NUCLEAR SAFETY OF DISPOSAL FACILITIES FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONTAINING FISSILE NUCLEAR MATERIALS

The article focuses on different approaches aiming to ensure nuclear safety at disposal facilities for radioactive waste containing fissile nuclear materials. The approaches vary depending on the type and design of disposal facilities with due account of their evolution scenarios. The article discusses the methods enabling to identify the amount of fissile radionuclides contained in the radioactive waste subject to disposal.

Key words: radioactive waste, nuclear safety, disposal facility for radioactive waste, fissile nuclear materials, long-term nuclear safety, disposal facility evolution scenarios.