Abstract. EURAD, the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), is the European Research Programme on RWM, aimed at supporting member states with the implementation of their national programmes. It brings together over 100 organisations from different backgrounds and countries, which work together in RD&D projects, Strategic Studies and Knowledge Management (KM). The importance of KM is recognised by EURAD and reflected in a number of activities. One essential activity is the capture of the current State-of-Knowledge in the field of RWM and its transfer to the implementation of the different national programmes. This is done by different types of Knowledge Documents that are made available through a dedicated IT tool (e.g. a Wiki). The development of the individual EURAD KM documents is performed by recognised experts. These experts will share their view on the most relevant knowledge on a specific topic, highlighting safety functions and operational aspects. Additionally, signposting to pre-existing documents is performed (State-of-the-Art Documents, Scientific Papers, etc.). The hierarchy of the works for the KM documents (Theme Overview, Domain Insight, State-of-Knowledge, Guidance) is closely linked to the generic EURAD Roadmap/GBS (Goals Breakdown Structure). It provides a hierarchical structure that facilitates definition, organisation and communication of topics. All of this allows knowledge to be captured and presented with the level of detail that is required by the end-user, from a broad overview down to an increasing level of detail (pyramid of knowledge). To ensure the quality and consistency of the documents with the overall EURAD KM approach, quality assurance and editorial procedures are applied. Collection of end-user feedback will aid the optimisation and further development of the KM activities. To facilitate the transfer of knowledge, the EURAD KM programme goes beyond documents and strives to facilitate exchange between people and signpost to other resources, such as Training and Mobility activities (also organised by EURAD Work Package 13 Training & Mobility) or Communities of Practice. All these activities will contribute to a useful and end-user-friendly EURAD KM programme that is designed to be operational well beyond the runtime of EURAD-1. This presentation will provide further insight into the approaches, status of work and an outlook on future activities that will support member states with the implementation of their national programmes.
Abstract. Knowledge management (KM) is a core activity of the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (EURAD), which has driven the development of the EURAD Roadmap, a roadmap for the implementation of radioactive waste management (RWM) leading to geological disposal, using the experiences of advanced national and EU programmes. Because these programmes have been developed over more than 40 years and have adopted different technical and strategic approaches to deep geological repository (DGR) development, the roadmap has been structured to capture largely generic best practice in its presentation of programme Phasing and Thematic goals breakdown structure: 5 Phases of Implementation: Initiation, Site Selection, Site Characterization, Construction, and Operations and Closure. For each phase the roadmap explains how activities and existing knowledge are used to fulfil generic safety and implementation goals common across RWM programmes. 7 themes: Programme Management, Predisposal, Engineered Barrier Systems, Geoscience, Design and Optimisation, Siting and Licensing, and Safety Case. Each theme is further elaborated into sub-themes and domains. The intention of the EURAD roadmap is to provide information and guidance to three primary user groups: Organisations that are developing or updating their national RWM programmes with the objective of moving towards deep geological disposal of some of their wastes and requiring information on the steps involved; Organisations with advanced RWM and DGR programmes that require an informative training tool for new staff and a means of propagating knowledge across the groups involved in diverse activities; All organisations concerned with identifying potential future gaps in capabilities that could hinder implementation of their DGR programmes in decades to come. We recognize that there is not a unique route through the roadmap – like any roadmap, it can be used to stimulate consideration of alternative options and can be adapted by each Member State to suit national priorities. Because of its generic nature, the EURAD roadmap will be populated with content that is common to all programmes, creating a basis and strategy for a long-term project of Knowledge Management and Networking in RWM. The current focus is on signposting to existing content and the generation of new content to fill identified gaps for State of Knowledge, State of the Art, Guidance, Training and active Networks or Communities of Practice.
Knowledge about a wide variety of aspects is fundamental for the safe management and disposal of radioactive waste. This importance of Knowledge Management (KM) is also recognised by EURAD, the European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), which brings together over 100 organisations from different countries and backgrounds (Waste Management Organisations, Technical Support Organisations, and Research Entities). This vast resource of expertise and experience feeds into several dedicated EURAD KM programme activities. One of these activities, led by Work Package 11 State-of-Knowledge (WP11 SoK), is capturing experts’ views on the current State-of-Knowledge on topics relevant to RWM and making this knowledge accessible through dedicated documents. For this, EURAD has developed the “Goals Breakdown Structure” (GBS), which provides a framework in which topics are structured thematically, as well as a hierarchy of documents that allows accessing knowledge on different levels of detail (see EURAD Roadmap). To make this knowledge available, EURAD is currently developing a Wiki (i.e., a web-based resource that allows access to knowledge and collaborative interactions) and is drafting a sustainable Knowledge Management System and other supportive KM-IT tools while already feeding the tools with content. This article gives an insight into the general EURAD KM concept, the approaches used, and the results obtained until EURAD’s mid-term, after 2.5 years.
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