RD&D-Programme 2004 - SKB

Contents
Part I SKB’s programme and plan of action
1 The nuclear waste system 19
1.1 Facilities for nuclear waste 19
1.1.1 SFR 20
1.1.2 Clab 20
1.1.3 Transportation system 21
1.2 Facilities for research, development and demonstration 21
1.2.1 Äspö HRL 21
1.2.2 Canister Laboratory 23
1.3 Planned facilities 24
1.3.1 Encapsulation plant 24
1.3.2 Deep repository 26
1.4 Repositories for low- and intermediate-level waste 28
2 Plan of action 29
2.1 Nuclear fuel programme 30
2.1.1 Current situation 30
2.1.2 Planning 31
2.2 LILW programme 34
2.2.1 Current situation 34
2.2.2 Planning 34
3 RD&D-programme 35
3.1 RD&D-Programme 2004 – nuclear fuel 35
3.1.1 Technology development 35
3.1.2 Safety assessment and research 36
3.2 RD&D-Programme 2004 – LILW 36
3.2.1 Decommissioning 36
3.2.2 LILW 37
3.3 RD&D-Programme 2004 – international cooperation 37
3.4 Coming RD&D-programmes 38
Part II Technology development
4 Overview – technology development 41
4.1 Canister fabrication 41
4.2 Sealing technology 41
4.3 Qualification 42
4.4 Encapsulation 42
4.5 Transportation of encapsulated fuel to the deep repository 42
4.6 Deep repository technology 42
4.7 Design of the deep repository 43
4.8 Long-term observations 43
5 Canister – fabrication 45
5.1 Design premises 46
5.2 Acceptance criteria 47
5.3 Materials technology 49
5.3.1 Canister inserts 49
5.3.2 Canister tubes, lids and bottoms 54
5.4 Trial fabrication 56
5.4.1 Canister inserts 56
5.4.2 Canister tubes, lids and bottoms 58
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