Chair(s): | Secretary: |
Una BAKER (una.baker@oecd-nea.org) |
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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: | 06 November 2023 | ||
End of mandate: | 05 November 2025 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract of document NEA/DLM(2023)8/PROV
Background
In order to more effectively address the Nuclear Energy Agency’s (NEA) mission, the Committee on Decommissioning of Nuclear Installations and Legacy Management (CDLM) created the Working Party on Technical, Environmental and Safety Aspects of Decommissioning and Legacy Management (WPTES) on 15 March 2021.
To support the WPTES in its work, the creation of a task-oriented Expert Group on Innovative Technologies and Techniques to Support Characterisation and Decommissioning of Complex and Legacy Sites (EGTCD) was proposed and agreed by WPTES Members at their Plenary Meeting on 23 – 24 February 2022.
Scope
The EGTCD will provide an overview on innovative technologies and techniques for characterisation and decommissioning of nuclear installations and legacy management. EGTCD will be set up under WPTES as a level-three NEA body.
Objectives
The EGTCD will:
Working methods
The mode of operation of the EGTCD is based upon yearly plenary meetings (more, if needed, upon decision of the group and taking into account the Secretariat’s resources) and a yearly adopted, project-oriented, programme of work (PoW).
Communication within the EGTCD will primarily take place through annual plenary meetings. The EGTCD plenary meeting will be devoted to the following:
A Bureau consisting of the Chair and one or more Vice-Chairs will coordinate and facilitate the work of the EGTCD. The Bureau would normally meet once or twice a year, with one meeting held in conjunction with the annual WPTES plenary meeting.
The EGTCD will report to the WPTES at the annual meetings of the parent body.
Additionally, the EGTCD will: (i) identify resources and schedules for its activities; (ii) form task teams to work on specific projects and organise workshops, as appropriate; and (iii) review the working programme and the effectiveness of the programme.
In fulfilment of its mandate, the EGTCD will primarily be supported by the staff of the NEA Division of Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning (RWMD).
Membership
The EGTCD is a task-oriented body. It aims for a composition which includes a diverse range of senior specialists who have considerable experience and knowledge in the area of technical, environmental and safety aspects in decommissioning and legacy management. This representation will be wide-ranging, and includes policy-makers, regulators, implementers, and specialists in decommissioning and legacy management.
Interactions
Through the WPTES and NEA Secretariat, the EGTCD will co-operate with other CDLM bodies, as appropriate (such as the Regulators' Forum (RF)), other NEA standing technical committees, and their subsidiary bodies, when relevant. In particular, the EGTCD may cooperate with subsidiary bodies of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC), such as the Expert Group on the Application of Robotics and Remote Systems in the Nuclear Back-end (EGRRS).
The EGTCD may also co-operate with the NEA Co-operative Programme for the Exchange of Scientific and Technical Information Concerning Nuclear Installation Decommissioning Projects (CPD), the OECD Environment Directorate, and other international organisations on matters of common interest.
The work of the EGTCD is complementary to that of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and European Commission (EC); EGTCD will co-operate with its relevant counterparts and will provide input to these institutions, as appropriate.
Deliverables
The EGTCD will produce one technical report, as well as presentations or workshops (as appropriate), with the support of the Secretariat.