Fundamental Concepts and Evolution of International Guidance

International guidance plays an important role in the development of radioactive waste management and disposal, serving as a basis for national regulation development and as an element for stakeholder confidence. Clarity and transparency are important attributes of regulations, for they ensure some level of international consistency on fundamental safety and radiological protection objectives and issues, as addressed in previous work of the NEA Radioactive Waste Management Regulators´ Forum (RWMC-RF).