Concerning status of radioactive waste management and exposure dose to workers at operating nuclear reactor facilities in 1987

The Guidelines on Target Environmental Dose around Light Water Reactor Facilities for Power Generation specifies target waste release management levels required to meet the target environmental doses. All operators of operating light water reactor facilities for power generation are required to meet the target waste release management levels. Radioactive solid wastes are required to be stored in sealed drums in appropriate solid waste warehouses. The present not briefly summarizes the data given in the 1987 Report on Radiation Management submitted in accordance with the Law Concerning Management of Nuclear Material, Nuclear Fuel and Nuclear Reactor by the operators of operating nuclear reactor facilities for power generation, and the Report on Radiation Exposure to Workers submitted in accordance with the applicable administrative notices. These reports have shown that the amount of radioactive gas and liquid wastes released in 1987 was below the target level. Data on radioactive gas and liquid wastes released in power generation plants with operating nuclear reactor facilities in 1978 and the subsequent years are tabulated. Data on radioactive solid wastes are also shown. (N.K.)