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International safety standards and supporting projects related to demonstrating the safety of radioactive waste disposal facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2009

J. Barescut ,
P. Metcalf  and
D. Louvat
P. Metcalf
Affiliation:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
D. Louvat
Affiliation:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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Abstract

The paper elaborates on the international safety standards related to demonstrating the safety of radioactive waste disposal and provides on overview of the intercomparaison and harmonization projects presently underway.

Type
Research Article
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Radioprotection , Volume 44 , Issue 5: ECORAD 2008 - Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity , 2009 , pp. 519 - 524
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© EDP Sciences, 2009

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