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Title: Driving Forces and Priorities in the Hungarian Radioactive Waste Management

Abstract

Hungary, being a candidate state to the European Union, pays particular attention to the measures that are typically considered as good practice within the EU when developing and implementing its national program for the safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. The Public Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (PURAM) has been designated to carry out the multilevel tasks in the field of radioactive waste management. In accordance with changes in infrastructure, Hungary is about to make significant strategic and technical decisions. There are several technical priorities for the coming years, such as improving the existing L/ILW repository, construction of a new repository for L/ILW, extension of the interim storage facility for spent fuel and setting up a revised back-end policy. Preparations for decommissioning of the nuclear facilities have to be developed as well. The paper outlines the main problem areas as well as the approach to managing radioactive wastes. It will be concluded that priorities can be set, but key dates and deadlines will always contain an element of uncertainty due to public and political acceptance problems.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
TS Enercon llc, 1025 Budapest, Csalogany u. 23 - 33 (HU); Public Agency for Radioactive Waste Management 2040 Budaors, Puskas Tivadar u. 11 (HU)
Sponsoring Org.:
none (US)
OSTI Identifier:
828588
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Waste Management 2002 Symposium, Tucson, AZ (US), 02/24/2002--02/28/2002; Other Information: PBD: 26 Feb 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION; DECOMMISSIONING; EUROPEAN UNION; HUNGARY; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SPENT FUELS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE

Citation Formats

Takats, F, and Ormai, P. Driving Forces and Priorities in the Hungarian Radioactive Waste Management. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Takats, F, & Ormai, P. Driving Forces and Priorities in the Hungarian Radioactive Waste Management. United States.
Takats, F, and Ormai, P. 2002. "Driving Forces and Priorities in the Hungarian Radioactive Waste Management". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/828588.
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abstractNote = {Hungary, being a candidate state to the European Union, pays particular attention to the measures that are typically considered as good practice within the EU when developing and implementing its national program for the safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. The Public Agency for Radioactive Waste Management (PURAM) has been designated to carry out the multilevel tasks in the field of radioactive waste management. In accordance with changes in infrastructure, Hungary is about to make significant strategic and technical decisions. There are several technical priorities for the coming years, such as improving the existing L/ILW repository, construction of a new repository for L/ILW, extension of the interim storage facility for spent fuel and setting up a revised back-end policy. Preparations for decommissioning of the nuclear facilities have to be developed as well. The paper outlines the main problem areas as well as the approach to managing radioactive wastes. It will be concluded that priorities can be set, but key dates and deadlines will always contain an element of uncertainty due to public and political acceptance problems.},
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