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PANEL DISCUSSION<br />

Summary of the Panel Discussion concluding<br />

Session II: Economical factors governing geological disposal programmes<br />

Panel members:<br />

Thibaud Labalette (Chair), ANDRA, France<br />

Milena Christoskova (Rapporteur), DPRAO, Bulgaria<br />

Hans D. K. Codée, COVRA, The Netherlands<br />

Vit�zslav Duda, RAWRA, Czech Republic<br />

Jean-Paul Minon, ONDRAF/NIRAS, Belgium<br />

Ján Timul'ák, DECOM A.S., Slovakia<br />

This report summarizes the outcome of session II on the economical factors governing geological<br />

disposal programmes. The session included a keynote speech by Dr Eero Patrakka (CEO, Posiva<br />

Oy, Finland) on the "Assessment of financial provisions for nuclear waste management – long-term<br />

perspective from a Finnish viewpoint". This was followed by a panel discussion based on a set of<br />

questions.<br />

The questions put forward for discussion were:<br />

� What are the main economic parameters governing RWM and disposal in the <strong>EU</strong>?<br />

� What are the main funding schemes and principles of financing waste disposal?<br />

� What are the main elements to consider in the overall estimation of RWM costs?<br />

� What are the influencing factors for costs variation?<br />

� What is the influence of the volume of waste on the disposal costs?<br />

� How can new decisions on nuclear energy (new NPP…) influence costs and funding schemes<br />

and how are they taken into account?<br />

The panellists presented their statements before the word was given to the floor.<br />

Hans D. K. Codée<br />

COVRA is a pioneer company in long-term management. If we make a simple calculation based on<br />

nuclear power units installed in the Netherlands, 30 years of operational period and energy production<br />

the cost of repository is unbearable for the country. Even if the operational period is doubled<br />

and new NPPs are constructed, the cost cannot be afforded in the country.<br />

The only opportunity is to share the repository and to share the costs. It is not easy but it is the<br />

European way. The fact the money will be kept for 100 years has to be accepted and the money has<br />

to be managed in a proper way. The volume of waste produced in France in one year is equal to the<br />

volume of waste produced in the Netherlands in course of 100 years. The operating cost depends on<br />

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