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Disposal Sites -
Announcements & Commissions
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The French waste
agency ANDRA confirmed its announcement of mid- September 1999 that it intends
to construct a dedicated site for the disposal of very low level waste (VLLW),
by further stating that the facility should enter into operation from 2003. The
site will be on an impermeable clay layer next to the current disposal site for
low- and intermediate-level waste: the CSA centre in the Aube District. The new
centre is expected to come into operation by 2002. It is designed for a total
capacity of 750 000 tonnes of VLLW. 80% of the waste received will come from the
nuclear industry and the rest will result from the dismantling of factories that
used radioactive materials or site rehabilitation works. Waste packages will be
placed in compartments dug out of the clay about 5 m deep and covered with a protective
membrane. Annual deliveries are expected to be in the region of 20 000 to 30 000
tonnes. 3.2
Taiwan: In October 1999 Taipower and the Taiwanese regulatory body AEC announced
that unless a suitable offshore solution for spent fuel storage arises within
the next five years, Taipower will resort to on-site dry storage for several decades
to come. previous
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