title: Importance of transparency and traceability in building a safety case for high-level nuclear waste repositories.
abstract: The complexity of the safety case for a high-level nuclear waste repository makes it imperative that deliberate and significant effort be made to incorporate in it a high level of transparency and traceability. Diverse audiences, from interested members of the public to highly trained subject matter experts, make this task difficult. A systematic study of the meaning of transparency and traceability and the implementation of the associated principles in preparing the safety case is, therefore, required. In this article, we review the existing knowledge and propose topics for further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78238, USA. smohanty@swri.org
authors.forename: Sitakanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: Budhi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sagar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011634:Public Health; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety; D012984:Software; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste