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A viable Canadian solution A viable Canadian solution for the safe disposalfor the safe disposal

of spent nuclear fuel ?of spent nuclear fuel ?

NWMO mandate

Securad mission

Building awareness

Securad Objectives

Reverse Mining

Sustainability

Key success factors

Siting

Safe, secure, sustainableSafe, secure, sustainable!!

Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) mandate for the disposal of spent nuclear fuelmandate for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel

Protect human health and the environment and make it as safe as possible from harm, now and in the future

Allow Canadians to accept responsibility as creators of spent nuclear fuel and put in place a long term management approach, including a plan that is flexible enough to adopt to changes in nuclear fuel management as new technology becomes available

Recognize that the nuclear industry does not have all the answers for spent fuel management today, and that Canadians need to invest in more research and expand global cooperation to develop other and possibly better ways to manage used nuclear fuel.


Securad is proposing...Securad is proposing...

• ...that this irradiated fuel be safely stored and monitored at a depth of approximately 300 metres in massive Archean rocks (Cambrian or Precambrian)…

• out of reach of the food chain, safe from sea level variations, on an uninhabited site…

• accessible by sea, either in Quebec’s Lower North Shore or in the Labrador-Newfoundland area.

• This site will be managed like a highly automated “reverse mining” operation, with real-time monitoring and an opportunity to reuse or recycle the uranium in the future as new technologies permit.


A Safe, A Safe, Secure,Secure, Sustainable SolutionSustainable Solution

for the Monitored Retrievable Disposal for the Monitored Retrievable Disposal

(MRD)(MRD)of civilian spent nuclear fuelof civilian spent nuclear fuel

...with minimised impact and optimal mitigation...with minimised impact and optimal mitigation on natural and social environmenton natural and social environment


The Securad Mission The Securad Mission • Provide Canadian utilities with a sound solution Provide Canadian utilities with a sound solution

for the safe disposal of spent fuel, in a reasonable for the safe disposal of spent fuel, in a reasonable time frame. time frame.

• Develop the project in agreement with the Develop the project in agreement with the Canadian Canadian Nuclear Waste Management Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) Organization (NWMO) jurisdiction and Canadian jurisdiction and Canadian governmental prioritiesgovernmental priorities

• Investigate the economical and political feasibility Investigate the economical and political feasibility of possibly hosting Canadian-originated fuel of possibly hosting Canadian-originated fuel currently used by foreign utilitiescurrently used by foreign utilities


The Securad ObjectivesThe Securad Objectives1. Identify Canadian sites acceptable for storing irradiated Canadian uranium

clusters from civilian nuclear electric power plants.

2. Develop awareness and participation among people living near the sites to be supportive of the issues raised.

3. Gather expertise in order to obtain the necessary permits in view of the environmental impact studies and the specific characterization of each site.

4. Recruit highly qualified professionals, use the most dependable technologies in carrying out the Project and be completely transparent in delivering such information to all interested parties.

5. Encourage all interested parties to take part in the development and completion of the Project.

6. Build, own and operate a highly secure, monitored storage site in conjunction with the authorities responsible for public security in Canada, together with the most highly renowned scientists and engineers in this field

7 Re-invest in new technologies for the reuse and recycling of spent fuel.


““Reverse mining”Reverse mining”• The site will be as secure 10,000 years from now as it is today

• The site must be safe and closely monitored, and remain totally secure even if monitoring is interrupted (“Monitored Retrievable Disposal”)

• Access to the galleries through a ramp, intercepted by a passive evacuation channel (by means of gravity) for storm or ground water, will eliminate the need for permanent active pumping of the storage galleries

• The entrance to the galleries themselves, located more than 50 metres above sea level, will guarantee that they will remain watertight even if the oceans rise to maximum levels following a melting of the polar icecaps.


SustainabilitySustainability• A safe facility for all future generations, over a period of time that

far exceeds the life span of any prior civilization known to us.

• Access to tunnels has to exceed the maximum seashore height if polar caps were to melt. A passive (gravity) evacuation system (without manned pumping) for intruding ground surface or ocean water will prevent water in the galleries.

• Securad is considering building a gigantic Inukshook on the surface to let future generations know about some the presence of the facility below.

• In a MRD facility the stored fuel is constantly monitored, but the site remains safe under interruption of monitoring for every reason (epidemics, wars, catastrophy...).

• Uranium can be recycled, after some time, should the price of fissible fuel reach a competitive level.


Key Success FactorsKey Success Factors• Site must be located in an extremely stable geological

environment (ancient, stable non-seismic), with no water circulation at depths over 150 meters

• Site must be accessible by navigable waterways and be suited to average-sized port installations

• Site must be suited to the most stringent security measures over a broad perimeter

• Site must be devoid of human habitation over an area of 100 square kilometres

• Surrounding Native communities must be actively involved as supporters


Key Success FactorsKey Success Factors• Development plan must embrace environmental groups

and seek supportive public opinion in the host Province

• One alternative site must be chosen in addition to the proposed site

• Project must recruit a high-level interdisciplinary team including public policy, communications, public relations, social science practitioners, engineers, specialists in aboriginal and government relations and specialists in complex environmental impact and project management

• Transfer and conditioning of irradiated fuel must be conducted in compliance with the highest established international standards.


