aspects of the management of high level waste and spent fuel – the swedish perspective johan...
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Aspects of the Management of High Level Waste and Spent Fuel – the Swedish Perspective
Johan Anderberg
Director, SSM
Sweden
2011-09-22Johan Anderberg
• 45 % of the electrical power production
• 10 operating reactors
• CLAB – central interim spent fuel storage
• SFR – repository for operational waste
• Västerås – fuel factory
• Studsvik – waste management facilities
The national context
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Policy and Strategies - ILate 70’s early 80’s: Direct disposal of SNF without reprocessing
The reactor owners shall manage and dispose of the SNF and HLW in Sweden
Expenses covered by revenues from the energy production giving rise to HLW and SNF
SNF/HLW is managed / disposed in Sweden - only by exception disposal of foreign waste
The State has the ultimate responsibility
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Policy and Strategies - IIThe Acts (and Ordinances) – Nuclear Activities Act (1984:3)– Radiation Protection Act (1988:220)– Environmental Code (1998:808)– Financial Measures for the Management of Residual Products
from Nuclear Activities (2006:647)
lay down provisions, implement Swedish policy
The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company AB (SKB) plans, builds and operates Swedish HLW / SNF facilities
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Continuous Follow-Up of Research & Development
RD&D 2010
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The national management system for SF and RW
RD&D-program 2010
= repository for decommissioning waste
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= repository for spent fuel
= repository for long-lived waste
PLANNED FACILITIES
= encapsulation plant
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CONSTRUCTION DECOMMISSIONINGOPERATIONTIMELINE/PHASE
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LICENCE- Construct- Possess- Operate
AuthorisationCONSTRUCTION
DE-LICENSINGExemption
from responsibilities
AuthorisationROUTINE
OPERATION
AuthorisationDECOMMIS-
SIONING
APPLICATION
- Construct- Possess- Operate
APPLICATION Excemption
from responsibilies
ApplicationCONSTRUCTION
AuthorisationCONTINUED OPERATION
ApplicationROUTINE
OPERATION
ApplicationDECOMMIS-SIONING
PSR(PeriodicSafety Review)
AuthorisationTRIAL
OPERATION
Application TRIAL
OPERATION
TRIAL OPERATION
A step-wise licensing process
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The license application review processes
SKBApplies for the licenses, prepares applications
Environm. CourtEnvironmental Code
SSMNuclear Activities Act
GovernmentDecides on• Nuclear licence• Permissibility of
Environm. licence
The MunicipalityApproves or object
application
Environm. CourtDecides on
Environmental licence & conditions
SSMIssues conditions coupled to nuclear
licence
SKBInitiates civil construction case
The MunicipalityDetailed plan
Planning and Building Act (2010:900)
The MunicipalityMunicipality Board plan approval
The MunicipalityIssues building permit
SKBApplies for building permit
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Openness – a Licensing Prerequisite
Siting and licensing of waste repository
Participation of interested parties
Dialogue
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Key messages
• National responsibility – prime responsibility rests with operators and nuclear licensees
• Step-wise approach – evaluation, feed-back, new research
• All decisions and actions publicly discussed and supported
• International co-operation and peer reviews
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