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| High-level objectives | Category | Criteria | Options |
| Option-1: decay storage in interim storages for the next 100 years | Option-2: decay storage and disposal in final repository at the national level after 50 years of decay storage | Option-3: regional scenario with transport and disposal into a “multinational” waste repository |
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| Beneficial use | Benefits | Cr.1.1, potential economic and social benefits for the host country | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cr.1.2, availability of access to financial sources | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cr.1.3, minimization of generation of HLW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Transparency | Cr.2.1, availability of methods for building trust among persons affected by the waste management | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cr.2.2, capabilities for promotion of waste management culture and international standards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Cr.2.3, political and public acceptance considerations | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Sustainable use | Resource efficiency | Cr.3.1, project costs | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cr.3.2, capabilities for minimization of waste repository sites | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cr.3.3, economic risk sharing | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Continual improvement | Cr.4.1, capabilities for steady improvement of methods and technologies in waste management | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cr.4.2, licensing issues and project management consideration | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Cr.4.3, capabilities for transfer of proven technologies and experience sharing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Responsible use | Protection of people and the environment | Cr.5.1, capabilities for ensuring the protection of people and the environment | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Cr.5.2, flexibility for optimization of the waste flows facilitating the protection of people and the environment | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cr.5.3, minimization of global radiological risk due to more robust security measures and a central location as compared to decentralized widely spread storage installations | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Security | Cr.6.1, implementation of physical protection systems relevant to nuclear waste | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Cr.6.2, transportation risk | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Cr.6.3, security risks associated with waste stocks | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nonproliferation | Cr.7.1, capabilities for incorporation of nuclear safeguards requirements relevant to waste | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cr.7.2, transportation risk | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Cr.7.3, proliferation risks associated with waste stocks | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Long-term commitment | Cr.8.1, technological capabilities providing for the long-term management of radioactive waste | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cr.8.2, potential institutional benefits | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cr.8.3, risk associated with the operation time of facilities | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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