International Technical Conference on Practical Aspects of Deep Radioactive Waste Disposal Opening Session - Paper N 01 Radioactive Waste Management in the Czech Republic Vitezslav Duda (RAWRA)
Nuclear sites in the Czech Republic Richard Bratrství Řež Praha Temelín Dolní Rožínka NPP in operation Research Reactor Uranium mine Repository SF Storage Dukovany
RWM Legal Framework Act No. 18/1997 Coll, on Peaceful Utilisation of Nuclear Energy and Ionising i Radiation (the Atomic Act), (implements IAEA standards and relevant EU directives) Decree No. 307/2002 Coll., on radiation protection (the decree also includes requirements for safe radioactive waste management; Decree No. 215/1997 Coll., on criteria for siting of nuclear installations ti and very significant ifi sources of ionizing radiation, and others Policy for Radioactive Waste Management and Spent Fuel Management (approved by the Czech government on 15 May 2002,, resolution No. 487), Joint Convention on Safety in Spent Fuel Management and Safety in Radioactive Waste Management Ref. : www.sujb.cz, www.surao.cz
RWM Organisational Principles Waste producers are responsible for safe management RAWRA is responsible for disposal Nuclear account established to collect financial means for disposal NPP operator is responsible for NPP decommissioning i i and processing of RW before its final disposal NPP operators shall create financial i provisions i to cover expenses of the future NPP decommissioning Import of RW is forbidden
LLW / ILW Management Amount - 41400 m 3 until 2100 Collection, sorting, treatment, conditioning, transport, storage - RW generators RW disposal - RAWRA repositories Dukovany, Richard, Bratrství Ref. : www.surao.cz
LLW / ILW Disposal RW Repository Dukovany Disposal of LLW/ILW from NPPs Capacity 55 000 m 3 Operation until 2100
LLW / ILW Disposal RW Repository Dukovany 12 out of 112 vaults filled with waste In 2007 update of safety assessment All limits and conditions for safe operation fulfilled A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819202122232425262728
LLW / ILW Disposal RW Repository Richard Disposal of LLW/ILW from institutions Capacity 8 000 m 3 Operation until 2070
LLW / ILW Disposal RW Repository Richard Hydraulic cage Chambers prepared p for disposal Almost 15 000 old drums relocated Final closure of selected chambers (filled by concrete)
LLW / ILW Disposal RW Repository Bratrství Disposal of LLW/ILW with natural radionuclides Capacity 1200 m 3 Operation until 2030
HLW / SNF Management Amount HLW 3000 m 3 SNF - EDU 1940 t (40 years operation) SNF - ETE 1790 t (40 years operation) Storage at sites of NPPs Dukovany and Temelin Final disposal at DGR (operation from 2065) Enough time for options (reprocessing, partitioning and transmutation) Ref. : www.rawra.cz
HLW / SNF Management Storage at pools (ČEZ, a. s.) After removal of SF from reactor it is stored approx. 5 years at pools Ref. : www.cez.cz
HLW / SNF Management CASTOR 440/84 Transport storage container Capacity 84 fuel bundles Weight of full container 116 t 2,6 x 4,1 m
HLW / SNF Management Storage of SF Dukovany (ČEZ, a. s.) Capacity 600 t Additional storage 1340 t completed Similar storage for NPP Temelin Ref. : www.cez.cz
Deep Geological Repository (DGR) Capacity min. 4000 t of SF Operation from 2065 HLW / SNF Disposal
Siting of a DGR Stages Stage 1 Evaluation of the whole territory of the Czech Republic (study of archive geological g data), Stage 2 Narrowing the area of sites (geological research works without drilling geological research) Stage 3 Site characterization (geological works with drilling geological survey) Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 DGR Siting program (1992-2015) 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Siting of a DGR Process IAEA Safety Guide Siting of Geological Disposal Facilities (SS. No. 111-G- 4.1, IAEA 1994) Project Research of homogeneity of granitic rocks (Skopový J., 1999) Project Evaluation of stability of certain areas of Czech massive RAWRA s site selection requirements and criteria (SÚRAO ZAS01/HU)
