Radioactive Waste Management

Concept of Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

In relation to securing dangerous material (in case of crisis or terrorism) a meaning of joint convention on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management may be outlined, in general regarding European law, as follows: Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management IAEA 1997 Covers management, transboundary movements , disposal of spent fuel and spent radioactive waste from civilian reactors and some military or defence programmes.
Each country has a regulatory body for the implementation. Emergency plans are set up.[1]

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Notes and References

1. Definition of joint convention on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management published by the European Commission