scholarly journals Reducing Safeguards Accounting and Verification Efforts on Retained Wastes

MRS Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 207-211
Author(s):  
Robert J. Finch ◽  
Nicholas Smith
Keyword(s):  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Nuclear Materials ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Member States ◽  
Waste Storage ◽  
Reporting Tool ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Future Demands ◽  
Multiple Agency

ABSTRACTThe global expansion of nuclear energy will generate increasing quantities of waste with low levels of plutonium or other nuclear materials (NM) potentially subject to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. Reducing requirements on retained wastes has the potential to reduce future demands on already strained IAEA resources. We describe an effort to help the IAEA and Member States better estimate projected waste loads and associated safeguards obligations by developing a reporting tool to estimate types and sizes of future waste-storage and -disposal facilities. States can use such information to plan waste facilities, including size and type. The IAEA can use these data for inclusion in multiple agency reports and products for the benefit of Member States.

Conditioning Operation by an Encapsulation and Shielding of Spent Sealed Radium Sources

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Il-Sik Kang ◽  
Dae-Seok Hong ◽  
Kil-Jeong Kim ◽  
Jong-Sik Shon ◽  
Kwon-Pyo Hong
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Member States ◽  
National Inventory ◽  
Expert Team

In order to avoid accidents that could result from an improper storage of spent radium sources, it is necessary to condition and store them safely. The program for a safe conditioning of spent radium sources by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) has been established to assist the developing countries. The main object of this paper is to summarize the technology that was adapted by the IAEA for the conditioning of spent radium sources in the national inventory of Ra-226 sources in member states and the actions performed by the Korean expert team as a part of the IAEA’s project titled as ‘Radium Conditioning in Southeastern Asia’. The whole inventory of the spent radium sources of 8,671.13mCi was safely conditioned by the Korean expert team according to the guidelines under the supervision of the IAEA’s technical officer. The 1,821 sources of spent radium were encapsulated, welded, and conditioned into 18 concrete-shielded drums.

Treatment of Irradiated Graphite to Meet Acceptance Criteria for Waste Disposal: Problem and Solutions

2014 ◽  
Vol 1665 ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael I. Ojovan ◽  
Anthony J. Wickham
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Acceptance Criteria ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Member States ◽  
Irradiated Graphite ◽  
Disposal Problem

ABSTRACTAn overview is given of an International Atomic Energy Agency Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on the treatment of irradiated graphite (i-graphite) to meet acceptance criteria for waste disposal. Graphite is a unique radioactive waste stream, with some quarter-million metric tons worldwide eventually needing to be disposed of. The CRP has involved 24 organizations from 10 Member States. Innovative and conventional methods for i-graphite characterization, retrieval, treatment and conditioning technologies have been explored in the course of this work, and offer a range of options for competent authorities in individual Member States to deploy according to local requirements and regulatory conditions.

scholarly journals The (De)Legitimisation of Lithuanian Opposition to Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant Through International Atomic Energy Agency

Politologija ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 106-152
Author(s):  
Justinas Juozaitis
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Nuclear Safety ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
Critical Position ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Official Position

Lithuanian foreign policy perceives International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as an organization with the most significant authority in nuclear safety, capable of assessing Ostrovets NPP's compliance with international nuclear safety standards objectively. Simultaneously, the IAEA is one of the most important international institutions through which Lithuania sought to reveal the shortcomings of the Ostrovets NPP while attempting to legitimize its critical position towards the power plant. Given the relevance of IAEA in Lithuanian foreign policy, the article examines IAEA's public discourse on nuclear energy in Belarus. It aims to assess its role in the process of legitimizing Lithuania's opposition to Ostrovets NPP. After analyzing the IAEA’s leadership statements, the official press releases and the reports published by the peer-review missions during 2007 – 2020, the paper concludes that the IAEA formed a public discourse that exclusively favoured Belarus and significantly contradicted to Lithuania's official position. In this way, the IAEA did not legitimize Lithuania's foreign policy towards Ostrovets NPP. On the contrary, the organization supported nuclear energy development in Belarus. In relation with the findings, the paper provides three suggestions for reshaping the role of IAEA in Lithuanian foreign policy.

Recent IAEA Activities in Support of Safety Assessment Capabilities

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Michael Modro ◽  
Mamdouh El-Shanawany ◽  
Sukho Lee
Keyword(s):  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Member States ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Safety Assessments

One of the key missions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is to develop nuclear safety standards and, based on these standards, to promote the achievement and maintenance of high levels of safety in the applications of nuclear energy. In the context of this mission the IAEA conducts programmes that support the safety assessment capabilities of its Member States. This paper focuses on two new long term technical activities specific to safety assessment. These concern the issue of uncertainties in deterministic evaluation of safety, and the role of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods in safety assessments. In addition, a new IAEA initiative involving the collaboration of Member States in the area of advanced safety assessment tools is presented.

Inspection Experience Under the Antarctic Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency

1966 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 502-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Simsarian
Keyword(s):  
International Atomic Energy Agency ◽  
Arms Control ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Nuclear Materials ◽  
International Programs ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Antarctic Treaty ◽  
The Antarctic

Two international programs have developed recently permitting inspections, one by national teams and the other by international teams. Although the two programs concern arms control, they are, however, both limited in scope and applicability. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 authorizes national teams to inspect any area in Antarctica to verify compliance with prohibitions in the treaty against military uses. Under the, Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrangements have been adopted which authorize Agency teams to inspect the peaceful uses of nuclear materials and facilities to ensure that they are not being used to further any military purpose.

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