Site selection process SELECTION OF THE SUITABLE HOST ROCK 1 1st and 2nd STEP OF SELECTION Rumburk V Varnsdorf d f Dì èín unsuitable areas acc. 1st step ÚSTÍ n/l N. Bor Teplice Duchcov Litvínov Most LIBEREC Jablonec n/n. Chomutov Turnov Litomì øice Kláštì rec Aš Vrchlabí Kadaò Ostrov Žatec S k l Sokolov Roudnice n/l n/l. Louny Trutnov Ml- Boleslav KARLOVY VARY Cheb suitable host rocks acc. 2nd step - granitic rocks (granite, granodiorite, syenite) - high metamorphosed rocks (orthogneiss, (o og e ss, migmatite, g a e, g granulite) a u e) - sedimentary rocks (cretaceous calcareous claystone). È es. Lípa Bílina Mì lník Jièín Dvùr Král. Kralupy n/v. Slaný Jaromì ø Neratovice Náchod N. Mì sto n/m. Rakovník Mar. Láznì Kladno PRAHA HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ Nymburk Podì brady Tachov Rychnov n/k. Beroun PARDUBICE Kolín PLZEÒ K. Hora Chrudim È áslav Rokycany Vysoké Mýto Jeseník Ústí n/o. Šumperk È. Tøebová Pøíbram Bruntál Benešov Vlašim Zábøeh Litomyšl Hlinsko Domažlice Opava Mor. Tøebová Bohumín Orlová Unièov Svitavy Litovel Kl Klatovy Humpolec Bystøice n/p. Frýdek-Místek Kopøivnice Boskovice JIHLAVA Strakonice Hranice Prostì jov Nový Jièín Pøerov Frenštát V. Meziøíèí Val. Meziøíèí Blansko Tøebíè Kromì øíž Vyškov J. Hradec Prachatice È. Tì šín OLOMOUC Pelhøimov Tábor Písek Havíøov Šternberk Žï ár n/s. Sušice Karviná OSTRAVA Havl. Brod Tøinec Jablunkov Rožnov Holešov BRNO Vsetín Otrokovice ZLÍN È ESKÉ BUDÌ JOVICE Kyjov Uh. Hradištì È. Krumlov Veselí n/m. Znojmo Uh. Brod Hodonín Bøeclav 1 : 1 000 000
Site selection process SELECTION OF THE POTENTIAL SITES 2 SITES Rumburk Varnsdorf Dì èín 1 Lubenec 2 Pačejov nádraží 3 Božejovice 4 Pluhův Žďár 5 Rohozná-Růžená 6 Budišov ÚSTÍ n/l N. Bor Teplice Duchcov Litvínov Most LIBEREC È es. Lípa Bílina Jablonec n/n. Chomutov Aš Turnov Litomì øice Kláštì rec Žatec Sokolov Trutnov Roudnice n/l. Louny Ml Boleslav Ml- KARLOVY VARY Cheb Vrchlabí Kadaò Ostrov Mì lník Jièín Dvùr Král. Kralupy n/v. Slaný Jaromì ø Neratovice Rakovník Mar. Láznì Kladno 1 Tachov 8 PRAHA 11 Náchod N. Mì sto n/m. HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ Nymburk Podì brady Rychnov n/k. Beroun PARDUBICE 7 Kolín PLZEÒ Ò K. Hora Chrudim È áslav Rokycany Pøíbram Benešov Vysoké Mýto Jeseník Ústí n/o. Šumperk È. Tøebová 10 Vlašim Bruntál Zábøeh Litomyšl Hlinsko Domažlice Opava Mor. Tøebová Bohumín Orlová Unièov Svitavy Klatovy 3 2 Litovel Humpolec Písek Pelhøimov JIHLAVA Strakonice Sušice 4 9 Borohrádek Teplá Zbytiny Opatovice Lodín-N.B. 6 Havíøov Šternberk Frýdek-Místek Frýdek Místek 5 È. Tì šín OLOMOUC Kopøivnice Boskovice Hranice Prostì jov Nový Jièín Pøerov Frenštát V. Meziøíèí Val. Meziøíèí Blansko Tøebíè Kromì øíž Vyškov J. Hradec Prachatice 7 8 9 10 11 Bystøice n/p. n/p Žï ár n/s. Tábor Karviná OSTRAVA Havl. Brod Tøinec Jablunkov Rožnov Holešov BRNO Vsetín Ot k i Otrokovice ZLÍN È ESKÉ BUDÌ JOVICE Kyjov Uh. Hradištì È. Krumlov Veselí n/m. Znojmo Uh. Brod Hodonín Bøeclav 1 : 1 000 000
Site selection process 1 Lubenec 2 Pačejov nádraží 3 Božejovice 4 Pluhův Žďár 5 Rohozná-Růžená 6 Budišov 1 2 3 5 4 6 Selected sites for DGR granitic rock
Site selection process
Site characterisation stage Performed by: Association GEOBARIERA Target: to decrease aerial extend of sites Methods used: helicopter-born geophysical measurement; remote sensing; field reconnaissance including very low frequency (VLF) measurement pre-feasibility study; and (implementation of GIS)
Communication with public Agreement with DGR in selected sites 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Rohozná 27 66 7 Lubenec 30 69 1 Božejovice 26 73 2 Budišov 24 69 7 Lodhéřov 25 74 1 Pačejov 17 79 5 NL 55 42 4 Yes souhlasí nesouhlasí neví No
Communication with public Integral part of RAWRA s activities Open and transparent t communication strategy t Effort aimed at creating trust to the technical soundness of the siting process and safety of the repositories International experience (NEA - FSC, EU RISCOM)
R & D activities Based on Plan of R & D activities agreed with scientific supervisory board Update of Reference design of DGR including safety case Direct or indirect (via subcontractors) participation p in many R & D projects including EC projects NF PRO (near field) FUNMIG (far field) ESDRED (technology) PAMINA (safety assessment)
Technical projects - EC Project partners / countries Instrument & EU / total cost Launch date / duration ACTINET: Network for Actinide Sciences 27 / 13 NoE 1/3/04 6.35M / 10.5M 4 years ESDRED: Engineering Studies and Demonstrations of Repository Designs 13 / 9 IP 1/2/04 7.32M / 18.1M 5 years NF-PRO: Near-field processes 40 / 10 IP 1/1/04 8M / 16.8M 4 years FUNMIG: Fundamental processes of radionuclide migration 51 / 15 IP 8M / 15M 1/1/05 4 years PAMINA: PA Methodologies in Applications to Guide the Development of the Safety Case 25 / 10 IP 4M / 7.62M 1/10/06 3.2 years
International a co-operation operation o -EC Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNE-TP) www.snetp.eu Proposal of technology platform for DGR (project CARD) European Nuclear Forum.. Launched September 21th, 2007
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