Permanent closure (c. 1995 - )

Closure (permanent). The term closure refers to the status of, or an action directed at, a disposal facility as the end of its operating life. A disposal facility is placed into permanent closure usually after completion of waste emplacement, by covering of a near surface facility, by backfilling and/or sealing of a geological repository and the passages leading to it, and termination and completion of activities in any associated structures. Source: International Atomic Energy Agency, The Principles of Radioactive Waste Management, Safety Series No. 111-F, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1995, p.17

• Closure, permanent

Events

September 1995

Source - Source: International Atomic Energy Agency, The Principles of Radioactive Waste Management, Safety Series No. 111-F, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1995, p.17