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Decommissioning and Closure of the Morsleben Deep Geological Repository the Final Step.

DE2004828628

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Ripkens, M.; Biurrun, E.
Page Count	12
Abstract	In Germany, a deep geologic repository for low and intermediate-level waste has been in operation since 1971. This repository, which is located in the territory of former Eastern Germany, became a Federal Facility in the wake of German reunification in 1990. Since then, waste from all of Germany was disposed of until a stop ordered by BfS in 1998. The site is now in the process of being decommissioned and later closed down. This process includes updating the concept for guaranteeing appropriate waste isolation for as long as the waste remains a hazard. During the licensing procedure being currently conducted, in line with German requirements for repository sites, the site operator must provide convincing proof of the facility's long-term safety. Thereafter, implementation of the decommissioning and closure concept will follow. It is estimated that the licensing procedure will take until the year 2006. The decommissioning and closure process itself will require about 10 years. Reliable costs estimates are not yet available. This paper briefly covers the history of the Morsleben radioactive waste repository and provides a draft update on the status of the licensing procedure.
Keywords	Radioactive waste management Radioactive waste facilities Radioactive waste disposal Decommissioning Closure Germany Intermediate-level radioactive waste Low-level radioactive waste Safety Nuclear power plants Morselben (Germany) Foreign technology Geologic repository Waste isolation
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern fuer Abfallstoffe m.b.H., Peine (Germany, F.R.).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200509

Decommissioning and Closure of the Morsleben Deep Geological Repository the Final Step.

Decommissioning and Closure of the Morsleben Deep Geological Repository the Final Step.
DE2004828628

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Ripkens, M.; Biurrun, E.
Page Count	12
Abstract	In Germany, a deep geologic repository for low and intermediate-level waste has been in operation since 1971. This repository, which is located in the territory of former Eastern Germany, became a Federal Facility in the wake of German reunification in 1990. Since then, waste from all of Germany was disposed of until a stop ordered by BfS in 1998. The site is now in the process of being decommissioned and later closed down. This process includes updating the concept for guaranteeing appropriate waste isolation for as long as the waste remains a hazard. During the licensing procedure being currently conducted, in line with German requirements for repository sites, the site operator must provide convincing proof of the facility's long-term safety. Thereafter, implementation of the decommissioning and closure concept will follow. It is estimated that the licensing procedure will take until the year 2006. The decommissioning and closure process itself will require about 10 years. Reliable costs estimates are not yet available. This paper briefly covers the history of the Morsleben radioactive waste repository and provides a draft update on the status of the licensing procedure.
Keywords	Radioactive waste management Radioactive waste facilities Radioactive waste disposal Decommissioning Closure Germany Intermediate-level radioactive waste Low-level radioactive waste Safety Nuclear power plants Morselben (Germany) Foreign technology Geologic repository Waste isolation
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern fuer Abfallstoffe m.b.H., Peine (Germany, F.R.).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200509