Maintenance waste minimisation

This should also be everybody s concern ETP. Precautions shall be taken for plant design, operation and maintenance to minimise generation of wastes, recycle of effluents (if possible), and treatment of effluents. Disposal of wastes generated during plant operations can be done through suitable paths for disposal of incineration, secured land fiU, etc. 

Surfaces will be sealed, including steel wall and floor surfaces, to prevent penetration and to facilitate decontamination. During operation and maintenance, waste will be minimised by using BAT (e g., limiting the amount of material brought into containment). 

Some AGM participants pointed out that small reactor concepts which are currently developed are based on downsizing today s large reactor technology. They consider that die infrastructure necessary to support conventional nuclear power development is very expensive, and beyond the resources of most developing countries. A new innovative approach to system design is to be used to reduce the need for such an infrastructure. The efforts should be focused on the development of the reactor systems with joint consideration of the overall fuel cycle, waste issues proliferation, simplified operation, simplified and minimised system maintenance. Several organizations presented their preliminary studies on innovative small reactor concepts. 

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