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Twenty Years of Underground Research at Canada's URL.

DE2004825815

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Chandler, N. A.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Construction of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL's) Underground Research Laboratory (URL) began in 1982. The URL was designed to address the needs of the Canadian nuclear fuel waste management program. Over the years, a comprehensive program of geologic characterization and underground hydrogeologic, geotechnical and geomechanical projects have been performed, many of which are ongoing. The scientific work at the URL has evolved through a number of different phases to meet the changing needs of Canada's waste management program. The various phases of the URL have included siting, site evaluation, construction and operation. Collaboration with international organizations is encouraged at the URL, with the facility being a centre of excellence in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) network of underground facilities. One of AECL's major achievements of the past 20 year program has been the preparation and public defense of a ten-volume Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a conceptual deep geologic repository.
Keywords	Radioactive waste management Underground facilities Canada Geologic structures Hydrogeology Construction Site evaluation Granites Implementation Nuclear energy Nuclear fuels Performance Shields Simulation Environmental impacts International organizations
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Pinawa (Manitoba). Whiteshell Labs.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200508

Twenty Years of Underground Research at Canada's URL.

Twenty Years of Underground Research at Canada's URL.
DE2004825815

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Chandler, N. A.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Construction of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's (AECL's) Underground Research Laboratory (URL) began in 1982. The URL was designed to address the needs of the Canadian nuclear fuel waste management program. Over the years, a comprehensive program of geologic characterization and underground hydrogeologic, geotechnical and geomechanical projects have been performed, many of which are ongoing. The scientific work at the URL has evolved through a number of different phases to meet the changing needs of Canada's waste management program. The various phases of the URL have included siting, site evaluation, construction and operation. Collaboration with international organizations is encouraged at the URL, with the facility being a centre of excellence in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) network of underground facilities. One of AECL's major achievements of the past 20 year program has been the preparation and public defense of a ten-volume Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a conceptual deep geologic repository.
Keywords	Radioactive waste management Underground facilities Canada Geologic structures Hydrogeology Construction Site evaluation Granites Implementation Nuclear energy Nuclear fuels Performance Shields Simulation Environmental impacts International organizations
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Pinawa (Manitoba). Whiteshell Labs.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200508