3. Health and Safety

This series of papers is designed to provide information on the status of research, technologies, standards and procedures to reduce radiation and security risk associated with radioactive waste management.

		3-1 Status of Radiological Protection Technologies and Operational Procedures related to High-level Radioactive Waste Management (HLRWM)
		Candesco Research Corporation Overview of the current status of radiological protection technologies and operational procedures related to high-level radioactive waste management in Canada.

		3-2 Human Health Aspects of High-level Radioactive Waste
		John Sutherland, Edutech Enterprises Overview of the human health aspects of high-level radioactive waste.

		3-3 Status of Canadian and International Efforts to Reduce the Security Risk of Used Nuclear Fuel
		SAIC Overview of the current status of Canadian and international efforts to reduce the security risk of used nuclear fuel.

		3-4 Considerations in Developing a Safety Case for Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Facilities and Associated Infrastructure in Canada
		K. Moshonas Cole, P.R. Reid, R.C.K. Rock, Candesco Research Corporation The Safety Case is the integration of arguments and evidence that describe, quantify and substantiate the safety, and the level of confidence in the safety, of a facility or activity.

		3-5 A Risk-Based Monitoring Framework for Used Fuel Management
		Nava C. Garisto, SENES Consultants Limited Overview of a risk-based monitoring framework for used fuel management approaches.

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