Objective This project will investigate the feasibility of Member States with small nuclear programmes (Recipient Member States, RMS) implementing long-term radioactive waste management solutions within their national borders, through collaboration with Member States with advanced disposal concepts (Donor Member States, DMS). The study will explore the viability of implementing technology transfer between the DMSs and those RMSs, which may not be able to develop their own solutions due to insufficient financial, technical or human resources, or those with a geology, which may dictate expensive engineering solutions.The study will analyse the basic steps of spent nuclear fuel and HLW management in both DMSs and RMSs to determine which components will benefit from such collaboration. The financial and human resources requirements for RMSs will be analysed and recommendations made on concepts capable of being implemented in those countries based on existing DMS concepts. These could include utilising encapsulation and conditioning services in the DMSs or provision of such within the RMSs or through a regional service. Collaboration models will be drawn up for various scenarios of co-operation covering the site-ability of facilities in RMSs, taking into account geological, socio-political, legal, and international co-operation aspects.The legal and commercial implications will be studied covering legislation on transboundary movement of waste; nuclear third party liability and intellectual property aspects. Potential methods of financing collaboration schemes through, for example, EU, EBRD, World Bank and G8 funding initiatives will be explored. Recommendations on the training requirements for the RMSs will also be made. Finally, the project will consider the feasibility of formulating a programme of activities and resource requirements for a demonstration project that could be enhanced by support from the EC for FP7 in the form of a Technology Platform. Fields of science engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineeringnuclear waste managementengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeology Programme(s) FP6-EURATOM-NUCHORIZ - Horizontal activities of the specific programme for research and training on nuclear energy, part of the framework programme for the European Atomic Energy Community within the multi-annual sixth framework programme for 2002-2006. Topic(s) NUCHORIZ-2003-3.5.1 - Specific support actions Call for proposal EURATOMCALLOPEN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator UNITED KINGDOM NIREX LTD EU contribution No data Address Curie Avenue HARWELL - DIDCOT - CHILTON United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AGENCIJA ZA RADIOAKTIVINE ODPADKE Slovenia EU contribution No data Address Parmova 53 LJUBLIJANA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - DIRECTORATE GENERAL JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE Belgium EU contribution No data Address Rue de la Loi 200 BRUSSELS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DBE TECHNOLOGY GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Eschenstrasse 55 PEINE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SKB INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS AKTIEBOLAG Sweden EU contribution No data Address Brahegatan 47 STOCKHOLM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE STATE ENTERPRISE RADIOACTIVE WASTE Bulgaria EU contribution No data Address Blvd. James Bourchier 51 SOFIA See on map Total cost No data VALSTYBES IMONE RADIOAKTY VIUJU ATLIEKU TVARKYMO AGENTURA Lithuania EU contribution No data Address Algirdo 31 VILNIUS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
