Radioactive waste management in O-arai Research and Development Center

Maeda, Atsushi; Kowata, Koichi; Yamazaki, Yasuo; Takahashi, Kozo; Okubo, Toshiyuki; Miyazaki, Hitoshi

By the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), designed decommissioning of nuclear facility and the treatment and disposal of radioactive waste will be carried out systematically and efficiently as responsibility as the installer of the nuclear power facility and generator of radioactive waste. This paper shows the present status of radioactive waste management in O-arai Research and Development Center, one of the research and development bases of JAEA. The management of low-level radioactive waste, including those accepted from outside operator of O-arai district, is carried out by the major premise of ensuring safety at O-arai Waste Management Facility. Treatment related to volume reduction and stabilization by means such as incineration and compression of solid waste, and solidification of liquid, as well as waste storage management is steadfastly promoted, so that these substances may be adequately stored and managed until they are disposed of.