Radioactive waste management: review on clearance levels and acceptance criteria legislation, requirements and standards

Abstract

In 2011 the joint research project Metrology for Radioactive Waste Management (MetroRWM)(1) of the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP) started with a total duration of three years. Within this project, new metrological resources for the assessment of radioactive waste, including their calibration with new reference materials traceable to national standards will be developed. This paper gives a review on national, European and international strategies as basis for science-based metrological requirements in clearance and acceptance of radioactive waste.

Keywords: Acceptance criteria; Clearance levels; European radiation protection directive; Exemption levels; Radioactive waste disposal; Radioactive waste management.