Radioactive waste is produced in all phases of the nuclear fuel cycle and from the use of radioactive materials in industrial, medical, defence and research applications. After creation and use, many...

The topic was discussed at the workshop organised by the NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC).

In the Annotated Glossary of Key Terms of the Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC), “transparency” is defined as an important way to achieve confidence and trust. This applies for a repository proje...

Discussions focused on future activities related to the three research tasks carried out at the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory.

The Seventh International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR-7) took place in Korea.

The opening session of the Seventh International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR-7) in Busan, Korea. Photo: Krystal Kenney

There is consensus within the international scientific communi...

Safe disposal of radioactive waste (RW), including spent fuel, must take into consideration long timescales as implied by radioactive waste management (RWM). The NEA Radioactive Waste Management Comm...

The disposal of long-lived radioactive waste in a deep geological repository (DGR) is a scientifically and technically credible solution that meets the need for long-term safety without reliance on a...

The Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) has been organising a series of symposia every five years focusing on the development of a competent and robust safety case since 2007, in co‑operatio...

The NEA and CAEA held the NEA-China Forum on Nuclear Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management in Beijing.