ABSTRACT
The administrative, and chain of operational, activity involved in the handling, treatment, conditioning, transportation, storage and disposal of the waste is called waste management. To keep the effective doses of radiation to an individual and to the environment As Low As Reasonably Achievable, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board prescribes necessary codes and safety guidelines (2004) on safe handling, treatment, storage, transport and disposal of radioactive waste in conformity with the formulations by the International Commission on Radiation Protection. The guidelines prescribe that a Waste Management Plant (WMP) along with a nuclear surface disposal facility shall be available prior to the commencement of nuclear power plant operation as a mandatory operational requirement. The plant management interacts with the designer of the WMP during the design and construction phases to ensure the plant's capability to meet waste management objectives.
