№ 2 (15), JUNE 2021

In this issue of the Journal you can read: on the challenge associated with the final stage of irradiated graphite management from water-graphite NPP reactor units; about method for radioactive waste disposal in underground mines; on the selection of a method allowing to evaluate the sensitivity of a model to its parameters within the safety assessment of RW disposal facilities; about assessment of requirements to the geological environment for the subsoil siting of a radioactivew waste disposal facility in deep geological formations; and about recent scientific researches on processing, conditioning, transportation, disposal of radioactive waste, international cooperation and more.

Sections of this issue:

• Unified state system for radioactive waste management
• Processing, cnditioning and transportation of radioactive waste
• Disposal of radioactive waste
• Models and software for the safety analisis of radioactive waste disposial facilities
• Regulatory framework in the field of radioactive waste management

• 11th Russian Scientific Conference “Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety in Nuclear Technologies” (p. 8-9)
• On the Challenge Associated with the Final Stage of Irradiated Graphite Management from Water-Graphite NPP Reactor Units (p. 10-20)
  V.G. Volkov, N.N. Safronova, F.T. Morozov, Е.A. Komarov, V.K. Zimin, B.K. Bylkin, Y.A. Zverkov, A.O. Paviluk, S.G. Kotlyarevskij, R.I. Kan
• Approaches to the Characterization of Graphite UGR Blocks Based on Beta-Emitting С-14 and Сl-36 Radionuclides. Testing at RBMK-1000-type Reactors (p. 21-32)
  A.O. Paviluk, S.G. Kotlyarevskij, R.I. Kan, A.G. Volkova, E.V. Zakharova, M.A. Ilyukhina, V.B. Gorshkov, A.N. Dorofeev, B.S. Zinnurov, Е.A. Komarov
• Regeneration of Metal Radioactive Waste from Radiochemical Industries for Metal and Alloy Recycling Purposes (p. 33-38)
  S.I. Bychkov, D.V. Zhirnikov, V.N. Alekseenko, V.I. Matselya
• Spent Ion Exchange Resin Conditioning Technology Based on Thermal Vacuum Drying Method (p. 39-48)
  V.T. Sorokin, N.A. Prohorov, D.I. Pavlov
• Method for Radioactive Waste Disposal in Underground Mines (p. 49-62)
  E.V. Kuzmin, A.V. Kalakutsky, A.A. Morozov
• Exloring the Characteristics of Backfill Materials Proposed for Well Decommissioning Purposes at the Site Of Zheleznohorsk Liquid Radioactive Waste Deep Disposal Facility (p. 63-72)
  A.V. Ponizov, A.P. Pustovgar, A.N. Dorofeev, P.M. Vereshchagin, I.P. Sokolov
• On the Selection of a Method Allowing to Evaluate the Sensitivity of a Model to Its Parameters within the Safety Assessment of RW Disposal Facilities (p. 73-89)
  E.A. Saveleva, V.S. Svitelman, P.D. Blinov, D.K. Valetov, M.M. Gorelov
• Assessment of Requirements to the Geological Environment for the Subsoil Siting of a Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in Deep Geological Formations (p. 90-98)
  A.Y. Ozerskiy
• Issues of Establishing Standards for Radiation Safety of Wildlife Including the Radioactive Waste Management (p. 99-105)
  I.I. Kryshev, T.G. Sazykina, A.A. Arakelyan, M.V. Vedernikova, S.V. Panchenko