Published 2016
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Report
Post-Closure Safety of the Borehole Disposal Concept
Description
The borehole disposal concept (BDC) was originally developed by NECSA and more recently has been further developed by the IAEA as a safe and secure solution for the disposal of disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS). The concept is based on disposal in narrow-diameter boreholes at a depth in excess of 30 m. This paper describes the series of iterative, peer-reviewed post-closure safety assessments that have been undertaken over the last 15-20 years to build confidence in the BDC as a safe long-term management option for DSRSs. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. Book of Papers
- Imprint Pagination
- 561 p.
- Journal Page Range
- 4 p.
- Report number
- IAEA-CN--242
Conference
- Title
- International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
- Dates
- 21-25 Nov 2016
- Place
- Vienna (Austria)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 48060848
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BOREHOLES; IAEA; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEALED SOURCES
- Descriptors DEC
- CAVITIES; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MANAGEMENT; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT
Optional Information
- Notes
- 8 refs., 2 figs.