Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment Conducts Technical Exchange at the Beishan Underground Laboratory

en.Wedoany.com Reported - To align with the key engineering tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" for Building a Beautiful China, the responsible officials of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (hereinafter referred to as the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center) recently led a team to the Beishan Underground Laboratory for technical exchange.

The "15th Five-Year Plan" for Building a Beautiful China explicitly proposes the construction of a safety assessment and verification platform for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste. During the exchange, personnel from the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center conducted an in-depth on-site inspection of the Beishan Underground Laboratory, examining underground tunnels, disposal holes, and surrounding rock excavation interfaces, and held in-depth technical exchanges with personnel from the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology. The two sides had thorough discussions on topics including the layout of special tests for safety review, software development and testing, and conceptual design review.

Both sides agreed that the research and development cycle for high-level radioactive waste geological disposal engineering is long, with high safety requirements and strong systematicness. Early intervention in safety review is a necessary measure to ensure the long-term safety of the project and is also good international practice. Both sides agreed to promote the establishment of a regular working communication mechanism and strengthen coordinated interaction and information exchange between regulators and the industry. Subsequently, both sides will comprehensively review existing research and development achievements, based on safety review needs, identify key issues that urgently need to be resolved, and on this basis, refine research projects and test plans. At the same time, relying on the Beishan Underground Laboratory and the Radioactive Pollution Prevention and Control Engineering Technology Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, they will solidly advance the construction of the safety assessment and verification platform for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste, helping to implement the key tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" for Building a Beautiful China.