Abstract
AbstractThe Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform (IGD-TP) was launched in November 2009 to facilitate international cooperation in common areas of research, development and demonstration (RD&D) with a view to advancing the implementation of geological disposal facilities for spent fuel, high-level and other long-lived waste in Europe.The IGD-TP's Vision is that “by 2025, the first geological disposal facilities for spent fuel, high-level waste and other long-lived radioactive waste will be operating safely in Europe”. Aside from most European waste management organisations, the IGD-TP currently has 124 members covering most of the RD&D actors in the field of implementing geological disposal of radioactive waste in Europe.Five years after its inception, the IGD-TP has been shown to play a leading role in coordinating joint actions for RD&D in radioactive waste geological disposal programmes. The work of the platform takes into account differences between the timing and challenges for the respective waste management programmes. Following implementation of Posiva's geological disposal facility in Finland it is expected that within the next 5 years the construction of the Swedish and French geological disposal facilities will commence. Within IGD-TP, the SecIGD2 project whose remit is “Coordination and Support Action under the 7th Framework programme” aims at supporting, at the European level, the networking and structuring of RD&D programmes and competences in countries with less advanced geological disposal programmes, including those in the new European Union Member States. Furthermore, the SecIGD2 supports the development and coordination of the necessary competences to meet the Vision 2025 as a part of the platform's Competence Maintenance, Education and Training (CMET) working group.
Highlights
IntroductionTHE Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform (IGD– TP) was launched in November 2009 with a vision that “by 2025, the first geological disposal facilities for spent fuel, high-level waste and other long-lived
Within the European geological disposal community, the IGD-TP, through its Secretariat SecIGD2, will continue to create opportunities to carry out joint Research Development and Demonstration of safe solutions in geological disposal of radioactive waste
The SecIGD2 is expected to build competence and to disseminate knowledge amongst stakeholders concerned with radioactive waste management and with geological disposal in particular
Summary
THE Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform (IGD– TP) was launched in November 2009 with a vision that “by 2025, the first geological disposal facilities for spent fuel, high-level waste and other long-lived. The main objectives of the IGD-TP are to initiate and carry out collaborative actions in Europe to facilitate the stepwise implementation of safe, deep geological disposal of spent fuel, high-level waste, and other long-lived radioactive waste by solving the remaining scientific, technological and social challenges, and thereby supporting the wastemanagement programmes in the Member States. It was driven by the idea that the Key Topics identified in the SRA would focus on activities that are of common interest and would benefit from joint implementation As these founding documents were developed, the stakeholders started to deploy the SRA with the aim of facilitating the stepwise implementation of safe deep geological disposal of spent fuel and high level waste in Europe. The responses to the questionnaire were communicated to the 4th IGD-TP Exchange Forum in Prague in October 2013
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