RWM Introduction to Geological Disposal

RWM Introduction to Geological Disposal

I ntr o d u cti o n t o G e ol o gi c al Dis p os al L e ar n a b o ut o ur missi o n t o d e al withradioactive w ast e a n d h o w it c o ul d s u p p ort e c o n o mic gro wt h i n y o ur c o m m u nit y Workingtogetherto pr ot e ct t h e f ut ur e V er si o n E 1 G e ol o gi c al disposalistheright t hi n g t o dofortoday’s s o ci et y a n d f ut ur e generations. Itis a si g nifi c a nt e n vir o n m e nt al pr oj e ct withlong-ter m e c o n o mi c b e n efit s a n d c o m m u nit y c o n s e nt at t h e h e art of t h e pr o c e s s. V er si o n E 1 C o nt e nt s 5 W h y d o e s t h e UK n e e d g e ol o gi c al di s p os al ? 9 W h at i s a G e ol o gi c al Di s p os al F a cilit y ? 1 3 T h e s af e st s ol uti o n 1 7 W h at ar e t h e b e n efits of h osti n g a G e ol o gic al Dis p os al F a cilit y? 2 1 T h e siti n g pr o c e s s 2 5 C o m m u nit y Vi si o n a n d C o m m u nit y I n v e st m e nt 2 8 Protectingthe e n vir o n m e nt 3 2 O ur vi si o n, mi s si o n a n d v al u e s 3 V er si o n E 1 Si z e w ell B n u cl e ar p o w er st ati o n 4 V er si o n E 1 W h y d o es t h e UK n e e d g e ol o gi c al dis p os al? V er si o n E 1 M aj or s it es i n t h e UK whereradioactive w ast e is c urr e ntl y pr o d u c e d a n d st or e d V ul c a n D o u nr e a y R o s yt h Cl y d e T or n e s s H u nt er st o n C h a p el cr o s s H artl e p o ol S ell a fi el d LL W R B arr o w H e y s h a m Clift o n M ar s h S pri n g fi el d s C a p e n h ur st W ylf a S h ef fi el d Tr a w sf y n y d d D er b y D o n ni n gt o n Ki n g s Cliff C ul h a m Si z e w ell B er k el e y H ar w ell C ar diff Br a d w ell A m er s h a m Ol d b ur y Sil w o o d P ar k Hi n kl e y P oi nt R ut h erf or d D u n g e n e s s Al d er m a st o n Wi nfrit h P ort s m o ut h D e v o n p ort S p e nt f u el r e pr o c e s si n g F u el f a bri c ati o n & ur a ni u m e nri c h m e nt N u cl e ar p o w er r e a ct or s M e di c al & i n d u stri al N u cl e ar e n er g y R & D W a st e di s p o s al f a cilit y D ef e n c e 6 V er si o n E 1 W h y d o es t h e UK n e e d g e ol o gi c al dis p os al? N u cl e ar p o w er g e n er at es ar o u n d o n e fi f h of t h e U K’s el e ctri cit y. R a di o a cti v e w ast e is pr o d u c e d fr o m electricity generation, m e di c al, i n dustrial, d ef e n c e a n d r es e ar c h a cti viti es. W e n e e d t o d eli v er i n n o v ati v e solutionsforthe m a n a g e m e nt of t his w ast e t h at m e et t o d a y’s s af et y st a n d ar ds a n d will pr ot e ct us i nt o t h e distantfuture. T h er eisi nt er n ati o n al c o ns e ns us t h at t h e s af est p er m a n e nt s ol uti o n t o m a n a g e hi g h er activityra dioactive w ast eis t ois ol at eit d e e p u n dergroundin s oli d r o c k, vi a a n et w or k of v a ults a n d t u n n els. T his is c all e d g e ol o gi c al dis p os al. T h e U nit e d Ki n g d o mis a pi o n e er of nucleartechnologies. T h e w orl d’s first c o m m er ci al n u cl e ar p o w er st ati o n w as o p e n e d h er e. Si n c e t h e n, nucleartechnology h as d eliv er e d gr e at b e n efits; s u p p orti n g n ati o n al d ef e n c e a n d g e n er ati n g electricityf or o v er 6 0 y e ars. P o w er pl a nt Reprocessing M e di ci n e D ef e n c e I n d ustr y R es e ar c h W h at d o w e n e e d t o d o n o w? Existi n g w ast eis c urr e ntl y st or e d a b o v e gr o u n d at m or e t h a n 3 0 sit es a cr oss t h e U K. T h es e s urf a c e st or es c a n b e k e pt s af e f or m a n y d e c a d es, b ut r e q uir e c o nti n u o us maintenanceto k e e p t h e m s e c ur e a n di n g o o d c o n diti o n, as s o m e of t h e w ast e r e m ai ns radioactivefor h u n dr e ds ofthousands of y e ars. A G e ol o gi c al Dis p os al F a cilit y pr o vi d es a p er m a n e nt solutionfor s u c h w ast e. W e w a nt t o w or ki n partnership wit h c o m munitiestofind a s uit a bl e sit e f or a Geological Dis p os al F a cilit y ( G D F). 7 V er si o n E 1 I nt er m e di at e L e v el W a st e st or e 8 V er si o n E 1 W h at is a G e ol o gi c al Dis p os al F a cilit y? V er si o n E 1 1 0 V er si o n E 1 What is a Geological Disposal Facility? A Geological Disposal Facility {GDF) will be a significant piece of UK infrastructure where the majority of the facility is built between 200 and 1000 metres underground, with a surface area of approximately 1 square kilometre.

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