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Evolution of the Cavern-Extended Storage (CES) Concept for Flexible Management of HLW

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Ian G. McKinley ,
Fiona B. Neall ,
Paul A. Smith ,
Julia M. West  and
Hideki Kawamura
Ian G. McKinley
Affiliation:
Nagra, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Fiona B. Neall
Affiliation:
Neall Consulting Ltd., 23 Howe Bank Close, Kendal, LA9 7PU, United Kingdom
Paul A. Smith
Affiliation:
Safety Assessment Management Ltd., 20 Manor Place, EH3 7DS Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Julia M. West
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, United Kingdom
Hideki Kawamura
Affiliation:
Obayashi Corporation Tokyo Head Office, Tokyo 108–8502, Japan
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Abstract

The search for greater public acceptance for radioactive waste disposal has meant that repository planning increasingly includes monitoring, institutional control and flexibility with respect to retrieval and reversability. However, the fundamental repository designs are generally unchanged. This paper describes an alternative – the Cavern Extended Storage concept – which aims to incorporate requirements for flexibility and choice for future generations into a deep geological disposal concept that provides a much safer option than extended surface storage.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 807: Symposium Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVII , 2003 , 931
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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