Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 1Nuclear 2013 Modifiez le style des sous-titres du masque May 22-24, 2013, Pitesti, Romania Jacques Delay, Secretary General The IGD-TP - A tool for European RD&D cooperation

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 2Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform What is IGD-TP?  In 2009, several European waste management organizations have established a technology platform to accelerate the implementation of deep geological disposal of radioactive waste in Europe.  A technology platform called Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste (IGD-TP) was launched in November The aims of IGD-TP is to: reduce overlapping work, to produce savings in total costs of research and implementation, and to make better use of existing competence and research infrastructures.  According to our organisation ToR, our platform is industry-led to ensure the implementation of the RD&D results. Thus, the members of the EG shall be organisations either being responsible for implementing a nuclear waste management programme or being formally responsible for RD&D programme needed for implementation

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 3Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform IGD-TP’s Vision Vision Report SRA Deployment Plan (2009) (July 2011) (July2012) Launch RD&D priorities Joint Activities

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 4Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Strategic Documentation

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 5Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Our commitment Our commitment is to:  build confidence in the safety of geological disposal solutions among European citizens and decision-makers  encourage the establishment of waste management programmes that integrate geological disposal as the accepted option for the safe long- term management of long-lived and/or high-level waste  facilitate access to expertise and technology and maintain competences in the field of geological disposal for the benefit of Member States

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 6Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Why a geological disposal?  Internationally recommended solution as the end point of radioactive waste management  Potential risk linked with high-level and/or long-lived radioactive waste (incl. spent nuclear fuels when declared as waste) during several hundreds thousand years. Only a “passive” system can ensure safety for such a long period  “passive”: without the need for human intervention to guarantee long- term safety (but without precluding the possibility of such intervention during a certain period of time)  suitable (stable, …) geological formation at depth, combined with man- made barriers  geological uncertainties <<< societal uncertainties over such period

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 7Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Geological disposals under construction

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 8Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform IGD-TP Participants  Waste Management Organisations  Academia  (Nuclear) Research Centers  Consulting companies  Industry  From EU countries  + NWMO + RWMC  … 100 participants committed by the vision

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 9Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Executive group members

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 10Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Organisation of IGD-TP

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 11Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Deployment of activities – SRA Key Topics Safety case Waste forms and their behaviour Technical feasibility and long-term performance of repository components Development strategy of the repository Safety of construction and operations Monitoring Governance and stakeholder involvement

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 12Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Dialogue with regulators, Competence maintenance, Education and Training, Knowledge Management (incl. information preservation, memory keeping), Communication interfaces and other activities supporting information exchange. Deployment of activities – SRA cross-cutting activities

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 13Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform JAJoint Activity EU Project On-going Activity JA1 Waste forms and their behaviour First-Nuclides Start date Duration 36 months REDUPP Start date Duration 36 months JA2 Full scale demonstration of Plugging and Sealing DOPAS Start date Duration 42 months Started in August 2012 JA3 Waste forms and their behaviour CAST Project Generation & migration of C14 species (to be submitted in Nov. 2012) JA4 Monitoring the Environmental Reference State 1 st draft guidelines JA5 Safety of constructions and operations ORWG - Pilot Project on needs and common interest ground Status of the Joint Activities (1/3)

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 14Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Status of the Joint Activities (2/3) JAJoint Activity EU Project On-going Activity JA6 Confidence increased in safety codes : Materials interactions PEBS Start date Duration 48 months New Project? Design of the overall system of engineered barriers (EBS) (incl. sealing/backfilling) and the evaluation of its long-term performance JA7 Monitoring programme MoDeRn Start date Duration 54 months Activity will start after the completion of the MoDeRn project JA8 Safety Case Peer review ORWG Stand By JA9 Safety Case – Process model benchmarking Proposal on a future benchmarking project on integrated models JA10 Long-term stability of bentonite in crystalline environments BELBaR Start date Duration 48 months Concrete project?

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 15Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform Status of the Joint Activities (3/3) JAJoint Activity EU Project On-going Activity JA11 JA 11a: Sharing of knowledge on HLW container materials behaviour New proposal for a small pilot project in preparation JA12 Adaptation and optimisation of the repository Started in 2013 JA13 IEP on communicating results from RD&D SecIGD2 Start date Duration 36 months JA supported by Secretariat SecIGD2 Project organization of public events in 2014 and 2015 JA14 Competence, Maintenance, Education and Training (CMET) SecIGD2 Start date Duration 36 months JA supported by Secretariat SecIGD2; ToR of the WG emitted in 2012 JA15 Nuclear Knowledge Management JA launched in 2012 JA16 IEP on WMO Programme Specific issues JA on Stand-by

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 16Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform How it works? Example Plug and Seal From the JA to the Call  JA 2 : Full Scale Demonstration of Plugs and Seals  TSWG October March 2012  Topic: Fission : Technical feasibility and long-term performance of repository components – full-scale demonstration of plugs and seals. RD&D activities for demonstrating the feasibility of the full- scale construction, testing and achievement of the safety functions of plugs and seals to fulfil the required long-term performance of the components and safety of the repo sitory.

