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https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-89-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-89-2023
Conference Abstract
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06 Sep 2023
Conference Abstract |  | 06 Sep 2023

Deep-future climate change scenarios for site selection of nuclear waste disposal in Germany

Christine Kaufhold and Andrey Ganopolski

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A repository in Germany must be secure for a period of at least 1 million years. We argue that the deep-future climate should be considered in the site selection process. A suite of possible future climates will be provided, using different emission scenarios. In low-emission scenarios, glacial cycles will quickly resume, changing subterranean stress and permafrost. In high-emission scenarios, the sea level will rise. Both regimes should be of interest to those working on nuclear waste disposal.