Siting of a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel in Sweden
- Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co., Stockholm (Sweden)
The siting and construction of a deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel and other long-lived waste is one of the major remaining tasks within the Swedish Nuclear Waste Management program. In Sweden there is more than 15 years of experience of research and development work concerned with the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel. This experience encompasses, for example: geological site investigations at several study sites; disposal system concept development and evaluation of alternatives; development and testing of site characterization methods, engineered barrier performance and radionuclide migration experimentation/modeling within the International Stripa Project; major safety assessment studies (KBS-3 and SKB-91); ongoing construction and R and D-work at the Aespoe Hard Rock Laboratory. Given the level of knowledge and experience that has been obtained over these years, the time has now come to systematically proceed towards an actual implementation of a safe system for disposal. A program for a stepwise implementation of a disposal system was presented by SKB to the Swedish government in September 1992. This paper describes in particular the approach to and plans for siting. The siting process is presented and the planned program for site investigations is discussed. Siting of the repository will be done in stages and the work will go on during the 1990`s and a few years into the next century before a license to construct a repository can be expected.
- OSTI ID:
- 100857
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930906--; ISBN 0-7918-0691-X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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