2. Geological disposal issues
2.1 Respecting principles
The overriding principle is to adapt the concept of storage to the type of waste (HLW, HLW or LLW). The design of a repository is very complicated because, in addition to the technical aspects, we have to consider the occurrence of events that are unlikely but not excluded, linked to human activity or natural phenomena, and the possibility that the opening period of the repository has created damage to the integrity of the natural geological barrier. The design must therefore be inspired by a few general principles.
The first is modularity, which means that different storage packages cannot be placed in the same module to avoid long-term chemical interference.
The second is complementarity, which is based...
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Regulations
Légifrance website http://www.legifrance.fr
Law no. 91-1381 of December 30, 1991 on research into radioactive waste management.
Law no. 2006-739 of June 28, 2006 on the sustainable management of radioactive materials and waste.
Law no. 2006-686 of June 13, 2006 on nuclear transparency and safety.
Law no. 75-633 of July 15, 1975 and law no....
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Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (Opecst) http://www.senat.fr/opecst/index.html
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