MORSLEBEN WASTE ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Morsleben waste acceptance requirements take into account the vali d stipulations in the permanent operational license of the Morsleben r epository for radioactive waste (Eram) dared April 22, 1986, and in th e documents underlying it. In line with the guaranteed continued valid ity until June 30, 2000 of this permanent operational license, also th e classification of radioactive waste by waste types (A) and radiation protection groups (S) was retained. The revised requirements to be me t by radioactive waste to be disposed of in Eram as issued by the Germ an Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) effective August 1996 constitute the safety framework which must be adhered to by this wast e. They also take into account other stipulations by the BfS, especial ly voluntary restrictions and conditions imposed by the self-surveilla nce. Eram accepts the ''solid waste'' and ''spent sealed radiation sou rces'' categories. The waste generators must observe the requirements to be met by waste to be stored permanently. In the case of solid wast e, these conditions include criteria to be met by waste forms, activit y limitations for radionuclides and groups Of radionuclides, and packa ging criteria.