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The Belgian context
Radioactive waste management in Europe
International organisations
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The Belgian context
Belgoprocess, the industrial subsidiary of ONDRAF/NIRAS in Dessel
Isotopolis, the information centre of ONDRAF/NIRAS and Belgoprocess at Dessel
EIG EURIDICE, the Economic Interest Grouping between ONDRAF/NIRAS and the SCK·CEN
CEN·SCK, the Belgian nuclear research centre in Mol
BNS, the Belgian Nuclear Society
Ministry of Economic Affairs
FANC, Federal Agency for Nuclear Control

Radioactive waste management in Europe

Europa
  Environment Directorate-General of the European Commission
  Section "Nuclear" of the Energy Directorate-General of the European Commission
  The European Commission Website on Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities
  ENS, the European Nuclear Society
  ESDRED, (Engineering Studies and Demonstrations of Repository Designs), European study project for the underground disposal of high-level waste
Switzerland
  NAGRA, the national agency for the disposal of radioactive waste
  Grimsel, underground research site
  Mont Terri, underground research laboratory
France
  ANDRA, the French national radioactive waste management agency
  AREVA La Hague: company in charge of the reprocessing of the Belgian spent fuel
Germany
  DBE, (Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern für Abfallstoffe mbH): radioactive waste manager
  AkEnd, selection procedure for repository sites
Spain
  ENRESA, (Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos): radioactive waste manager
UK
  NDA, (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority): radioactive waste manager
  CoRWM, (Committee on Radioactive Waste Management): has to come up with a long-term solution for radioactive waste.
Finland
  Posiva, radioactive waste manager
Sweden
  SKB, (Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB): radioactive waste manager
Czech Republic
  RAWRA, (the Radioactive Waste Repository Authority): radioactive waste manager
Austria
  Research Center at Seibersdorf
Denmark
  Risø National Laboratory
Ireland
  Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
the Netherlands
  COVRA, (Centrale Organisatie voor Radioactief afval): the Dutch storage company
  NRG, the Nuclear Research & consultancy Group
Hungary
  PURAM, (Public Agency for Radioactive Waste Management)

International organisations
IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency  
ICRP, International Commission on Radiological Protection
NEA, Nuclear Energy Agency  

IRPA, International Radiation Protection Association

 
EDRAM, International Association for Environmentally Safe Disposal of Radioactive Materials  
ANS, American Nuclear Society  
The Yucca Mountain Project, research laboratory (USA)  
WIPP, Waste Isolation Plant Program (USA)  
NWMO, Nuclear Waste Management Organization - Canada  
NUMO, Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan  

Others
Radwaste, guide on radioactive waste
www.sievert-system.org, to increase your knowledge on cosmic radiation
http://www.energy.gov/about/timeline.htm, nuclear age timeline
http://www.umich.edu/~radinfo/, basic information about radioactivity and the nuclear age timeline