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Belgian HLW/MLW disposal programme Current status and planned developments

Belgian HLW/MLW disposal programme Current status and planned developments. JP. Minon Acting General Manager. Status. Long-standing R&D program Focus mainly on Boom Clay as host formation URL very early in the process However, yet No formal decision to go for geological disposal No siting

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Belgian HLW/MLW disposal programme Current status and planned developments

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  1. Belgian HLW/MLW disposal programmeCurrent status and planned developments JP. Minon Acting General Manager

  2. Status • Long-standing R&D program • Focus mainly on Boom Clay as host formation • URL very early in the process • However, yet • No formal decision to go for geological disposal • No siting • Safety and Feasibility Interim Report 2 (2001) • Disposal program mature enough to move towards stepwise implementation. This requires • Pursuing R&D and demonstration • Obtaining specific policy and regulatory guidance • Considering societal issues / stakeholders • Tackling the siting issue Euradwaste 2004

  3. Towards implementation: integrating technical and societal factors Technical aspects Societal aspects • Technical and scientific solutions are not sufficient • Balance and respect of the various interests Euradwaste 2004

  4. Stepwise approach to repository development • Key = structuration of a societal dialogue • Participative approaches (positive experience from the local partnerships for LLW disposal) • Coproduction of a decision making process • Proposed steps (to be confirmed by dialogue) • Strategic Environmental Assessment (2009) • Confirm disposal option / host formation • Define a siting process • Safety and Feasibility Cases (2012 and 2020) • Confirm safety and feasibility • Launch siting (from 2010 on) • 1st construction license for MLW (~2025) Euradwaste 2004

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