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MOD MODARI RIA II: II: WO WORKING GR GROUP OUP 6

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IAEA documents on solid waste disposal:

• SSR‐5 sets out the safety requirements for the disposal of

radioactive waste

• SSG‐14, a safety guide for geological disposal facilities for

radioactive waste

• SSG‐23 provides guidance on development of a safety case

and safety assessment for the disposal of radioactive waste, including

• near field (the waste and the disposal facility itself)
• far field (the geological environment of the facility)
• biosphere (the accessible environment at the surface, that would

receive any release of contaminants; where the impact arises)

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• BIOMASS‐6. Reference Biospheres for Solid Radioactive

Waste Disposal, Report of BIOMASS Theme 1 of the BIOsphere Modelling and ASSessment Programme (2003)

• TECDOC 1799. Environmental Change in Post‐Closure

Safety Assessment of Solid Radioactive Waste Repositories. Report of WG3 EMRAS II (2016)

• Common Framework for Addressing Climate Change and

Landscape Development in Post‐Closure Radiological Assessment of Solid Waste Disposal. Report of WG6 of MODARIA, submitted to IAEA

WORKING GROUP 6

WORKING GROUP 6

Dev Developm pmen ents ts in in bi biospher

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modellin lling since since BI BIOM OMASS ASS‐6

• Experience from examples of practical application of BIOMASS‐6 since 2001
• Experience of site characterisation at real sites

‐ Finland, Sweden, France, Spain, USA, UK, Canada … others…

• Science developments,

‐ Understanding of climate change and landscape evolution ‐ Ecosystem understanding and representation ‐ Methods in toxicology and multiple stressors

• Mathematical representation of processes
• Coherent link to the remainder of the safety assessment

‐ e.g. via the Geosphere‐Biosphere Interface

• Special models for special radionuclides, C‐14, Cl‐36 and Se‐79
• Wider range of assessment endpoints:

‐ complementary indicators and ‐ those relevant non‐human biota

• Regulatory development and experience of

assessment review

WORKING GROUP 6

The general aim should be to evaluate, update, clarify and as appropriate, extend the BIOMASS‐6 methodology, and deliver a report that:

• Describes the biosphere assessment strategy and how it links to

the overall safety assessment so as to support transparent evaluation against protection objectives

• Builds on the biosphere concept and describes the lessons

learned since 2001, including from the BIOPROTA program

• Describes supporting information/models needed for dose

modelling

• Extends consideration to a wider range of geographical

environments

• Assesses latest science that supports dose modelling and concept
• Describes how site understanding functions as basis for model

development

• Links landscape environmental change (Modaria) to dose

modelling

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• Evaluates discharge areas,

and how to define areas/volumes of interest corresponding to the protection objectives

• Shows how to analyse and

address uncertainties and correlations

• Examines methods for

presenting and communicating results so as to enhance stakeholder confidence

• Provides examples of the

application of the enhanced methodology The general aim… cont.

Hypothetical radionuclide flow path (Lindborg et al. 2010)

BIOMASS METHODOLOGY OUTLINE

• Assessment context
• Guidance on critical and other hypothetical

exposure groups

• Guidance on application of data
• Biosphere system identification and

justification

• Biosphere system principal components
• Biosphere system classification
• Application to specific examples
• Biosphere system description
• Procedure for biosphere system

description

• Biosphere model development

Periglacial environment, West Greenland

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WORKING GROUP 6

Proposed scope of activities includes:

• Deep geological disposal
• Near surface disposal
• All types of (solid) radioactive

waste

• Wide range of geographical

environments

• Taking account of on‐going work in

the BIOPROTA project on review and enhancement of the BIOMASS‐6 methodology

• Legacy sites involving mixtures of

contaminated land, old disposal facilities and in‐situ disposal

• Greater focus on the first few

thousand years

Landscape development data flow chart (Lindborg et al. 2010

The biosphere, an integral part of the entire system

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