BASIC CONSIDERATIONS ON RADIOACTIVE-WASTE CLASSIFICATION REGARDING THE DIFFERENT WASTE MANAGEMENT STEPS

Radioactive waste classification systems are designed to facilitate th e exchange of technical information between waste management instituti ons and, more general, between different countries. Because such waste classification systems may serve a wide range of often competing and conflicting objectives, one classification system cannot serve all pur poses. Different approaches are described, considering the different w aste management steps, and taking into account the fact that radioacti ve waste must finally be disposed of in an appropriate repository.