Deep borehole disposal as a potential solution for high-level waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in Norway – current status and a first generic safety assessment

Engelhardt, Hans-Joachim; Fischer, Tilman; Haverkamp, Bernt; Wanne, Toivo; Wunderlich, Ansgar

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-31-2023

Articles | Volume 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-31-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-31-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 2

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06 Sep 2023

Conference Abstract |

| 06 Sep 2023

Deep borehole disposal as a potential solution for high-level waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in Norway – current status and a first generic safety assessment

Hans-Joachim Engelhardt, Tilman Fischer, Bernt Haverkamp, Toivo Wanne, and Ansgar Wunderlich

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Short summary

Since the disposal of radioactive waste in deep boreholes seems to be a promising solution for small waste volumes, Norway investigates, together with international partners, like BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH, the possibility of deep borehole disposal. For this reason a tailored deep borehole concept was developed and a generic safety assessment was carried out on a conceptual level. This initial work showed that this could be a possible solution which, however, needs further research and development.