Update of the INPRO Methodology in the Area of Waste Management

Jon Rowan Phillips, Andriy Korinny, Frank Depisch and Zoran Drace
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Jon Rowan Phillips: International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramer Strasse 5, P.O. Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria
Andriy Korinny: Independent Consultant, Myru 10, 30100 Netishyn, Ukraine
Frank Depisch: Independent Consultant, Enggleis, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Zoran Drace: Independent Consultant, Fleischnmarkt 26, 1010 Vienna, Austria

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-9

Abstract: Judgment on the sustainable development of energy systems, including nuclear, should be based on the results of thorough, comprehensive, and unbiased assessment. To minimize the influence of human factors on assessment results, a systematic methodological approach for the evaluation of the sustainability of nuclear energy systems has been developed in the IAEA INPRO section based on the experience acquired in different countries. The methodology comprises several areas of a nuclear energy system (NES) assessment including the area of waste management. In this area it defines three major issues relevant to sustainability and the nine corresponding criteria to be used as assessment tools. Assessment of sustainability in the area of waste management is a part of the holistic system assessment to be performed to make reasonable judgments on sustainability.

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development; nuclear energy system; assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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