metrology for Radioactive Waste Management (MetroRWM)1 of the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP) started with a total duration of three years. Within this project, new metrological resources for the assessment of radioactive waste, including their calibration with new reference materials traceable to national standards will be developed. This paper gives a review on national, European and international strategies as basis for science-based metrological requirements in clearance and acceptance of radioactive waste.

Mots clés: Radioactive waste management; Acceptance criteria; European radiation protection directive; Exemption levels; Clearance levels; Radioactive waste disposal

Domaines: Physique Nucléaire Expérimentale [nucl-ex]; Ingénierie de l'environnement

Franz-Josef Maringer, J. Šuráň, P. Kovář, Bruno Chauvenet, V. Peyres, et al.. Radioactive waste management: Review on clearance levels and acceptance criteria legislation, requirements and standards. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2013, 81, pp.255 - 260. ⟨10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.046⟩. ⟨cea-01802738⟩