Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009

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No: 906

Conference: Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009

Title: Aspects Concerning Safety Management of Radioactive Waste in Romania

Theme: Radioactive Waste Management

Author(s): Gheorghe Ionita

Contact : Gheorghe Ionita

E-mail: ionita@icsi.ro

Address: National Agency for Radioactive Waste
Mioveni, Arges County

Country: Romania

In Romania, the nuclear activities started in 1957 by putting in operation of the VVR-S research reactor and it continuously developed by the second research reactor , TRIGA type and especially by building of Nuclear Power Plant from Cernavoda. According the national strategy the institutional radioactive waste are separately treated and managed than radioactive waste produced by Cernavoda NPP . Present paper presents the current status and activities in the field of safety management of radioactive waste in Romania. The up-grading of national repository devoted to institutional radioactive waste, the status of safety assessments for sitting a near surface repository devoted to LILW produced by Cernavoda NPP, and the highlights of research program for geological disposal of spent fuel are detailed discussed. The main aspects concerning the specificity of radioactive waste produced by CANDU type reactor and the construction of a repository in loess soil as well as the geological potential of Romania are presented.
All aspects are analyzed in correlation with the objectives of national strategy, the building of near surface repository till 2015 and geological repository till 2055, irrespective.

No:	906
Conference:	Nuclear Energy for New Europe 2009
Title:	Aspects Concerning Safety Management of Radioactive Waste in Romania
Theme:	Radioactive Waste Management
Author(s):	Gheorghe Ionita
Contact :	Gheorghe Ionita
E-mail:	ionita@icsi.ro
Address:	National Agency for Radioactive Waste Mioveni, Arges County
Country:	Romania

In Romania, the nuclear activities started in 1957 by putting in operation of the VVR-S research reactor and it continuously developed by the second research reactor , TRIGA type and especially by building of Nuclear Power Plant from Cernavoda. According the national strategy the institutional radioactive waste are separately treated and managed than radioactive waste produced by Cernavoda NPP . Present paper presents the current status and activities in the field of safety management of radioactive waste in Romania. The up-grading of national repository devoted to institutional radioactive waste, the status of safety assessments for sitting a near surface repository devoted to LILW produced by Cernavoda NPP, and the highlights of research program for geological disposal of spent fuel are detailed discussed. The main aspects concerning the specificity of radioactive waste produced by CANDU type reactor and the construction of a repository in loess soil as well as the geological potential of Romania are presented. All aspects are analyzed in correlation with the objectives of national strategy, the building of near surface repository till 2015 and geological repository till 2055, irrespective.