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Title: Achievements and Perspectives of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

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OSTI ID:21210785
 [1];  [2]
  1. International Atomic Energy Agency, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna (Austria)
  2. Directorate General for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection, 6 Place du Colonel Bourgoin, Paris (France)

The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management is the first legal instrument to directly address the safety of spent fuel and radioactive waste management on a global scale. The Joint Convention entered into force in 2001. This paper describes its process and its main achievements to date. The perspectives to establish of a Global Waste Safety Regime based on the Joint Convention are also discussed. (authors)

Research Organization:
WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 13023, Tucson, AZ, 85732-3023 (United States)
OSTI ID:
21210785
Report Number(s):
INIS-US-09-WM-06xx1; TRN: US09V1213081247
Resource Relation:
Conference: Waste Management 2006 Symposium - WM'06 - Global Accomplishments in Environmental and Radioactive Waste Management: Education and Opportunity for the Next Generation of Waste Management Professionals, Tucson, AZ (United States), 26 Feb - 2 Mar 2006; Other Information: Country of input: France
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English