Deep geological repository the nuclear waste management. Read geological disposal of carbon dioxide and radioactive. The repository will be constructed at a depth of about 500 metres below the grounds surface, depending on rock characteristics at the site. Learn why this means the waste will be safely contained. Thermochemical effects on the smectite alteration of gmz. One of the safest places to store low and intermediate. The nuclear energy act of 2003 specifies that radioactive waste is to be disposed of in deep geological repositories in order to ensure the longterm protection of. A deep geological repository is a radioactive waste repository excavated deep within a stable geologic environment it entails a combination of waste form, waste. Deep geological repositories canadian nuclear safety. Geological disposal involves isolating waste in an underground facility constructed in a suitable rock formation, typically at a depth of 200 to m, to ensure.
Traces of ancient water are found in the rock of the proposed dgr site. Multiple natural barriers of stable rock will safely protect and isolate ontario power generations deep geologic repository from the surrounding environment. Societal aspects of geological disposal rwm radioactive waste. Wikimedia commons has media related to nuclear waste facilities this is a category for radioactive waste repositories, whether temporary, intermediate, or final, and including deep geological repositories. Andra video france has chosen to build a deep geological repository near the laboratory in bure. Geological disposal gdf worldclass uk radioactive waste. If they could get a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in kincardine, then they could use that as a big stepping stone for a dgr for used fuel in the same rock, in the same lake. A geological repository is constructed underground, usually at a depth of several hundred metres or more below the surface in a stable rock formation. Ontario power generations proposed deep geologic repository for low and intermediatelevel waste will be located 680 metres underground. The proposed dgr would be located at the secure bruce nuclear site in kincardine, ontario. Deep geologic repository input from international scientists.
You can copy, download or print oecd content for your own use, and you can include. With a geological disposal facility gdf the waste will be put hundreds of metres deep underground. Thermochemical effects on the smectite alteration of gmz bentonite for deep geological repository article in environmental earth sciences 7510 may 2016 with 45 reads how we measure reads. Download deep geological disposal of radioactive waste volume 9 radioactivity in the environment ebook free. A geological disposal facility gdf is a worldclass solution for the uks.
There are brochures and videos which explain what a gdf is, what makes it safe and why it. Whether in a single deep geologic repository for each in salt, or a series of deep boreholes, separating these two very different waste streams is. To construct the deep geological repository, rock excavation would primarily be done using a method that involves controlled drilling and blasting. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Geological disposition of highlevel radioactive waste hlw and spent nuclear fuel snf is scientifically sound, but. International conference on geological repositories 2016. Nuclear waste disposal, deep geological repository video gives an brief explanation about radioactive waste disposal in deep repository. Scientists from around the world agree that ontario power generations plan for a deep geologic repository is the safest, most responsible solution. Also you will see construction of repositories, and. Is a kincardine deep geological repository the solution. There are two separate longterm radioactive waste management initiatives underway in canada that may result in geological repositories.
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