1. Status of German Programme
Borries Raapke
DBE
EDRAM Winter meeting 2016
Paris, France, December 2016

2. KfK: Financial Viability of Nuclear Phase-out
October 14th, 2015: Implementation of Commission by Federal Government
Review the financial viability of the nuclear phase-out in Germany
Representatives of politics, science, churches, workers unions, NGOs (no industry representatives)
April 27th, 2016: Submittal of report with recommendations
Transfer to Government of responsibility and financial means (incl. risk premium (3)) for storage, conditioning, and transport to disposal facility (1)
Transfer to Government of financial means (incl. risk premium (3)) for disposal facility (2)
Transfer of governmental financial means into a fund under public law
Responsibility for safe decommission and packaging stays with industry with unlimited liability (4)
Closure of gap (5) during remaining lifetime
Direct decommissioning as only option
Waiving of industry‘s lawsuits
Provisions: 38.3 bn €
1: 4.7 bn €
2: 12.5 bn €
3: 6.1 bn €
4: 19.7 bn €
5: Current gap: 4.7 bn €

3. KfK: Implementation of Recommendations
Agreement on Draft Act by Federal Government in October 2016
Approval by Parliament for enactment necessary
Mandatory transfer of money from Utilities into public fund for transportation, storage and disposal (17.2 bn €)
Voluntary transfer of risk premium (35,5 %: 6.1 bn €) into public fund releasing Utilities from any later liabilities
State owned organisation for storage to be founded
Transfer of storage facilities (mostly owned by utilities) into new organisation
Envisaged timing for heat producing waste: January 1st, 2019
Envisaged timing for non heat producing waste: January 1st, 2020

4. StandAG – Background StandAG – Site Selection Act
Act on the Search and Selection of a Site for a Disposal Facility for Heat- generating Radioactive Waste and the Amendment of other Acts
Enacted July 23rd, 2013
Objectives
Site selection process for, in particular, heat producing radioactive waste repository in Germany
“Best suitable site” regarding safety for a period of one million years
Science-based and transparent selection process
Unbiased selection, i.e., “white map” of Germany as starting point

5. StandAG – HLW Disposal Programme
Site Selection
Stage 1
Phase 1
Assessment of Available Data
Step 1: Exclusion Criteria and Minimum Requirements
Step 2: Weighing Criteria
Step 3: PSAR + Land Planning Criteria
Phase 2
Surface Exploration
Exclusion and Weighing Criteria
Advanced PSAR
Phase 3
Underground Exploration by BGE
Comprehensive PSAR
Stage 2 Opening of mine
Stage 3 Disposal of Waste
Stage 4 Monitoring before Closure with possibility for retrieval
Stage 5
Closed Repository with possibility for recovery

6. Stand AG – Stage 1: Site Selection Timeline
Legal Securing of Decisions
Decision on sites for underground exploration
Decision on process / criteria
Decision on sites for surface exploration
Site Selection
Start of operation
2016
20??
2023
2031
20??
Intermediate Process Steps
Selection of regions
Definition of compliance criteria
Surface exploration
Definition of compliance criteria
Licensing process
Licence approval by supreme court
Site selection approval by supreme court
Repository construction
Underground exploration

7. Stand AG – Former RWM Organisation
BMU
Supervision & control
ESK / SSK
advising
BMWi
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

8. Licensing and supervising body New Waste Management Organisation:
StandAG – Restructuring of RWM Organisation
BMU
Supervision & control
ESK / SSK
advising
BMWi
Supervision & control
Länder Ministries
nuclear licensing
BGR
Mining authorities
mine licensing
BfE
Licensing and supervising body
BGE
New Waste Management Organisation:
In charge for Planning, Licensing, Construction and Operation of Disposal Facilities
for LILW
DBE
Third party assistant
Asse GmbH
Third party assistant
Konrad
Gorleben
ERAM

9. StandAG – Involved Bodies in Site Selection
Federal Assembly
Federal Diet
Federal Government
BMUB
Societal Support
for Site Selection
Technical Support
for Site Selection
BfE
Federal Office for the Safety
of Nuclear Waste Management
Regional Conferences
Regional Conferences
Regional Conferences
Regional Conferences
Regional Conferences
Regional Conferences
BGE (Federal WMO)
Symposia ‘Subregions‘ and ‘Council of Regions‘
National Accompanying Body
Representative for Participation
Scientific Advisory Board
Local Affected Public
General Public
[Disposal Commission]

10. Thank you!