Chair(s): |
Benjamin MAQUESTIEAU, Belgium |
Secretary: |
Elena DE BOISSIEU (elena.deboissieu@oecd-nea.org) |
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Vice-Chair(s): |
Thierry SCHNEIDER, France Nuria PRIETO SERRANO, Spain Michael EGAN, Sweden William J. BOYLE, United States | ||
Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
EU participation: |
The European Union (EU) takes part in the work of the NEA, in accordance with the NEA Statute and the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 17 November 2016 | ||
End of mandate: | 17 November 2025 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/NLC/WPLDF(2022)1
The Working Party has a mandate to:
1. enhance common understanding among legal and technical experts of the long-term risks presented by facilities for the disposal of radioactive waste and their relationship to nuclear liability regimes;
2. assess the technical and radiological aspects of DGR and other radioactive waste disposal facilities that must be taken into account when addressing nuclear liability issues; and
3. examine and assess how nuclear liability regime(s) and the relevant financial security requirements should be applied to DGR and, if appropriate, to other radioactive waste disposal facilities throughout the pre- and post-closure phases, considering the current management practices for radioactive waste.