Waste acceptance requirements in Germany - current status and future developments -

The planning and construction of a repository require in particular the demonstration of its safety during the operational and post-closure phase. This process is predominantly determined by a site-specific safety assessment within the scope of which the required safety of a repository must be demonstrated. The results of the safety assessment are converted into quantitative waste acceptance requirements. In preparing such requirements the Bundesamt fuer Strahlenschutz (BfS-Federal Office for Radiation Protection) fulfills one of its obligations and, by this, provides guidance to radioactive waste treatment and conditioning. From a waste generator's and conditioner's point of view such requirements are of utmost importance for an appropriate selection of radioactive waste conditioning strategies and techniques. (orig.)