be included in this publication. GER1 2 General If it is agreed by the competent Safety In the current draft versions, there X Standards Committees to maintain two are recommendations or separate Draft Safety Guides (DS447 and statements in one document which DS448) on predisposal management of are missing in the other document radioactive waste, the wording in both though they are applicable to both documents should be made completely kinds of wastes. It is not apparent identical for all parts in which the issues why those differences exist. addressed are applicable in the same way to both kinds of wastes. clar IRQ 10 General It is suggested that a new section is added Radioactive waste management X Ch 4 addresses to describe the general requirements of requires planned and systematic Management Systems, quality assurance. actions to satisfy a priori which supersedes/ requirements for quality. includes concept of QA clar JAP 7 General The following words should be defined. It would be better for them to use Will review for the waste generation facility (in 4.11) same words. consistency w Safety the waste generating facility (in 4.17) Glossary: “waste a facility that generates radioactive generator: The waste (in 5.2) operating organization The interdependences of a facility or activity (Example) 4.11 that generates waste. between the waste generation facility For convenience, the the waste generating facility, scope of the term waste predisposal radioactive waste generator is sometimes management facility and the (existing extended to include or anticipated) disposal facility should whoever currently has also be defined. the responsibilities of the waste generator...” gen SWE 1 General Sweden has no comments X 1 General Several UK organizations believe that The principals and standards ● Sc/Str UK X DS447 and DS448 should be merged into a applied to the management of single Safety Guide. radioactive wastes should focus on
be included in this publication. GER1 2 General If it is agreed by the competent Safety Standards Committees to maintain two separate Draft Safety Guides (DS447 and DS448) on predisposal management of radioactive waste, the wording in both documents should be made completely identical for all parts in which the issues addressed are applicable in the same way to both kinds of wastes. In the current draft versions, there are recommendations or statements in one document which are missing in the other document though they are applicable to both kinds of wastes. It is not apparent why those differences exist. X clar IRQ 10 General It is suggested that a new section is added to describe the general requirements of quality assurance. Radioactive waste management requires planned and systematic actions to satisfy a priori requirements for quality. X Ch 4 addresses Management Systems, which supersedes/ includes concept of QA clar JAP 7 General The following words should be defined. the waste generation facility (in 4.11) the waste generating facility (in 4.17) a facility that generates radioactive waste (in 5.2) (Example) 4.11 The interdependences between the waste generation facility the waste generating facility, predisposal radioactive waste management facility and the (existing or anticipated) disposal facility should also be defined. It would be better for them to use same words. Will review for consistency w Safety Glossary: “waste generator: The operating organization of a facility or activity that generates waste. For convenience, the scope of the term waste generator is sometimes extended to include whoever currently has the responsibilities of the waste generator...” gen SWE 1 General Sweden has no comments X Sc/Str UK 1 General Several UK organizations believe that DS447 and DS448 should be merged into a single Safety Guide. ● The principals and standards applied to the management of radioactive wastes should focus on X
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