Developing a framework for the effective implementation of a borehole disposal system

The relevance and predominant Outcome achieved with resources invested in this CRP are as follows.
The majority of IAEA Member States have responsibility for only a very small inventory of radioactive material, which may one day be declared as radioactive waste - for example and in the case of disused sealed radioactive sources, if other endpoint options such as return to supplier or transfer for recycling or transfer to another Member State to address specific security concerns are not available. The participation in this CRP raised awareness on the borehole disposal options and, on the type, and scale of resources, capacity building needs as well as the typical duration to implement a national borehole disposal programme. The publication of the main "framework" output as well as the prior development of a dedicated, two-week training course on this topic, further supports other Member States in addressing this waste disposal responsibility. Implementing borehole disposal provides Member States with such small radioactive waste inventories with a definitive and comprehensive endpoint solution for their entire radioactive source inventory.