№ 1 (22), MARCH 2023

In this issue of the Journal you can read: about development of a cement compound formulation for the solidification of evaporation residues from a new generation nuclear power plant with a VVER-1200 reactor unit; about efficient use of licensed subsurface sites in the management of liquid radioactive waste during its geological disposal; about modelling carbon steel corrosion considering different factors seeking to forecast the container lifetime; about methodological approaches to the survey of storage facilities for the radioactive waste from uranium-graphite reactors, and about recent scientific researches on processing, conditioning, transportation, disposal of radioactive waste, international cooperation.

Sections of this issue:

• USS RW development
• Processing, conditioning and transportation of radioactive waste
• Disposal of radioactive waste
• Models and software for the safety analisis of radioactive waste disposial facilities
• Research at the underground research facility site
• Radioactive waste management during nuclear decommissioning
• News

• Content
• On the 20th Anniversary of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (p. 6-16)
  A.N. Dorofeev, S.S. Utkin, E.G. Mamchits, V.I. Dorogov, A.A. Samoylov, A.V. Ponizov, A.L. Vasilishin
• Development of a Cement Compound Formulation for the Solidification of Evaporation Residues from a New Generation Nuclear Power Plant with a VVER-1200 Reactor Unit (p. 17-22)
  A.E. Savkin, E.E. Ostashkina, Y.T. Slastennikov
• Efficient Use of Licensed Subsurface Sites in the Management of Liquid Radioactive Waste During Its Geological Disposal (p. 23-27)
  M.Y. Bamborin, V.V. Martyanov, A.N. Kamanin, A.V. Minin
• Opportunities for Modular NSDF Structure Insulation by Thermoplastic Polymers (p. 28-37)
  I.M. Igin, A.V. Minin, E.V. Kuzmin, M.Y. Bamborin, A.A. Zubkov, J.V. Trofimova
• Soil modification method in the border zones of surface-type storage facilities and experience of its application (p. 38-44)
  E.A. Vanina, A.A. Ilyev, V.I. Titkov, I.V. Khripach, E.S. Linetsky
• Modelling Carbon Steel Corrosion Considering Different Factors Seeking to Forecast the Container Lifetime (p. 45-57)
  K.A. Boldyrev
• Influence of Potential Glaciation on the Safety of an Underground Repository for Radioactive Waste at the Yeniseiyskiy Site (Krasnoyarsk Region) (p. 58-69)
  A.A. Usacheva
• Strength Characteristics of Rock and their Analysis in the Construction Safety Assessment of Underground URF Structures (p. 70-76)
  D.A. Ozerskiy, A.I. Orlova
• Methodological Approaches to the Survey of Storage Facilities for the Radioactive Waste from Uranium-Graphite Reactors (p. 77-90)
  A.O. Paviluk, S.G. Kotlyarevskij, V.S. Zagumennov, R.I. Kan, V.A. Kuzov, A.V. Mevius
• Experience in the Management of Radioactively Contaminated Soil During the Decommissioning of Nuclear Legacy Facilities (p. 91-101)
  A.I. Sobolev, A.A. Samoylov
• Examination of the Waste Held in a Storage Facility for High- and Intermediate-Level Waste from the MR Reactor (p. 102-109)
  A.G. Volkovich, A.V. Lemus, O.P. Ivanov, V.I. Pavlenko, L.A. Ryazanova, S.G. Semenov, E.A. Stepanov, A.V. Chesnokov
• On the Joint Meeting of NTS No. 5 and NTS No. 10 of Rosatom State Corporation Dated 12/14/2022 (p. 117-118)
  D.F. Ilyasov