NEA Mandates and Structures
Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations – Crystalline Club (CRC)
| Chair(s): |
Lukas VONDROVIC, Czech Republic
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Secretary: |
Hideki YAGIHASHI
(hideki.yagihashi@oecd-nea.org)
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| Vice-Chair(s): |
Judith FLÜGGE, Germany
Motoyuki YAMADA, Japan
Miguel Angel CUNADO PERALTA, Spain
Paul E. MARINER, United States
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| Member(s): | All NEA member countries* |
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| Russia (Suspended*) |
| *Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. |
| Full participant(s): |
European Commission
Under the NEA Statute
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| Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
By agreement
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| Date of creation: | 01 January 2017 |
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| End of mandate: | 31 December 2022 |
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Mandate (Document reference):
- Summary Record of the 18th Meeting of the IGSC [NEA/RWM/IGSC(2016)10/FINAL]
- Mandate of the Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations – Crystalline Club (CRC) (1 January 2017 – 31 December 2018) [NEA/RWM/IGSC(2016)9]
- Mandate of the Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations – Crystalline Club (CRC) (1 January 2019 – 31 December 2020) [NEA/RWM/IGSC(2018)1]
- Summary Record of the 22nd Meeting of the IGSC [NEA/RWM/IGSC(2021)5]
- Mandate of the Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations – Crystalline Club (CRC) (1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022) [NEA/RWM/IGSC(2021)6]
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/RWM/IGSC(2021)6
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Objectives
The mission of the CRC is to promote the exchange of scientific evidence/information for demonstrating the safety of developing geological disposal facilities in crystalline rock formations. To fulfil its objectives, the tasks carried by the CRC will include:
- promoting the exchange of information on approaches, methods, methodologies and technologies in order to understand the characteristics of crystalline rocks and the advantages to host a repository;
- developing and exchanging specific information to the geological media of interest among countries currently pursuing or considering crystalline rock as a candidate deep geological repository medium;
- identifying areas of interest for fundamental research, i.e. where understanding is incomplete or improvements are required;
- developing reports and expert recommendations;
- promoting common projects and task groups within the CRC; and
- communicating identified topics of common interest and/or exchange with other working groups or international projects.
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