The Post-closure Radiological Safety Case for a Spent Fuel Repository in Sweden
An International Peer Review of the SKB License-application Study of March 2011
Sweden is at the forefront among countries developing plans for a deep geological
repository of highly radioactive waste. There is no such repository in operation yet
worldwide, but Sweden, Finland and France are approaching the licensing stage. At
the request of the Swedish government, the NEA organised an international peer review
of the post-closure radiological safety case produced by the Swedish Nuclear Fuel
and Waste Management Company (SKB) in support of the application for a general licence
to construct and operate a spent nuclear fuel geological repository in the municipality
of Östhammar. The purpose of the review was to help the Swedish government, the public
and relevant organisations by providing an international reference regarding the maturity
of SKB’s spent fuel disposal programme vis-à-vis best practices in longterm disposal
safety and radiological protection. The International Review Team (IRT) consisted
of ten international specialists, who were free of conflict of interest with the SKB
and brought complementary expertise to the review. This report provides the background
and findings of the international peer review. The review’s findings are presented
at several levels of detail in order to be accessible to both specialist and nonspecialist
readers.
Published on May 07, 2012
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