Key success factorsKey success factors• Extremely stable bedrockExtremely stable bedrock (archean, non-seismic environment)(archean, non-seismic environment)

• Minimisation of water at storage depthMinimisation of water at storage depth (over 1000 feet deep)(over 1000 feet deep)

• Access by seaAccess by sea (no road or railroad transportation of spent fuel)(no road or railroad transportation of spent fuel)

• High security standards High security standards (possible implementation)(possible implementation)

• No inhabitants No inhabitants (100 square miles clearance around the site)(100 square miles clearance around the site)

• Involvement of local First NationInvolvement of local First Nation ( (ownership, siting and operation)ownership, siting and operation)

• Alternative sitingAlternative siting (in two different provinces)(in two different provinces)

• Real-time Real-time monitoringmonitoring of actual waste of actual waste storage storage (full retrievability)(full retrievability)

• Safe disposal Safe disposal for over 10,000 yearsfor over 10,000 years

• Potential public acceptancePotential public acceptance of suggested MRD sites of suggested MRD sites


Siting the projectSiting the project• Securad identified a dozen potential sites in massive, Securad identified a dozen potential sites in massive,

stable, archean anorthosite or granite bedrockstable, archean anorthosite or granite bedrock

• Two “best” sites meeting “key success factors” have Two “best” sites meeting “key success factors” have been identified been identified aerial views availableaerial views available

• Discussions with some major engineering companies Discussions with some major engineering companies for feasibility studyfor feasibility study

• Possible agreement with the traditional people living in Possible agreement with the traditional people living in the areathe area

• Project proposal, or work agreements, with the Project proposal, or work agreements, with the Nuclear Waste Management OrganizationNuclear Waste Management Organization

Geological Geological map of the map of the siting areasiting area

Massive Massive

archeanarchean

anorthosite anorthosite

or graniteor granite


Development steps Development steps

• Identify 2 geologically and socially acceptable sitesIdentify 2 geologically and socially acceptable sites DONEDONE

• Ensure acceptance of site by local peopleEnsure acceptance of site by local people AdvancedAdvanced

• Involve First Nations in project developmentInvolve First Nations in project development AdvancedAdvanced

• Bring strategic partners on board Bring strategic partners on board AdvancedAdvanced

• Present a qualifying project to NWMOPresent a qualifying project to NWMO

• Site characterization - Environmental Impact Study - HearingsSite characterization - Environmental Impact Study - Hearings

• Building and operating the MRD FacilityBuilding and operating the MRD Facility


Why Why SecuradSecurad? ? • The Securad concept is a permanent solution for The Securad concept is a permanent solution for

Canadian spent fuel and will keep the door open for Canadian spent fuel and will keep the door open for future recycling, or alternative disposalfuture recycling, or alternative disposal

• Canada must not leave to future generations Canada must not leave to future generations the disposal of nuclear fuel actually spent by today’s the disposal of nuclear fuel actually spent by today’s generations; Securad is now ready generations; Securad is now ready to go forwardto go forward

• Securad has been working with a prominent First Securad has been working with a prominent First Nation for several years, paving the road and Nation for several years, paving the road and advancing decisively on the acceptance of its optimal advancing decisively on the acceptance of its optimal MRD siteMRD site


ConclusionConclusion• Securad is readySecurad is ready to provide the NWMO with a sound to provide the NWMO with a sound

solution for the safe solution for the safe Monitored Retrievable DisposalMonitored Retrievable Disposal of of Canadian spent nuclear fuel in a reasonable time frame, Canadian spent nuclear fuel in a reasonable time frame, consistent with Canada’s international commitment for consistent with Canada’s international commitment for sustainable developmentsustainable development

• Securad has a seven-year track recordSecurad has a seven-year track record of strong and of strong and trusting relations with the First Nation closest to the trusting relations with the First Nation closest to the two selected MRD areastwo selected MRD areas

• Securad looks forward to its cooperation with NWMOSecurad looks forward to its cooperation with NWMO and welcomes its suggestions and initiatives in that and welcomes its suggestions and initiatives in that respectrespect


RecentRecent situation situation

• 22 nuclear power plants in Canada; 131 in USA; 441 worldwide

• No safe disposal facility in operation today

• Surface (interim) storage loosely protected; risks of terrorism, plane crashes or natural catastrophies (earthquakes, etc.)

• Significant step in Canada: Creation of the Nuclear Waste Management Organisation (Nov 2002)


The Securad SolutionThe Securad Solution• A Canadian private corporation with a unique solution - A Canadian private corporation with a unique solution - Monitored Monitored

Retrievable Disposal (MRD)Retrievable Disposal (MRD) - to manage the spent nuclear fuel - to manage the spent nuclear fuel surface inventory of all Canadian civilian nuclear reactorssurface inventory of all Canadian civilian nuclear reactors

• Wide scientific acceptance over disposal of spent fuel in stable Wide scientific acceptance over disposal of spent fuel in stable archean bedrock as the best and safest solution for archean bedrock as the best and safest solution for this this and and futurefuture generations generations

• A disposal facility can be built out of the available 0.001 $ per A disposal facility can be built out of the available 0.001 $ per kilowatt-hour produced in Canada. Substantial benefits can be kilowatt-hour produced in Canada. Substantial benefits can be further derived from further derived from futurefuture power plants in Canada, or from power plants in Canada, or from Canadian fuel supplied to foreign utilitiesCanadian fuel supplied to foreign utilities

• Exceptional sites identified in Quebec and Labrador, in close Exceptional sites identified in Quebec and Labrador, in close collaboration with Native authoritiescollaboration with Native authorities


Time frameTime frame

• Feasibility studies & awarenessFeasibility studies & awareness 1-2 years1-2 years

• Environmental study / public hearings:Environmental study / public hearings: 1 year1 year

• Site characterization / construction:Site characterization / construction: 2 years2 years

• OperationOperation 40 years 40 years ++

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