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Radioactive waste

Author: Robert GUILLAUMONT

Publication date: July 10, 2010 | Lire en français

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    1. Geological storage

    1.1 Objective

    Geological disposal corresponds to the implementation of the CCG management strategy: conditioning, confinement in the geosphere [BN 3 660v2] for long-lived waste (FAVL, MAVL and HAVL). The aim is to place waste packages beyond the reach of ordinary human activities in a geological layer where, after a phase of isolation, the radionuclides leaving the degraded packages will remain trapped for as long as possible. The desired duration of radionuclide confinement must be appropriate to...

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