EXPECTATIONS FROM IMPLEMENTERS

摘要

Although fairly limited (USA and Germany) there is important experience available in disposing of waste in deep geological repositories at an industrial scale. In the USA the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant continues receiving contact handled long-lived LLW for disposal at present, and will soon start receiving ILW, which requires remote handling and disposal. In Germany, deep geological disposal of low and intermediate level waste started in 1968, and went on at two different facilities until 1977 and 1998 respectively. In both German facilities also waste requiring remote handling and disposal was received. Disposal in the last serving facility was phased out in 1998, both repositories are now in the phase of decommissioning and closure.