This panel focused on the worldwide problem of long-term management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources (DSRS), which has been a topic of interest at recent forums including the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and an IAEA meeting on topics related to the Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, both in 2012. Topics included NSS conclusions and impacts with respect to DSRS; development of national strategies for sustainable end-of-life management of DSRS and assessment of options – repatriation to country of origin, reuse and recycling, long-term storage and disposal; challenges in the safe, secure, and sustainable long-term management of DSRS; selection of technical options, depending on the extent of the national nuclear program and radioactive waste management infrastructure; bilateral and multilateral assistance programs; and the role of source manufacturers and industry, including recyclers.

Panelists included: Meaghan Jennison, Foreign Affairs Specialist, US NNSA GTRI Program; Bernard Sevestre, Director, GIP Sources HA, CEA (France); Abderrahim Bouih, Head of Waste Management, CNESTEN (Morocco); Julia Whitworth, Waste Technology Section, IAEA (Austria); Julia Whitworth, IAEA, presented on behalf of Rustem Paci, Chairman, Radiation Protection Office (Albania); John Zarling, Program Manager, Los Alamos National Laboratory; and Rainer Pruesse, Managing Director, Gamma-Service Recycling GmbH (Germany).