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 17Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform How it works? Example Plug and Seal From the call to the project  Dopas Project: Includes 4 full scale tests:  Andra Full Scale Seal (FSS)  Rawra Experimental Pressure Plug (EPP)  SKB Deposition tunnel plug demonstration (DOMPLU)  Posiva Deposition tunnel plug demonstration (POPLU)  The project length is 48 months (Started 01/09/2012)

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 18Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform How it works? Example Plug and Seal Partners

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 19Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform How it works? Example Plug and Seal WP vs Experiments

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 20Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform How it works? Example Plug and Seal Achievements to date Experiment 1 FSS (Bure) Experiment 2 EPSP (Prague) Experiment 3 DOMPLU (Aspö) Experiment 4 POPLU (Onkalo)

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 21Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform IGD-TP major achievements to date  In line with the SRA Key topics and DP 12 of 16 Joint Activities already launched 7 EU project launched or to be launched  Way forward One or two EU projects to be launched per year 4 JA to be launched before 2016 Involvement of a broader range of stakeholders New ways of working together to be studied Stimulating new ideas that could complement the SRA

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 22Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform SecIGD2 - Specific Actions towards less advanced programmes The SecIGD2 has a specific work package to help network, structure and develop RD&D competences in countries with less advanced geological disposal programmes. The SecIGD2 supports the development and coordination of needed competences to meet the Vision 2025 as a part of the platform's Competence maintenance, Education and Training working group.

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 23Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform SecIGD2 WP2 Support for networking, structuring and developing RD&D competences in countries with less advanced geological disposal programmes This work package led by the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) aims at Providing specific support to a Working Group (WG) in charge of networking, structuring and developing RD&D competences in countries with less advanced geological disposal programmes This work package will support the organisation for two international conferences for disseminating the public scientific and technical information and results derived from the IGD-TP's Joint Activities and from other RD&D efforts in the field of geological disposal. Experience collected from international and bilateral cooperation will be used to develop the methods to ensure effective resource utilisation in the knowledge transfer States.

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 24Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform SecIGD2 WP2 – Call (1/2) Call for participation to the Working Group aiming at providing support for networking, structuring and developing RD&D competences in countries with less advanced geological disposal programmes”  This Working Group is open to representatives of less advanced programmes and the interested Exchange Forum (EF) participants (academics, TSOs and other organisation willing to contribute actively in the work) of these countries to deepen the analysis on the content of the Deployment Plan

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 25Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform SecIGD2 WP2 – Call (2/2) This working Group will have to : Identify the specific needs of the less advanced programmes; Analyse how they are, or could be taken into account Identify key open specific documentation accessible on specific topics Prepare proposals to implement these needs; Engage with other organisations to exchange information, to build up competence and to promote the concept of shared repository development; Identify areas of possible Technical transfer (TT). The group is now looking for volunteers to progress these work tasks. If you wish to volunteer to the R&D support Working Group, please enrol by informing the IGD‐TP Secretariat of your interest by or with a copy to the Work Package leaders Raymond Kowe or Ellie Scourse

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 26Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform SecIGD2- WP3 CMET (1/2) Support for the development, implementation and coordination of Competence Maintenance, Education and Training (CMET) activities in geological disposal in Europe.  The IGD-TP's SRA 2011 identified the current knowledge specific to geological disposal in the field of CMET, where the community is fairly small compared with the rest of the nuclear sector.  In geological disposal a very broad range of qualifications, competence and expertise are required for a wide range of scientific and technical disciplines and humanities, including economics, communication, and competence development.  Simultaneously, the RTD community in geological disposal competes with a large variety of industries and research institutes to attract suitably qualified personnel

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 27Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform SecIGD2- WP3 CMET (2/2) If you wish to volunteer to the CMET Working Group, please enrol by informing the IGD-TP Secretariat of your interest by and with a copy to the CMET chair Ms Marjatta Palmu You will then be included into the mailing list of the group and you will receive further communications around the actions and meetings.

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 28Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform You are the implementer: Join US at the EG! The interest to be part of the EG for a WMO is to express directly at the decision level of the Platform the R&D needs and interest of the WMO to be taken into account in the deployment of activities. to have a direct access to all the information coming from the European Commission and especially information about new calls and new EU policy to follow up precisely the evolution of the joint activities Participating to the EG implies some commitments: to attend the meetings (3 EG + EF per year) to contribute actively in the work by joining Joint Activity

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 29Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform You are interested? Join US at the EF! (1/2) The Exchange Forum (EF)  The Exchange Forum (EF) participants are all relevant stakeholders in Europe (industry, research and academia, technical safety organisations, and non- governmental organisations) willing to contribute to the objectives stated in the Vision Document and to establishing and implementing the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) and the accompanying Deployment Plan (DP).

Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform Jacques Delay2013/05/22, Romania Page 30Nuclear 2013 Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Technology Platform You are interested? Join US at the EF! (2/2)  The participants' responsibilities include information exchange with the platform on the SRA and related RD&D needs, providing written recommendations to the Executive Group, participation in the consultation of the SRA and the DP. The participants are also asked to identify and provide resources for the Joint Activities.  All stakeholders endorsing the vision of the Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform (IGD-TP) are welcome to join the platform. The level of involvement varies depending on the input of the stakeholders into the platform's activities and funding.

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