1Operating organizations include generators of waste, organizations that carry out decommissioning activities and operators of facilities for the predisposal management of radioactive waste [4].

2INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Predisposal Management of Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. WS-G-2.5, IAEA, Vienna (2003).

3INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Predisposal Management of High Level Radioactive Waste, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. WS-G-2.6, IAEA, Vienna (2003).

4The safety case may be known by different names (such as safety report, safety dossier, safety file) in different States and may be presented in a single document or a series of documents (see Section 5).

5The term ‘permanent shutdown’, as used in this Safety Guide, means that the nuclear fuel cycle facility has ceased operation, i.e. it will no longer be used for its intended purpose. Permanent shutdown differs from a planned shutdown (e.g. due to maintenance, inspection or modification) or an unplanned shutdown (e.g. due to an incident or accident).

6A Safety Guide on radiological environmental impact assessment is in preparation.

7Although emergency preparedness and response is mentioned specifically under the waste management programme, such arrangements may be part of the overall emergency arrangements for the entire facility. In this case, the waste management programme should make reference to the overall emergency arrangements.