[en] The purpose of this report is to compile and disseminate information about the status of and trends in radioactive waste management in Agency Member States in a timely manner. The report is suitable for radioactive waste managers and regulators, decision making organizations in both governmental and private sectors, and for Agency Departments, in both the regular and Technical Co-operation programmes. Currently, the report is targeted at readers with a good knowledge of radioactive waste management. The plan is to have the document evolve to serve a broader audience using easy-to-understand graphical and tabular data. For this, the third report in the series, contributions on a variety of topics in radioactive waste management were solicited from persons and organizations external to the Agency. Throughout the report, submissions received from external contributors are denoted. The preparation of this annual report involves (a) a meeting with a team of consultants from a variety of government and industrial organizations to compile a first draft, (b) the optional issuance of special service contracts to polish and supplement the first draft, (c) review by Agency staff and external contributors to the report and (d) final review and approval by the Director of the Nuclear Energy and Waste Technology Division, Nuclear Energy Department, in the Agency