Medium and long term plan for decommissioning of nuclear facility and treatment and disposal of low level radioactive waste in JAEA

Policy Planning and Administration Department; Nuclear Cycle Backend Directorate

In the second medium term (2010-2015) plans of JAEA, effective and reasonable medium and long term plan for decommissioning of nuclear facility and treatment and disposal of low level radioactive waste in JAEA, based on the premise of safety assurance, is to be formulated by the end of March, 2012. This medium and long term plan is the plan targeting the period over next ten years based on the prospect of the long term waste management from waste generation to waste disposal, and is mainly referred to decommissioning, clearance, waste treatment, waste storage and R&D works. JAEA will be carried out practical work for treatment and disposal of the radioactive waste based on this plan, and also the updating of this plan will be made flexibly according to consideration situation of new framework for nuclear energy policy by the Atomic Energy Commission, technology advance and progress situation of laws and regulations.