Discussion on the Application of Knowledge Management in Radioactive Waste Management

Radioactive waste generation tends to increase as the nuclear energy industry develops, and controlling the radioactivity’s entry into the warehouse is becoming increasingly challenging. The informational framework for managing radioactive waste increases data entry accuracy, lowers data management error rates, ensures data traceability about production, treatment, storage, transportation, disposal, and other processes, and lowers radiation exposure levels for staff. This literature review collected and studied the relative research reports and patents on radioactive waste management from China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Web of Science, Elsevier, SpringerLink, and other databases were collected and studied, especially the application cases of information management and knowledge management to promote the innovation and development of knowledge management in the whole radioactive waste management process. Managers intuitively ascertain the radioactivity degree of waste, the location of various waste management sections, and the state of radioactive waste management using information management systems. However, the conventional information management system is unsuitable and no longer meets the needs of managing radioactive waste because information on radioactive waste is readily lost and cannot be shared. The authors designed a radioactive waste knowledge management comprehensive system, which systematically integrates radioactive waste information recording and information sharing. The system increases the safety management of radioactive waste, helps operators of nuclear power facilities apply existing knowledge, handles outdated and invalid knowledge, and reduces the risk of operation mistakes. The idea of a comprehensive system for knowledge management of radioactive waste is advanced, and theoretical support is provided to rapidly create a national information management system for radioactive wastes using a combination of domestic and international application cases and cutting- edge knowledge management technologies.