The Long-term Radiological Safety of a Surface Disposal Facility for Low-level Waste
in Belgium
An International Peer Review of Key Aspects of ONDRAF/NIRAS' Safety Report of November
2011 in Preparation for the License Application
An important activity of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) in the field of radioactive
waste management is the organisation of independent, international peer reviews of
national studies and projects. This report provides an international peer review of
the long-term safety strategy and assessment being developed by the Belgian Agency
for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials, ONDRAF/NIRAS, as part of the
licence application for the construction and operation of a surface disposal facility
for short-lived, low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste in the municipality
of Dessel, Belgium. The review was carried out by an International Review Team comprised
of seven international specialists, all of whom were free of conflict of interest
and chosen to bring complementary expertise to the review. To be accessible to both
specialist and non-specialist readers, the review findings are provided at several
levels of detail.
Published on December 18, 2012
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