RWMC announce Workshop on Developing Safety Cases for Various Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities, December 2020

The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) has announced that the “Workshop on Developing Safety Cases for Various Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities ­- Needs and Challenges of RWMC Organisations” will take place on 8-10 December 2020 in Romania. In the event the workshop should need to be postponed due to the coronavirus, it will be held on 22-24 March 2021. Please also save this alternative date in your calendar. Registration will open on 1 September 2020.

The objectives of this workshop are:

• To better understand how to build robust safety cases (to enhance confidence) for various disposal options and their similarities and differences;
• To discuss the methodologies and the outcomes that can be shared between deep geological repositories and other types of disposal facilities;
• To review current challenges and identify the activities to be initiated at the NEA to support the development of safety case for various disposal facilities.

For more detailed information, please see the event page or visit the workshop website.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tomohiro HIGASHIHARA (Tomohiro.HIGASHIHARA@oecd-nea.org) and John STEIN (John.STEIN@oecd-nea.org).

RWMC look forward to hosting this exciting opportunity to engage with you on these critical issues of common concern.