status of geologic repository projects in germany

Geologc Repositories in Germany WMS 2016, Phoenix AZ, March, 2016

Status of Geologic Repository Projects

in Germany

Thilo v. Berlepsch WMS 2016, Phoenix

March 8th, 2016

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Outline of Presentation

Site Selection Act of 2013 Status of German Geologic Disposal Projects

Asse Gorleben Konrad Morsleben

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Intermediate Process Steps

Legal Securing of Decisions StandAG: Envisaged Timeline for HLW Site Selection

2016 20?? 2023 2031 20??

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StandAG: Disposal Commission

• 33 members appointed by Parliament (quorum more then 2/3 of members) • 1 chairman (not entitled to vote) / Chairmanship is split between 2 persons • 16 politicians (not entitled to vote) • 8 scientific representatives • 2 representatives of each: unions, churches, industry and

environmental groups • Preparation of Site Selection Execution • Preparation of Report assessing the main principle issues on disposal • Preparation of proposals • Build an opinion on variants of disposal to be assessed

• Site selection criteria • Criteria on error correction (reversibility of decisions) • Requirements on organisation and approach • Requirements on public involvement

Remit as defined by Site selection Act

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StandAG: Disposal Commission – Structure

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• AG 1: Public involvment • AG 2: Evaluation • AG 3: Selection Criteria • Ad-hoc group: Utility lawsuits • Ad-hoc group: Mission statement

Working Groups (Arbeitsgruppe – AG)

• Hearings (status of R&D (German perspective only), judicial evaluation of StandAg (legal security, status of Gorleben, financing, definitions), international experience, AkEnd)

• International Visits (e. g. Switzerland, Sweden and Finland) • National Visits (e. g. Repository Projects Asse and Konrad)

Learning:

• Live streaming of meetings • Comprehensive web page with all documents and possibility of commenting • Public expert forums (e. g. Deep Boreholes, Site Selection)

Public Involvement


StandAG: Disposal Commission – Report

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Report with Commission‘s recommendations due June 2016: • Site selection criteria • Criteria on error correction (reversibility of decisions) • Requirements on organisation and approach • Requirements on public involvement

Content: • 10 Chapters (+ preamble + chapter on dissenting opinions + Appendices) • 64 1st level Sub chapters (I.I) • 114 2nd level Sub chapters (I.I.I)

Drafted for public commenting: 0 preamble 8.2 Organisational set-up 1.4 Work approach 8.3.1 EIA / EC-regulation 2.1 History of nuclear energy 8.4 Development freeze 2.3 Handling of conflicts 8.5 Ban on exports 6.6 Documentation requirements 8.9.1 Radwaste and free trade agreement 8.1 Analysis of StandAG


Stand AG: RWM Organisation

BMU Supervision & control

ESK / SSK advising

BMWi Supervision & control

BfS Responsible for construction and

operation; applicant, licensee and

supervising body

DBE Third party assistant

BGR

Länder Ministries

nuclear licensing

Mining authorities mine licensing

Konrad Gorleben ERAM

Asse GmbH Third party assistant

– New StandAG

* After start of site selection process the commission will be replaced by a social accompanying body

Regulation of StandAG is in addition to existing regulation rather than a replacement

BfE Licensing and

supervising body

Disposal Commission*

for LILW

BGE New Waste Management Organisation:

In charge for Planning, Licensing, Construction and Operation of Disposal Facilities; Technical and

Financial responsibility

– Proposal of Commission

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Waste Classification following disposal requirements

All radioactive waste in Germany to be disposed of in DGR

Radioactive Waste Classification and Disposal Routes

Heat Producing Radioactive Waste

not suitable for Konrad

Non-Heat Producing Radioactive Waste suitable for Konrad

Reprocessing Exclusive option

until 1994

SNF Exclusive option

since 2005

Dis-assembling

Direct Disposal

Packaging / Conditioning

No site yet White map

incl. Gorleben

Morsleben preparation for closure

Konrad under

construction

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Overview on German Projects

Operated by Asse GmbH

Asse mine used only as URL since 1978, currently under decommissioning

Operated by DBE:

Gorleben: Heat-generating waste, underground survey starts 1990’s, on hold

Konrad: Non heat-generating waste, under construction

Morsleben: Operational Waste (1980’s until 1998), planning for decommissioning

BfS

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Activities

Emergency planning Stabilisation of mine

Ongoing backfilling of roof clefts and backfilling of cavities and staple shafts

Restart of salt production for sorel cement and start of construction of concrete plant

Countermeasures E.g. planning and construction of fluid barriers

Fact finding for preparation of waste retrieval Fifth drilling for fact finding commenced

to assess roof voids in Chamber 7

Preparation for waste retrieval Exploration drillings for recovery shaft

Maintenance activities of mine

German Projects – Asse


Activities

According to Site Selection Act Exploration activities at Gorleben are prohibited with immediate effect Preservation of mine as is until the site is until deselection at one of the

defined decision points: selection of regions selection of sites for

above ground exploration sites for below ground exploration final site selection

Corresponding current activities Backfilling of drillings Abandoning of exploration area and as far as possible of the infrastructure area Removal of all equipment and infrastructure (e. g. cables) from abandoned areas Removal of the major part of the security system Prohibition of public and technical visits

German Projects – Gorleben


German Projects – Konrad


Activities Surface Infrastructure

Connection to public infrastructure

Surface – Site of Konrad 1 Installation of the first of 2 new hoists Construction of workshop and offices

Surface – Site of Konrad 2 Quality control & permitting of transfer hall

Underground Development

(infrastructure, like the transfer room from shaft to drift, workshop, backfill plant and new drifts) Erection of 5th emplacement chamber Refurbishment of shafts and shaft installations



New planning assumptions on the basis of the assessment of the statement and recommendations of the Commission on Waste Management (end of January 2013)

Successive work on requirements will last until 2019

Especially requirements on backfill and sealing have tightened Water access to the entire mine has to be mitigated (not only to relevant parts) Currently, 1 water access to mine (12 m³/a) Construction measures to prepare sealing won‘t start before 2016

Plan Approval Process Start in mid 2017 Execution at least 8 years

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German Projects – Morsleben


Activities

Status of stored waste Extension of licence for storage of Co-60, Cs-

137, and Eu-152, Eu-154 and Eu-155 until 2020 was granted in May 2015

Closure of repository Abutment sealing element

for underground full-scale test First layer of gravel and bitumen finished

Other activities Above ground

Refurbishment of facing of tower building Below Ground

Erection of new workshop Maintenance activities

German Projects – Morsleben


Thank you!

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