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Background and Specifications

 

On May 24, 2011, ENSREG, including the European Commission, reached a consensus on the scope and modalities of the “stress tests”. At its meeting on October 11, 2011, ENSREG agreed upon a procedure on peer reviews of “stress tests” as well as on a working paper on the transparency aspects of EU "stress tests". 

Joint Statement of ENSREG and the European Commission on Stress Tests and Peer Review Process on 26 April 2012

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EU stress tests and follow-up

The European Council of 24/25 March, 2011, requested that the safety of all EU nuclear plants should be reviewed, on the basis of a comprehensive and transparent risk and safety assessment ("stress tests"). These “stress tests” are defined as targeted reassessments of the safety margins of nuclear power plants, developed by ENSREG, including the European Commission.

As security threats are not part of the mandate of ENSREG a two-track process has been developed.

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Statement of Andrej Stritar, Chair of ENSREG, following the 16th ENSREG meeting of 11 October 2011

Proposed procedure on peer reviews agreed upon. Recommendations put forward by the three ENSREG Working Groups endorsed. Draft Work Programme for 2012/13 adopted. Chairperson mandate extended exceptionally for six months.

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ENSREG WG2 - Seminar on "A better use of the Joint Convention in the EU", 2 - 4 November, Vienna

The seminar is open to the members of ENSREG's Working Group 2 and experts or representatives designated by the members of ENSREG. Due to the limited availability for participation, preliminary registration is requested through the secretariat of ENSREG's Working Group 2 (Christina.Necheva@ec.europa.eu). For more information, please see the attached Vision Document and the Agenda.

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Statement from Mr Andrej Stritar, Chairperson of ENSREG, 13 May 2011

After two days of detailed discussions concerning the content and modalities of the comprehensive risk and safety assessments of the EU nuclear power plants ('stress tests'), ENSREG has reached a point where there is a fair degree of agreement among almost all Members of ENSREG and the European Commission on the substance while some Members and the European Commission still have to scrutinize the text.

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List of members of ENSREG WG3 - Transparency Arrangements

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List of Members and Observers of ENSREG WG1 - Nuclear Safety

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Waste management routes under research

 Disposal involves the isolation of radioactive wastes in a suitable facility without the intention to retrieve and with minimal requirements of long-term surveillance or maintenance.  Internationally, there is general agreement that deep disposal in geological formations, below 300m represents the safest and most sustainable option for the long-term management of high-level waste and spent fuel subject to direct disposal.  The concept has evolved over the last few years to incorporate extended monitoring and the possibility for its retrieval if required in the future. 

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Existing waste management routes

For very low level waste, low level waste and short-lived intermediate level waste, there is international consensus that this can be safely disposed of in near-surface facilities at a depth of no more than 30 m.  The underlying assumption is that deposited radioactive waste will decay to background levels before institutional control is lost (within about 300 years).

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Categorisation of radioactive waste

Radioactive waste means radioactive material in gaseous, liquid or solid form for which no further use is foreseen [definition given by the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management]

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