IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS SERIES No. SSR-5 - DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE - SPECIFIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Sep 25, 2026

IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment set out the IAEA’s authorized approach to establish and apply safety standards across nuclear safety, radiation safety, transport safety and waste safety. The document explains the IAEA Safety Standards Series structure, including Safety Fundamentals, Safety Requirements and Safety Guides, and provides how to access official and draft standards and related support materials. It also introduces other safety related IAEA publications and focuses on disposal of radioactive waste under Specific Safety Requirements No. SSR-5.

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IAEA Safety Standards Series

Other Safety Related Publications

Disposal of Radioactive Waste

IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-5

IAEA Safety Standards for protecting people and the environment Disposal of Radioactive Waste Specific Safety Requirements No. SSR-5 IAEA SAFETY RELATED PUBLICATIONS IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS Under the terms of Article III of its Statute, the IAEA is authorized to establish or adopt standards of safety for protection of health and minimization of danger to life and property, and to provide for the application of these standards. The publications by means of which the IAEA establishes standards are issued in the IAEA Safety Standards Series. This series covers nuclear safety, radiation safety, transport safety and waste safety. The publication categories in the series are Safety Fundamentals, Safety Requirements and Safety Guides. Information on the IAEA’s safety standards programme is available at the IAEA Internet site [http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/](http://www-ns.iaea.org/standards/) The site provides the texts in English of published and draft safety standards. The texts of safety standards issued in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish, the IAEA Safety Glossary and a status report for safety standards under development are also available. For further information, please contact the IAEA at PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria. All users of IAEA safety standards are invited to inform the IAEA of experience in their use (e.g. as a basis for national regulations, for safety reviews and for training courses) for the purpose of ensuring that they continue to meet users’ needs. Information may be provided via the IAEA Internet site or by post, as above, or by email [to Official.Mail@iaea.org](to Official.Mail@iaea.org). OTHER SAFETY RELATED PUBLICATIONS The IAEA provides for the application of the standards and, under the terms of Articles III and VIII.C of its Statute, makes available and fosters the exchange of information relating to peaceful nuclear activities and serves as an intermediary among its Member States for this purpose. Reports on safety and protection in nuclear activities are issued as Safety Reports, which provide practical examples and detailed methods that can be used in support of the safety standards. Other safety related IAEA publications are issued as Radiological Assessment Reports, the International Nuclear Safety Group’s INSAG Reports, Technical Reports and TECDOCs. The IAEA also issues reports on radiological accidents, training manuals and practical manuals, and other special safety related publications. Security related publications are issued in the IAEA Nuclear Security Series. DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE The following States are Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency: AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA ALGERIA ANGOLA ARGENTINA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BELARUS BELGIUM BELIZE BENIN BOLIVIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BULGARIA BURKINA FASO BURUNDI CAMBODIA CAMEROON CANADA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CONGO COSTA RICA CÔTE D’IVOIRE CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR ERITREA ESTONIA ETHIOPIA FINLAND FRANCE GABON GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA GREECE GUATEMALA HAITI HOLY SEE HONDURAS HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LATVIA LEBANON LESOTHO LIBERIA LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALAYSIA MALI MALTA MARSHALL ISLANDS MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MEXICO MONACO MONGOLIA MONTENEGRO MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NAMIBIA NEPAL NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGER NIGERIA NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PALAU PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL QATAR REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ROMANIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL SERBIA SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE SIN

FAQs

What is the IAEA Safety Standards Series used for?

It is the series through which the IAEA establishes standards covering nuclear safety, radiation safety, transport safety and waste safety.

What publication categories are included in the IAEA Safety Standards Series?

The series includes Safety Fundamentals, Safety Requirements and Safety Guides.

Which document is focused on disposal of radioactive waste in this text?

The document identified as IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSR-5 is titled “Disposal of Radioactive Waste – Specific Safety Requirements.”

Sep 25, 2026

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