Evaluation of the Operational Implementation of the Outside Workers Directive

VAILLANT L., LEFAURE C.

In the beginning of the 1980ies, the issue of outside workers’ radiation protection within nuclear facilities was raised. Outside workers, who are workers belonging to contracted companies (outside undertakings) received 80% and more of the collective dose in most of the nuclear facilities, and generally higher individual doses than workers permanently

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Occupational Radiological Protection Principles and Criteria for Designing New Nuclear Power Plants

FRASCH G., GAILLARD-LECANU E., PINAK M., SCHIEBER C. et al.

Global demand for electricity continues to grow and numerous new nuclear power plants (NPPs) are being planned or constructed in NEA member countries. Most of these new NPPs will be of the third generation, and will be designed for as long as 80 years of operation. The successful design, construction and operation of these plants will depend broadly on appropriately implementing the lessons from experience accumulated to date.

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Aspects of governance in the practical implementation of the concept of reversibility for deep geological disposal

REAUD C., SCHIEBER C., SCHNEIDER T., GADBOIS S., HERIARD DUBREUIL G.

The European project COWAM in Practice (CIP) was aimed to lead for three years (2007-2009) a process of monitoring, analyzing and evaluating the governance linked with radioactive waste management. This project, in cooperation with a research group and stakeholders, was conducted in parallel in 5 European countries.

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