SITEX
Sustainable network of Independent Technical EXpertise for radioactive waste disposal
| Coordinatore | INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE
Organization address
address: Avenue de la Division Leclerc 31 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | France [FR] |
| Totale costo | 1˙363˙512 € |
| EC contributo | 950˙080 € |
| Programma | FP7-EURATOM-FISSION
EURATOM: Nuclear fission and radiation protection |
| Code Call | FP7-Fission-2011 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-CA |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-01-01 - 2013-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE
Organization address
address: Avenue de la Division Leclerc 31 contact info |
FR (FONTENAY AUX ROSES) | coordinator | 246˙257.00 |
| 2 |
Federal Agency for Nuclear Control
Organization address
address: Ravensteinstraat 36 contact info |
BE (Brussel) | participant | 113˙848.00 |
| 3 |
BEL V
Organization address
address: RUE RAVENSTEIN 36 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 92˙020.00 |
| 4 |
MUTADIS CONSULTANTS SARL
Organization address
address: RUE DE LA FIDELITE 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS 10) | participant | 86˙456.00 |
| 5 |
DECOM AS
Organization address
address: SIBIRSKA 1 contact info |
SK (TRNAVA) | participant | 85˙600.00 |
| 6 |
GESELLSCHAFT FUER ANLAGEN- UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT (GRS) MBH
Organization address
address: Schwertnergasse 1 contact info |
DE (KOELN) | participant | 62˙000.00 |
| 7 |
USTAV JADERNEHO VYZKUMU REZ A.S.
Organization address
address: HUSINEC - REZ 130 contact info |
CZ (HUSINEC) | participant | 57˙780.00 |
| 8 |
EUROPEAN NUCLEAR SAFETY TRAINING AND TUTORING INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: AVENUE DE LA DIVISION LECLERC 31 contact info |
FR (Fontenay aux Roses) | participant | 50˙932.00 |
| 9 |
NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY GROUP
Organization address
address: Westerduinweg 3 contact info |
NL (PETTEN) | participant | 46˙652.00 |
| 10 |
LIETUVOS ENERGETIKOS INSTITUTAS
Organization address
address: Breslaujos g. 3 contact info |
LT (KAUNAS) | participant | 38˙520.00 |
| 11 |
STRALSAKERHETSMYNDIGHETEN
Organization address
address: SOLNA STRANDVAG 96 contact info |
SE (STOCKHOLM) | participant | 23˙611.00 |
| 12 |
AUTORITE DE SURETE NUCLEAIRE
Organization address
address: RUE LOUIS LEJEUNE 15 contact info |
FR (MONTROUGE CEDEX) | participant | 21˙999.99 |
| 13 |
EIDGENOSSISCHES NUKLEARSICHERHEINSPEKTORAT ENSI
Organization address
address: INDUSTRIESTRASSE 19 contact info |
CH (BRUGG) | participant | 16˙371.00 |
| 14 |
MINISTERIE VAN ECONOMISCHE ZAKEN
Organization address
address: BEZUIDENHOUTSEWEG 73 contact info |
NL (The Hague) | participant | 8˙033.00 |
| 15 |
"MINISTERE DE L'ECOLOGIE, DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE DES TRANSPORTS ET DU LOGEMENT"
Organization address
address: Tour Pascal B contact info |
FR (Paris) | participant | 0.01 |
| 16 |
CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION
Organization address
address: SLATER STREET 280 contact info |
CA (OTTAWA) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'SITEX aims at identifying the efficient means that should be developed through the establisment of a sustainable expertise function network within a European framework with the view to: - allowing mutual understanding between regulatory bodies, TSOs and waste management organisations (WMOs) on (i) the regulatory expectations at decision holdpoints and (ii) how the scientific and technical elements carried out by the WMOs comply with these expectations. In that perspective, the needs in clarification of existing regulatory guidance or in developing new guidance will be addressed. Exchanges with IGD-TP on that issues is favoured. In complement, role of expertise function and the needs for improving it will be discussed; - in coordination with or in complement to WMO's research program, defining TSO's R&D program that would ensure independent capabilities development for reviewing the Safety Case and assessing the scientific arguments provided by WMOs. TSO's R&D program and priorities will be adressed by favouring close interaction with IGD-TP and seeking for joined research activities with the WMOs in order to foster common understanding of technical key points for safety and avoiding undue duplication; - ensuring competence building of experts in charge of technical review and transfer of knowledge on waste safety and radiation protection; the needs in guidance development for harmonising the technical review activity and in dedicated training and tutoring for spreading the expertise culture and practices will be addressed; - sharing, where needed, expertise approach with various stakeholders, in a manner more integrated than when only communication or dissemination are envisaged. Compilation of past actions and learning of ways of implication of stakeholders in the process of technical review will be discussed.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
While near-surface disposal of short-lived nuclear waste has reached industrial maturity, deep geological disposal of long-lived spent fuel is not yet as far. An EU-funded initiative brought together regulators and technical safety organisations (TSOs) to develop a network of independent experts and evaluate deep geological repositories.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Geological disposal is the widely accepted endpoint for safe management of long-lived radioactive waste and spent fuel. However, policy, research and implementation vary widely among EU Member States. While many European countries are still working on establishing policies, France, Finland and Sweden have already applied for construction licences.
Waste management organisations (WMOs) are responsible for the establishment of requirements and conditions for the construction, operation and closure of deep geological repositories. Assessors of these position papers will require specialised knowledge and skills to evaluate compliance with regulations through onsite inspections and R&D activities.
The EU-funded project http://sitexproject.eu/ (SITEX) (Sustainable network of independent technical expertise for radioactive waste disposal) aimed to establish and develop expertise among such assessors. The focus was set on the harmonisation of policies and programmes among regulatory authorities, TSOs and WMOs.
Scientists prepared a comprehensive list of critical safety issues and challenges related to the development and implementation of geological repositories. For these issues, the team prioritised R&D activities with an eye to engaging in scientific dialogue with the http://www.igdtp.eu/ (Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform).
The next step was to review methodologies and assimilate experiences from national initiatives that have contributed to engaging civil stakeholders in the implementation of deep geological repository projects. Finally, SITEX partners prepared the draft of a framework for the establishment of a network of independent experts with the mission to develop technical expertise on the safety of deep geological repositories.
Knowledge on fundamental processes of confinement and isolation of radioactive waste in deep geological repositories is today mature. Oversight of the implementation of such repositories by independent experts is expected to instil public trust and foster greater uptake of this widely accepted solution for the disposal of radioactive waste in the future.