This paper describes the results of a survey and study performed for the European Commission on “Regulations Governing Radioactive Waste Disposal in EU Countries”. Its main purposes were to provide a survey of the regulations governing the disposal of all forms of radioactive waste in all EU Members States and, based on this study, to consider the potential for harmonization in different regulatory areas. Three key parts of the study are presented and the results discussed: collection and assessment of national data, including its verification by national stakeholders, application of multiattribute analysis methodology to identify optimal waste classification scheme and a workshop of national authorities regulating disposal of radioactive waste. For five determined regulatory issues, the workshop carried out a “strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats” (SWOT) analysis of the impacts of harmonization. Opinions expressed in the paper are those of the authors and do not represent the EC’s official position.
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The 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
September 2–6, 2007
Bruges, Belgium
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Division and Environmental Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4339-0
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Waste Management Regulations and Approaches in the EU: Potential Areas for Enhancement or Harmonization
Neil Chapman,
Neil Chapman
Chapman Consulting, Switzerland
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Charles McCombie,
Charles McCombie
McCombie Consulting, Switzerland
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Peter Salzer
DECOM, Slovak Republic
Gregg Butler
IDM, UK
Neil Chapman
Chapman Consulting, Switzerland
Charles McCombie
McCombie Consulting, Switzerland
Grace McGlynn
IDM, UK
Paper No:
ICEM2007-7217, pp. 349-356; 8 pages
Published Online:
May 29, 2009
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Salzer, P, Butler, G, Chapman, N, McCombie, C, & McGlynn, G. "Waste Management Regulations and Approaches in the EU: Potential Areas for Enhancement or Harmonization." Proceedings of the The 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B. Bruges, Belgium. September 2–6, 2007. pp. 349-356. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2007-7217
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