Session: 05-07: Disposal Options and Materials Management Methods

Paper Number: 110339

110339 - Eurad Ec Project – Overview of the Routes Wp Recommendations 

The ROUTES Work Package (WP) is one of the seventeen technical WPs being conducted as part of the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (EURAD). ROUTES’ objectives are to provide a framework for European Union’s Member States (MS) to share methodologies, experiences and knowledge in situations in which a waste management strategy is difficult to define as well as to compare national approaches and strategies of waste management. The work is considering national programmes at different stages of their development and dealing with different amounts and types of radioactive waste. The initial work was devoted to gather data (on challenging waste, Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC), past experiences on shared solutions etc...), then to compare approaches and strategies adopted by MS to cope with issues related to waste management. This was mainly achieved through case studies analyses, including both successful and unsuccessful experiences. More recently, one of the main output of ROUTES was consolidated with the identification of Research & Development (R&D) needs, as well as topics of Strategic Studies (StSt) and Knowledge Management (KM) that would require further collaboration between MS. These recommendations cover interactions with civil society and safety culture, international collaboration, disposal strategies, concept selection, development of Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC), characterization methods, treatment and conditioning. This paper will present the main recommendations from ROUTES, the context in which they were proposed, and the expected outcomes.

Presenting Author: François Marsal IRSN

Presenting Author Biography: Mr François Marsal has started his carreer in 2006 at IRSN, where he is currently Deputy Head of the Department for Radioactive Waste and Transfers in the Geosphere. He is leader of the ROUTES work package, one of the 17 technical WPs being conducted as part of the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (EURAD). ROUTES’ objectives are to provide a framework for European Union’s Member States (MS) to share methodologies, experiences and knowledge in situations in which a waste management strategy is difficult to define. He holds two Master's degrees in Chemistry and Public Affairs and has been involved in the different public debates on RWM in France.