In this panel session, each panelist will discuss their country-specific approach to post-closure criticality safety in view of the final geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The discussion will include and reflect key topics presently being considered by the new international, waste management organization (WMO)-level collaboration initiative on post-closure criticality safety under the IGD-TP framework (https://igdtp.eu/). Each speaker will give a 10-minute summary with a Q&A afterwards.

  • International Approaches to Postclosure Criticality Safety: United States Strategy (Kaushik Banerjee, PNNL, USA)
  • International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety: German Perspective (Fabian Sommer, GRS, Germany)
  • International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety: French Agency (Adrien Feuerle, Andra, France)
  • International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety : UK Perspective (Liam Payne, RWM, UK)
  • International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety: Swedish Strategy (Fredrik Johansson, SKB, Sweden)
  • International Approaches to Post-Closure Criticality Safety: Finnish Approach (Anssu Ranta-aho, Posiva/TVO, Finland)
  • International Perspectives on Post-Closure Criticality Safety Analysis: Swiss Perspective (Madalina Wittel, Nagra, Switzerland)
To access the papers that accompany this panel, go to the NCSD Technical Sessions program and locate the identically named panel.