| The objective
of the Conference is to foster information exchange on the safety of
radioactive waste disposal covering; the choice of appropriate waste
disposal options, safety standards, safety cases for presenting safety
arguments and demonstrating compliance with standards, safety assessment
methodologies and their application, dealing with uncertainty, regulatory
review and decision making, the derivation of limits, controls and conditions
to be applied to the development and operation of disposal facilities
to ensure safety and the communication of safety issues to all interested
stakeholders and confidence development. The conference will consider
all possible disposal options available, drawing from experience in Member
Sates with near surface and geological disposal facilities and those
at intermediate depths and giving consideration to any multilateral approach
that may be adopted. |