Performance assessment (c. 1999 - )

Assessment, performance. An analysis to predict the performance of a system or subsystem, followed by comparison of the results of such analysis with appropriate standards or criteria. A performance assessment becomes a safety assessment when the system under consideration is the overall waste disposal system and the performance measure is radiological impact or some other global measure of impact on safety. Performance assessment can be used to describe the analysis and comparison of systems at a variety of levels and requirements. Source: International Atomic Energy Agency, Maintenance of Records for Radioactive Waste Disposal, IAEA TECDOC 1097, July 1999, p.27

• Assessment, performance