The department Studies and Final Disposal Programs of ONDRAF

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The department Studies and Final Disposal
Programs of ONDRAF

• Exchange Meeting nr2
• J.P. Boyazis

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Royal Decree 30.03.1981

• The management of radioactive waste includes
  the disposal of the radioactive waste (art. 2,
  2, 1, d)
• ONDRAF-NIRAS must establish, in collaboration
  with the operators, the RD programs necessary to
  accomplish his missions (art. 2, 3, 4, b)

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The mission

• Fixing RD objectives regarding the disposal of
  radwaste
• Establishing and piloting the RD programs
• Planifying and budgeting for the RD activities
• Negotiating the financing conventions
• Preparing, following and approving the RD
  activities performed by partners and
  subcontractors
• Reporting to authorities and customers

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Who is who in the team Final Disposal?

• Total 16 agents
• 2 administrative collaborators
• 14 scientific and technical collaborators

- 13 with ONDRAF contract - 1 temporary
assignment (Jean-Marie Linotte from Jacobs
Engineering)
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Annick Vroonhove
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Katrien DHaese
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Ann Dierckx
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Evelyn Hooft
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Armando Giovannini
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Pierre Manfroy
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Robert Gens
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Laurent Wouters
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Marc Demarche
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Peter De Preter
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Johan Bel
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Philippe Lalieux
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Wim Cool
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Anne De Smedt

• Starts on 1st of june 2001

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Jean-Paul Boyazis
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Principal activities
Three main RD programs 1. Disposal of LLW 2.
Disposal of MLW and HLW including Spent-fuel 3.
Waste characterization and compatibility with
disposal environment
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1. RD Final Disposal of LLW History

• After more than ten years of RD including the
  vicissitudes of the 98 zones adventure,
  Government decides on 16.01.1998 for final
  disposal (no long term storage)
• He expresses his intention to make, as soon as
  possible, the technical choice between surface
  and deep disposal
• He gives ONDRAF new missions...

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1. RD Final Disposal of LLW The challenges

• Site exploration (limited to existing nuclear
  sites and candidate sites)
• Refining existing technical solutions for surface
  and deep disposal
• - progressive, flexible, controlable solution
• - retrievability
• Developing and applying methods for integration
  based on concertation

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1. RD Final Disposal of LLW Present situation

• Current RD programme 1998-2001 (545 millions
  BEF)
• 2 partnerships in Mol (MONA) and Dessel (STOLA)
  and 1 Information Commitee Fleurus-Farciennes
• Next objective to present integrated
  pre-projects (surface and/or deep disposal) to
  the government round 2003/2004

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1. RD Final Disposal LLW Organisation

• General coordination Johan Bel
• Scientific coordination Ann Dierckx
• Integration and local development Evelyn Hooft
• Earth sciences Pierre Manfroy
• Technical aspects Armando Giovannini and
  Jean-Paul Boyazis
• Safety and Environment Peter De Preter and Wim
  Cool

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1. RD Final Disposal LLW Organisation

• Local representatives ONDRAF
• Fleurus-Farciennes Francis Poulain
• MONA Marnix Braeckeveldt
• STOLA Laurent Wouters

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1. RD Final Disposal LLW Main partners

• BELGATOM
• CEN.SCK
• Tractebel Développement Namur
• European Commission
• HAECON, COCCENTAL, HERRENKNECHT
• UIA, FUL, UG, KUL, ULg, VUB, ULB,UCL

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2. RD Disposal MLW and HLW History

• 1974 start of RD program on initiative of
  CEN.SCK
• 1981 start of construction of HADES in several
  stages setting up ONDRAF
• 1989 ONDRAF publishes SAFIR
• Current RD programme 1998-2003
• General program (2203 millions BEF specific
  program Spent Fuel (217 millions BEF)

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2. RD Disposal MLW and HLW The challenges

• 2001 Finalizing SAFIR 2
• 2001 Dismantling OPHELIE mock-up
• 2001 Launching SELFRAC
• 2002 International Peer Review on SAFIR 2
• 2003 Revision of existing technical solutions
• Preparing PRACLAY demonstration experience
• Continuing current RD activities

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2. RD Disposal MLW and HLW Organisation

• General coordination Philippe Lalieux
• Scientific coordination Robert Gens
• Integration (to start soon) Evelyn Hooft
• Earth sciences Laurent Wouters
• Technical solutions Anne De Smedt
• Phenomenology Robert Gens Ann Dierckx
• Safety and Environment Peter De Preter and Wim
  Cool

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2. RD Disposal MLW and HLW Main partners

• CEN.SCK
• EURIDICE
• BELGATOM
• European Commission
• AEA Technology, Quantisci, CEA
• UIA, FUL, Galson Sciences, KUL, ULg, UCL, VUB,
  ULB, FPMs

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RD Disposal MLW and HLW Costs distribution (MBEF)
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3. Waste characterization and compatibility with
disposal environment

• Synatom vitrified waste, Pamela vitrified waste,
  Eurobitum waste
• General coordinator Robert Gens
• Main partners SCK.CEN, European Commission,
  CEA, FZK, CNRS, Ecole des Mines de Nantes
• Current program 2000-2003 (30 millions BEF/y)