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Knowledge Management System on Geological Disposal Technology made publicly available on the websiteMar. 29 , 2010JAEA has been developing a Knowledge Management System (KMS) as part of its research and development (R&D) on geological disposal technology of high level radioactive waste (HLW). The prototype of the KMS has been made publicly available together with the �CoolRep�, which is a web-based report that summarizes the R&D results, on the website: http://www.jaea.go.jp/04/tisou/toppage/top.html. �Knowledge� of geological disposal technology consists of many different types, ranging from �explicit knowledge�, such as databases, literature and software, to �tacit knowledge�, such as experience and know-how stored in the brains of experts. This knowledge will continue to increase during a repository development program spanning several decades. In order to show throughout the program that the demonstration of safety is sufficiently reliable, it is necessary to make full use of all this knowledge. It is not sufficient to compile individual items of knowledge from a range of sources - this knowledge has to be positioned within the context of a safety case, providing an innovative platform that allows knowledge to be shared among the users concerned. The KMS has been developed to appropriately manage key knowledge on geological disposal technology. This is challenging work that cannot be done using traditional search tools and needs to utilize, to the maximum extent, state-of-the-art information technology and the latest knowledge engineering methodology. The prototype will continually be updated and improved taking into the newly achieved R&D results. |
