Development of geologic repository safeguards in Canada
Journal Article
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· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
OSTI ID:426354
- Atomic Energy Control Board, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
The direct underground disposal of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power reactors is an option that is currently being explored by a number of countries. Implementation of this option for the final part of the nuclear fuel cycle requires construction and operation of two new types of facilities: (1) conditioning plants for preparation and packaging of the spent fuel in disposal containers (2) geologic repositories (operating and closed) for final emplacement of the filled containers. The introduction of these new facilities imposes an obligation on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna to develop and effectively implement new safeguards systems that will provide adequate assurance of nondiversion of nuclear material from both conditioning plants and repositories during all phases of operation and following repository closure. The safeguards support programs of Canada and several other member states have accepted the IAEA task on Safeguards for Final Disposal of Spent Fuel in Geological Repositories (SAGOR) to develop generic safeguards approaches for these facilities. All members of the SAGOR project have agreed to participate in a number of formally defined activities. Normally, one member (or a small group of members) takes a lead role in a particular activity and produces a draft technical report on the subject. The report is then reviewed by all other members before final revisions are implemented. Following the completion of reports for all designated task activities, an integrated final report with safeguards recommendations will then be prepared by the SAGOR Technical Coordinating Committee and presented to the IAEA as a guideline for the development of facility-specific safeguards systems.
- OSTI ID:
- 426354
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961103--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 75; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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