Fachartikel_03_2015
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Deep geological repositories in the UK: Current underground planning and competency requirements for waste packaging systems
Nuclear fission has been used for commercial electricity generation in the UK since 1956. This early (and world first) entry into the nuclear energy industry has created a huge challenge in the form of waste disposal and decommissioning, as many of the original facilities have left behind types of waste…
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CigĂ©o: the French deep geological repository for Âradioactive waste – excavation techniques and techÂnologies tested in underground laboratory and forecasted for the future construction of the project
CigĂ©o is the French project for the repository of the high activity and intermediate long-lived radioactive waste. It will be situated at a depth of 500 m, in a clayish rock formation. An underground laboratory was built in the year 2000 and numerous tests are performed since 15 years, in…
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Disposal facility building also is mining engineering – Germany can tap into this expertise and planning potential
The conventional mining industry has a rich tradition and as mining is practised all over the world under a whole range of different conditions the industry has witnessed all kinds of technical developments aimed at controlling strata behaviour and winning the target mineral as efficiently as possible. The proposed use…
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Can multi-criteria analysis models support the site selection for a repository for heat-generating waste?
The decision for or against a potential site for a nuclear waste repository is highly complex and requires decision-makers to consider multiple assessment criteria. The complexity of each site and its characteristics, and the differing opinions among members of the public and advocacy groups mean that conflicts of interest are…
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IAEA guidance on disposal and siting
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with its Safety Standards provides requirements and guidance on all steps in radioactive waste management. This includes predisposal activities as well as disposal activities. Imperative requirements mainly are given in the IAEA publication “SSR-5, Safety Requirements on Disposal Radioactive Waste”. Currently in many member…
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The repository commission: a historic chance to solve an ongoing conflict
Issue 03_2015 Germany’s Commission on the Disposal of High-level Radioactive Waste, which was set up in compliance with the country’s Repository Site Selection Act, has been tasked with drawing up criteria for a site selection process and evaluating the act by mid-2016. Lessons can be learned from the failed Asse…
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The ENTRIA Project: Selected Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Research Topics
Issue 03/2015 ENTRIA (“Disposal Options for Radioactive Residues: Interdisciplinary Analyses and Development of Evaluation Principles”, Âwww.entria.de) is a joint research project carried out by twelve departments and institutes from German universities and major research institutions and one partner from Switzerland. It is financed by the German Ministry of Education and…
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Current Issue 03_2015
Dr. Eckehard BĂĽscher EnergieAgentur NRW Editorial North Rhine-Westphalia is mining country The withdrawal from coal mining and the phasing out of nuclear energy is a watershed for mining and energy production in North Rhine-Westphalia and in Germany as a whole – yet this double withdrawal does not spell the end…
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