PREPARING THE HOST TERRITORY FOR CIGEO M. Marc Demulsant Sous-Prefect of the Meuse District Host Territory Project Director Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 7 december 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo • Presentation of the territory • Stakeholders • Regional development contract procedure Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo • Region development contract: a procedure underway • Working groups are tasked with formulating proposals for concrete actions to prepare for Cigeo • A steering committee is tasked with process governance, associating all stakeholders Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Cigeo: now at the heart of the regional territory Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Cigeo: on the boundary of the Meuse and Haute-Marne departments Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Many municipal groupings are affected Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo A major industrial project… • 550 ha of surface installations • 190,000 m² surface building footprint in the nuclear facility by the end of the project • 270 km of underground drifts by completion • 10 million m³ excavated • Over 2000 people working on the site at its peak • A target cost of €25bn set by the Energy Minister Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo ...in a highly rural area: • La Meuse: population of 192,000, 31 people/km² (compared with a national average of 64.7/km²) - department ranked 91st for population density • La Haute-Marne: population of 181,500, 29 people/km² – ranked 92nd • Bassin de Joinville municipal grouping: 59 municipalities, population of 13,510 - 19 people/km² • Haute-Saulx municipal grouping: 15 municipalities, population of 2,819 - 14 people/km² Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo • The Programme Act of 28 June 2006, which defined deep geological disposal as the response to the need to dispose of high and intermediate level long-lived radioactive waste, includes specific provisions: - a public interest group in each department with real financial resources - a clear commitment to economic development on the part of nuclear operators Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo Article 13 of the Act: Alongside the laboratory and disposal facility: Creation of a Public Interest Group (GIP) made up of - the Government - Andra (A public institution, independent since 1991) - Local authorities (regions, departments, municipal groupings and municipalities) Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo Aims of the Public Interest Group (GIP): Manage infrastructure to promote and facilitate installation and operation of the laboratory and disposal facility, Actions for town and country planning and economic development Training courses, Actions to develop, promote and spread scientific knowledge Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo Two GIPs In Haute-Marne GIP Haute-Marne In Meuse GIP Objectif Meuse Each GIP currently receives €30m per year Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo Numerous stakeholders involved: • Government • Grand Est regional council • The Meuse and Haute-Marne departmental councils • The two GIPs • Municipal groupings • Other public inter-municipal cooperation bodies and municipalities themselves • Economic stakeholders: chambers of commerce, business/trade associations, etc. The need to coordinate actions Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo • The Prefect of the Meuse department, tasked by the Minister of the Environment, Energy and the Sea and the Minister of the Interior with coordinating the two departments • A Territorial Support Mission under the Meuse Prefect, coordinated by a Subprefect • A mandate from the Prime Minister (letter dated 9 June 2016) asking the coordinating Prefect to draw up a region development contract • Reflection on Cigeo’s future fiscal arrangements, at the request of the Minister of the Economy and Finances and the Minister of Town and Country Planning, Rural Affaires and Local Authorities Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo • Themes covered: – Transport infrastructure (roads, railways, waterways) – Travel – Housing – Community Services for local people – Digital coverage of the area – Water and power supply – Economic development (activity centres, training courses, employment planning, preparation of the local economic fabric) – Landscapes, heritage, environments Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission Preparing the host territory for Cigeo Aims: – On the basis of Cigeo project needs identified by Andra, propose operational solutions in synergy with local needs and expectations – Meet both the economic and social expectations of the territory – In particular, draw up a list of operations to undertake, each having a project leader, funding and a schedule – Monitor implementation of the operations over time Meuse Prefecture - Cigeo Wednesday 16 March 2016 Support Mission .