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Members were given an overview of the scale of the problem and challenges faced in the decommissioning of the site.
This paper focuses on the implications for the management of higher activity wastes and spent fuel resulting from the development of SMRs and AMRs.
Details of our plenary meetings (all open to the public) for 2024.
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) Code of Practice
CoRWM's preliminary position on the implications for decommissioning, radioactive waste management, and radioactive waste disposal associated with fusion energy.
Report looking at the potential use of robotic and autonomous systems in the UK's geological disposal facility (GDF).
A review and assessment of the potential construction and operational costs for a geological disposal facility.
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In this position paper, CoRWM considers the UK uranium inventory, its management and the disposal options.
In September, members of CoRWM visited the Trawsfyndd site in Snowdonia.
CoRWM recommendations for the long-term management of UK radioactive waste
CoRWM's position on policy, legal and regulatory issues for a GDF and associated radioactive waste management.
Note of a visit by CoRWM group to the Konrad mine in Germany to discuss approaches to siting a geologic disposal facility.
A report by the Committee on the implications of an inshore location for the delivery of a GDF.
The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) visited Sellafield on the 5 October 2017.
Response to the recommendations included in CoRWM’s annual report.
Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) Plenary Minutes 24 June 2015
Report on CoRWM’s advice to government and performance from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, and its future plans.
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