PREDIS - Deliverable D2.2 - Gap Analysis - Final

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A Gap Analysis was conducted in two phases to evaluate industry and stakeholder needs for research, development and demonstration in pre-disposal radioactive waste management technologies. Phase 1 defined and influenced the scope of the PREDIS project, while phase 2 further refined it by reviewing, refining and prioritising plans against identified needs and additional gaps. Evidence was collected via quantitative and qualitative surveys, live polling, interviews, webinars, discussion groups and literature reviews, and results were mapped to technical work packages for metallic waste streams, liquid/solid organic streams, and cemented waste packages, including monitoring and storage.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DOCUMENT CHANGE HISTORY

1 PREFACE

2 INTRODUCTION

Deliverable 2.2 Gap Analysis 31.5.2021 version Final Dissemination level: Public Timothy Schatz VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Kivimiehentie 3, Espoo, Finland email: [timothy.schatz@vtt.fi](timothy.schatz@vtt.fi) This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2019-2020 under grant agreement No 945098. | Project acronym PREDIS | Project title
PRE-DISposal management of radioactive waste | | | Grant agreement No. 945098 | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Deliverable No.
D2.2 | Deliverable title
Gap Analysis | | | | Version Final | | Type
Report | Dissemination level
Public | | | | Due date M9 | | Lead beneficiary
VTT | | | | | WP No. 2 | | Main author
Timothy Schatz (VTT) | | Reviewed by
Internal: Anthony Banford (NNL), Christophe Bruggeman (SCKCEN), PREDIS Partners. External:
Piet Zuidema, Tara Beattie | Accepted by
Maria Oksa (VTT) | | | | Key Contributing author(s)
Erika Holt (VTT), Bernd Grambow (IMT), Maxime Fournier (CEA), David Lambertin (CEA) Thierry Mennecart (SCK CEN), Ernst Niederleithinger (BAM) | | | | | Pages 68 | Abstract A Gap Analysis was conducted in two separate phases: 1) to evaluate industry and stakeholder needs for research, development and demonstration in predisposal waste management technologies and initially define the scope of the PREDIS project and 2) to further review, refine and prioritise project plans against identified needs and discern additional needs. Information was gathered by a variety of methods, including quantitative and qualitative surveys, live polling, interviews with end-users, webinar presentations, discussion groups and literature reviews. While a strong and important feedback cycle from industry end user group members representing waste generators, waste owners and waste management organisations was already implemented during the project preparation (gap analysis phase 1), this outreach was significantly strengthened and intensified after the launch of PREDIS to collect additional feedback on the project direction (gap analysis phase 2) . This report summarises the combined findings of both phases of the gap analysis work which were conducted during the 2019 proposal preparation period and, in more in-depth fashion, during the first eight months of the project (September 2020 through April 2021) . The phase 1 results influenced how the scope of the project was selected. The phase 2 results further refined the project scope and evaluated and prioritised additional topical gaps. The phase 2 outcomes are presented specific to the technical work packages of the PREDIS project representing metallic waste streams, liquid organic and solid organic waste streams and the monitoring and storage of cemented waste packages. Of the gaps identified on the basis of the defined objectives and processes, most (58 %) are already in the scope of the PREDIS technical work packages and only 10% were well outside the scope of PREDIS. Another portion of topics can be considered for inclusion by modification of the existing work package tasks. More specifically (relative to the scope of the PREDIS project), the findings of phase 2 showed: - 77 gap identified topics/issues were already in-scope (of the PREDIS project), - 14 gap identified topics/issues were not in-scope, but could be (relevant to the PREDIS project),- 34 gap identified topics/issues were not in-scope and cannot be, but could be promoted to the SRA,- 7 gap identified topics/issues were not in-scope and should not be (considered further in PREDIS) . It can be concluded that the project was originally well-designed based on the steps taken during the background preparation phase. The outcomes of the phase 2 gap analysis work will be used to refine the scope of work for the various technical work packages. These refinements will be described in the modified Description of Action after the year one periodic

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What were the two phases of the gap analysis used for?

Phase 1 evaluated stakeholder and industry needs and initially defined the scope of the PREDIS project. Phase 2 reviewed, refined and prioritised project plans against identified needs and additional gaps.

How was information gathered for the gap analysis?

Information was collected using quantitative and qualitative surveys, live polling, interviews with end-users, webinar presentations, discussion groups, and literature reviews.

How do the identified gaps relate to the PREDIS technical work packages?

Most gaps (58%) were already covered in the PREDIS technical work packages, while 10% were well outside the scope. Some topics could be included by modifying existing tasks, and others could be promoted to the SRA or considered out of scope.

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