Handling and final disposal of nuclear waste. September 1986

The Act on Nuclear Activities (SFS 1984:3) obligates the owners of the Swedish nuclear power plants to<br/>jointly prepare a comprehensive programme for the research and development work and other measures<br/>required for the safe management and disposal of the waste from nuclear power.<br/>For those parts of the waste system that have already been taken into operation or are under construction - transportation and handling systems, central interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel (CLAB) and final repository for reactor waste (SFR) - the research and development stage has already largely been passed. The programme presented here therefore pertains primarily to the treatment and final disposal of spent fuel. The report is divided into three parts.<br/>Part I - General - presents the premises for waste management in Sweden and the waste types that are produced in the Swedish nuclear power programme. A brief description is then provided of the measures required for the handling and final disposal of various waste forms. A summary of planned research and development concludes Part I.<br/>Part II - Choice of final disposal system – contains an account of the investigations that are required to provide a basis for the choice of system and site for final disposal of the waste. <br/>Part III describes a research programme for the years 1987-1992. The Act on Nuclear Activities requires that the programme &quot;present a survey of all measures that may be necessary&quot; and &quot;specify the measures that are intended to be taken within a period of at least six years&quot;. <br/>Parts I and II are intended to fulfil the first requirement, while part III fulfils the requirement on a detailed six-year plan.<br/>