25-27 January 2012
Session 1 introduces the workshop, its aims, the challenges we face and what we want to achieve.
Sessions 2 consists of presentations of national case studies from both the regulators’ and implementers’ viewpoints. It focuses on issues and practices in construction and operation of geological disposal facilities and on challenges that the institutional actors may also face.
Sessions 3-5 deal with specific technical subjects.
Each of these sessions will start with a short introduction by the session chair followed by 3-4 brief (10-15 minutes) presentations in plenary. The role of the Session Chair is to lead the plenary discussion in his/her Session. The Session Rapporteur will document key points of the session, both for the stocktaking in plenary discussion and for the workshop proceedings.
In addition to the plenary presentations, participants will be organized into small groups, each with 10-11 people, to further discuss the pre-selected subjects.
Sessions 6 summarizes the key points discussed in the workshop.
This workshop intends to be highly interactive, with significant involvement by participants to take part in in-depth discussions. Participants will also partake in small- group round table discussions to gain further insights of the selected topics.
Workshop Chair: Georg Arens, RWMC Regulators’ Forum Chair, BMU (Germany)
Workshop Co-Chair: Klaus Röhlig, IGSC Chair, Technical University of Clausthal (Germany)
Workshop programme
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25 January (day 1) Participants to collect security badge* at reception lobby, 8:45 – 9:30 |
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Session 1 |
Opening of the Workshop |
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9:30-9:55 |
Welcome note and background information Uichiro Yoshimura, NEA – (10 min) |
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Introduction to the workshop : Topics, objectives and structure Georg Arens, Workshop Chair – (15 min) |
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Session 2 |
National Case Studies |
9:55-12:00 |
National case studies will be presented by institutional stakeholders in this session. Presentations will focus on the experience and issues related to the construction and operation of DGRs, particularly on long-term passive safety constraints. Example issues :
Morning Session Chair: Klaus Röhlig, Workshop Co-Chair Morning Session Rapporteur: Shawn Smith, NRC |
9:55-10:00 |
Session Chair opening remarks – (5 min) The Finnish Experience with the Construction of Onkalo Presentations by:
Identification of issues and points for clarification for later discussion – 5 minutes. |
10:50-11:10 |
Break |
11:10-12:00 |
Dealing with the current permissibility application for constructing a spent fuel DGR in Sweden Presentations by:
Identification of issues and points for clarification, for later discussion - 5 minutes. |
12:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
14:00-17:00 |
Session 2 (continued) Afternoon Session Chair: Georg Arens, Workshop Chair Afternoon Session Rapporteur: Frans Boydon, UK-ONR |
14:00-14:05 14:05-14:40 |
Session Chair opening remarks – (5 min) Preparing as an organization, to submit or to review a construction license application for a DGR of ILW and HLW in France Presentations by:
Identification of issues and points for clarification, for later discussion - 5 minutes. |
14:40 – 15:00 |
Experience in the Canadian programme in preparing for DGRs of all waste types Presentation by:
Identification of issues and points for clarification, for later discussion - 5 minutes. |
15:00 – 15:35 |
Experience in the Swiss programme in preparing for DGRs of all waste types Presentations by:
Identification of issues and points for clarification, for later discussion - 5 minutes. |
15:35 – 16:00 |
Break |
16:00 – 16:20 |
Preparing as an organization to review a construction license application for a DGR for HLW and SF in the USA Presentation by:
Identification of issues and points for clarification, for later discussion - 5 minutes. |
16:20-17:00
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Session summaries by Session Rapporteurs- Shawn Smith (10 min) Frans Boydon (10 min) Plenary discussion – (20 min) - to be led by Session 2 Chairs |
| 17:00 | Cocktail reception |
Jan. 26 (day 2) |
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Session 3 |
Industrial feasibility of Construction |
9:00-12:25 |
Session Chair: Frédéric Bernier, FANC Session Rapporteur: Sylvie Voinis, ANDRA This session will focus on issues related to constructing of a repository. Example issues: key safety issues to be addressed by implementer in order to ensure the design of the repository (i) is feasible to construct; (ii) meets all design requirements, including monitoring requirements and specific requirements related to the long-term safety of the repository; (iii) meets expectations of the regulator(s). The significance of URL experiments in the views of the implementers and regulators? |
9:00-9:05 9:05-9:55 |
Session Chair opening remarks – (5 min) Presentations on:
Preparing for Reviewing the Construction License of a Deep Geologic Repository for low and intermediate level waste, The Canadian Regulatory Experience: Kathleen Klassen, CNSC - (15 min) Identification of issues and points for clarification, for later discussion - 5 minutes. |
9:55-10:20 |
Coffee break and move to round table discussions. Information of the round-table groups and participants will be provided at the workshop. |
10:20-11:20 |
Round table discussions :
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| 11:20-11:30 | Rapporteurs to upload presentations (by e-mail) |
11:30-12:30 |
Round tables reports by round-table rapporteurs |
12:30-13:50 |
Lunch |
Session 4 |
Industrial feasibility of operation |
13:50 - 18:10 |
Session Chair: Risto Paltemaa, STUK Session Rapporteur: Paul Gierszewski, NWMO This session will discuss various operational issues of a repository. Example issues : What are the main operational issues? What key accidents and disturbances should be addressed in design and management system? Impact of retrievability on the design and operations of a repository. |
13:50-13:55 13:55-15:00 |
Session Chair Opening Remarks - (5 min) Presentations:
Identification of issues and points for clarification, for later discussion - 5 minutes. |
15:00-15:15 |
Coffee break and move to round table discussions |
15:15-16:15 |
Round table discussions :
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| 16:15-16:25 | Rapporteurs to upload presentations (by email) |
16:20-17:15 |
Round table reports by rapporteurs |
17:15-18:10 |
Session summaries by Session Rapporteurs Session 3 and 4 rapporteur reports Plenary discussion (25 min) |
Jan. 27 (day 3) |
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Session 5 |
Licensing Aspects |
9:00-13:00 |
Session Chair: Marie-Pierre Comets, ASN Session Rapporteur: Piet Zuidema, Nagra This session will evaluate the various licensing aspects during repository development. Example issues : Level of flexibility of design that the licensing process allows. To what extent can the licensing process affect the implementation of the repository design and result in modifications? How does optimization affect later stage modifications of the design concept? |
9:00-9:05 9:05-9:55 |
Session Chair opening remarks – (5 min) Presentations on:
Identification of issues and points for clarification, for later discussion - 5 minutes. |
9:55-10:20 |
Coffee break and move to round table discussions |
10:20-11:20 |
Round table discussions :
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| 11:20-11:30 | Rapporteurs to upload presentations (by email) |
11:25-12:25 |
Round table reports by round-table rapporteurs |
12:25-12:55 |
Session summary by Session 5 rapporteur Piet Zuidema, NAGRA – (10 min) Plenary discussion – (20 min) |
Session 6 |
Summary and closing of the Workshop |
13:00-13:10 |
Summary Closing remarks by NEA |
Last reviewed: 24 January 2012
