Siting considerations for a deep borehole disposal facility - 15403
Conference
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OSTI ID:22824313
- Sandia National Laboratories (United States)
This paper describes considerations for siting and designing a facility for deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and/or high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Technical considerations include geological, hydrogeochemical, and geophysical characteristics that are related to the suitability of the site for deep drilling and borehole construction, waste emplacement activities, waste isolation (seals and surrounding geology), and long-term safety of the deep borehole disposal system. Logistical factors to be considered include: local or regional availability of drilling contractors (equipment, services, and materials) capable of drilling a large-diameter hole to approximately 5,000 m depth; construction of surface facilities and waste handling and emplacement equipment; legal and regulatory requirements associated with drilling, operation, and post-closure; and access to transportation systems. Social and political considerations include the distance from population centers and the support or opposition of local and state entities and other stakeholders to the facility and its operations. These technical, logistical, and socio-political factors are examined in the context of a consent-based siting process for a deep disposal borehole, which would be the first phase in developing an operating facility. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 22824313
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US--19-WM-15403
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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