NEWSLETTER

RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

Mar. 2008
SupplementaryRelease
Issued by
Nuclear Safety
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Safe handling of radioactive waste is an important issue in nuclear
applications development in Asian countries, as a public interest inradioactive waste issues is enhanced. Accordingly, it is necessary topromote an international consensus on the safe management ofradioactive wastes, to promote regional cooperation in this field and tofurther strengthen existing technologies among the FNCA countries.
The project was initiated in 1995 in order to contribute to the progressof safety on radioactive waste management in the FNCA countries
through exchanging information and experiences among the countries.
Under the framework of the FNCA Radioactive Waste Management(RWM) Project, information exchanges and discussions were performed
Professor T. KOSAKO
on current status and important issues on RWM in each country, and it
RWM Project Leader of Japan
has been provided a common theme and cooperative relationships at atechnical level within the Asia region and promotes good management and understanding ofradioactive waste issues.
Since 2001, a task group on specific issues concerning RWM in the FNCA countries wasestablished as a part of the RWM Project. The task activities focused on "Spent Radiation Source
Management" in 2001-2002, on "TENORM Management" in 2003-2004, and on "Decommissioningand Clearance" in 2005-2007. The task group activity reports were published in 2003, 2005 and2007 respectively.
Through the above activities RWM project has been provided very important radioactive waste
Management forum to share experience and knowledge, provide site inspections, and access toexperts and technical data.

Record of RWM Workshops
1) 1995 RWM Seminar

Japan (Tokyo)

8) 2002 RWM Workshop Korea (Daejeon)

2) 1996 RWM SeminarMalaysia(Kuala Lumpur)

9)2003 RWM Workshop Indonesia(Jakarta)

3)1997 RWM Seminar

China(Beijing)

10)2004 RWM Workshop Malaysia(Kuala Lumpur)4)1998 RWM Workshop Thailand(Bangkok)

11)2005 RWM Workshop Japan (Okayama Pref.)5)1999 RWM Workshop The Philippines(Manila)

12)2006 RWM Workshop China(Beijing)

6)2000 RWM Workshop Australia(Sydney)13)2007 RWM Workshop Thailand(Bangkok)

7)2001 RWM Workshop Viet Nam (Da Lat)

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Current PL

Current PL
1998
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1995
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1999

2000
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2001

2002
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2007

Dr Desmond Levins
Leader Waste Operations &Technology Development,
Australian Nuclear Science &Technology Organisation(ANSTO)Dr John Harries
Leader,Environmental Radioactivity,
Australian Nuclear Science &Technology Organisation(ANSTO)Mr Lubi Dimitrovski
Manager, Waste Operations,
Australian Nuclear Science &Technology Organisation(ANSTO)

Prof. Toshiso Kosako
Professor
Nuclear Professional School
Graduate School ofEngineering
The University of TokyoCurrent PL

Current PL

1999
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2001

2002
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2000
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2003

2004
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Qiao Shurong
Director
Information Center
China National Nuclear
Corporation

Zhang Jintao
Deputy Director General
Department of Safety,
Protection and Quality China
National Nuclear Corporation

Mr. Nik Marzukee Nik
IbrahimManagerof Radioactive Waste
Management Center – MINT(1997-2001)

Dr. Syed Abdul MalikManager of Radioactive Waste
Center – Nuclear Malaysia(2001-present)

Current PL
1995
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1996
Dr. Sofyan Yatim
Director of Radioactive Waste
ManagementTechnology
Center-BATAN (1992-1996)

1997
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2001
Mr. Gunanjar
Director of Radioactive Waste
Management Technology
Center – BATAN (1997-2001)

2002|
2005

2006|Dr. Asmedi Suripto
Director of Radioactive Waste
Technology Center – BATAN(2002-2006)

Dr. Djarot S. Wisnubroto
Director of Radioactive Waste
Technology Center – BATAN(2006-present)

Current PL

1998
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2002

2007
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2007

2008
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Myung Jae SONG
Executive General Manager
Nuclear Engineering &Technology Institute, KHNP

Jong Hyun HA
General Manager Nuclear
Engineering & Technology
Institute, KHNP

Ho Yeon YANG
Senior Manager Nuclear
Engineering & Technology
Institute, KHNP

2Current PL
2007|
Dr. M. Moinul Islam
Principal Scientific Officer,
Health Physics & Radioactive
Waste Management,
Institute of Nuclear Science &Technology, Atomic Energy
Research Establishment,
Bangladesh Atomic Energy
Commission

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1995
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1997

1998
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1999

2000
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2002

2003
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Mr.Pathom Yamkate
Director General of Departmentof Science Service, Ministryof Science and Energy.

Ms. Fookait Sinakom
Deputy Secretary Generalof OAP

Mr. Banchong
Wangcharoenroong
Present Retirement
Past: Former Director ofRadioactive Waste
Management Division, OAEP

Mr. Sutat Thiangtrongjit
Director,
Radioactive Waste Management
Center, Thailand Institute of
Nuclear Technology (TINT)

Current PL

Current PL

1995
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2003

2003
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1997
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2006

2007
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Eulinia M. Valdezco
Chief, Nuclear Regulations,Licensing and Safeguards
Division Philippine Nuclear
Research Institu te Departmentof Science and Technology

Ms. Editha A. Marcelo
Senior Science ResearchSpecialistRadiation Protection Section
Philippine Nuclear ResearchInstitute (PNRI)

Dr. Tran Kim HungDirector
Department of Planning andR&D Management
Vietnam Atomic Energy
Commission (VAEC)

Dr. Cao Dinh Thanh
Deputy Director
Department for Planning andR&D Management
Vietnam Atomic Energy
Commission (VAEC)

Framework of FNCA

The Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia
(FNCA) has evolved from the International
Conference for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia(ICNCA) which was established of nuclear
technology through collaboration among
Asian countries. During this period thesharing of information, exchanges of scientificpersonnel and active cooperative research
have been pursued in several fields.
Framework of FNCA is shown in the figure.

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RWM Workshops
Since 1995 the first RWM Workshop was held in 1995, it has been held 13 times once every year
including country reports and round-table discussion, and simultaneously Sub-Meetings andPoster/Mini-Exhibitions were set-up with the workshops.

Task Group ActivitiesAccording to the agreement among workshop participants and concurrence by the FNCA
Coordinators Meeting, Task Group Activities are undertaken for certain important matters. Resultsof these activities are reported and discussed during the RWM Workshop. Discussion includes how
to publish the result.
・ SRSM Task (2001,2002) Two-years activity highlighted on the Spent Radiation Sources
Management
・ TENORM Task (2003,2004) Two-years activity highlighted on the Technologically Enhanced
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
・ Decommissioning & Clearance Task (2005-2007) Three years activity highlighted on thedecommissioning of nuclear facilities and clearance level
RWM Reports and Newslettersa. Report Series(R)1) FNCA RWM-R001(2003)“Consolidated Report of Radioactive Waste Management”
2)FNCA RWM-R002(2003)“Safe Management of Spent Radiation Spurces”
3)FNCA RWM-R003(2005)“Management of TENORM”
4)FNCA RWM-R004(2007)“Updated Consolidated Report on Radioactive
Waste Management in FNCA Countries”
b. Statement Series(S)1)FNCA RWM-S001(2003)“Statement for the Promotion of the joint Convention”
c. RWM Newsletters
No.1 – No.20 have been issued.
d. RWM Databese
Articles on the RWM project in the FNCA web-site have been enhanced.
Most of above repots and Newsletters can be provided through the FNCA official web-site,
http://www.fnca.jp/english/

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