Waste Technology Section

Current and Forthcoming Activities


The IAEA's Waste Technology Section (WTS) covers a broad spectrum of activities from radioactive waste characterization and conditioning to disposal, decommissioning and site remediation. The work covers the planning, technologies and approaches needed for the safe and efficient management of different types of radioactive waste, including waste from nuclear power plants, nuclear fuel cycle facilities, non-power nuclear activities, decommissioning, and environmental remediation.

Check here for updates to our upcoming conferences, workshops, technical meetings, and new Co-ordinated Research Projects.

Upcoming Conferences

SubjectLocationContact

2010 Decomissioning, Decontamination & Reutilization

29 Aug - 2 Sept, 2010
Idaho Falls, USAMichele LARAIA

17th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference

24 - 30 October, 2010
Cancun, MexicoMichele LARAIA

Strengthening National Competencies in the Area of Stakeholder Dialogue for Radioactive Waste Disposal

6-10 December 2010
Las Vegas, USAPaul DEGNAN

Reversibility and Retrievability– A Conference and Dialogue in Planning for Geological Repositories of Radioactive Wastes

15 - 17 Dec, 2010
Reims, FranceIrene MELE

Waste Management, Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration for Canada's Nuclear Activitities

11 - 14 September 2011
Toronto, CanadaIrena MELE



Technical Meetings and Workshops

SubjectLocationContact

24th CEG Plenary Meeting

TBD in September 2010
Ottawa, Canada Oleg GOROSHKO

Technical Meeting on Management and Disposal of (TE)NORM Waste

18 to 22 October 2010
Vienna, AustriaHorst MONKEN-FERNANDES



Co-ordinated Research Projects (CRPs)

Behaviors of Cementitious Materials in Long Term Storage and Disposal [CRP-21025]

Upgrading of Near Surface Disposal Facilities [CRP-23015]

Use of numerical models in support of site characterization and performance assessment studies of geologic repositories [CRP-T21024]

To see more information or apply for a CRP, please use the forms on this page: CRP Home