The Handling of Timescales in Assessing Post-closure Safety

Lessons Learnt from the April 2002 Workshop in Paris, France

ISBN : 92-64-02161-2

A workshop entitled “The Handling of Timescales in Assessing Post-closure Safety” of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste was organised by the NEA in April 2002. This report presents the main lessons learnt from the workshop discussions and is intended to help promote the better understanding of issues related to the handling of timescales in a safety case.