Safeguarding in final disposal

According to the Atomic Energy Act (AtG), it is a licensing requirement for nuclear facilities that the necessary protection against disruptive actions or other interference by third parties (SEWD) is ensured. This requirement of protection against SEWD also applies to repositories. The search for a repository for high-level radioactive waste was placed on a legal basis with the Site Selection Act. The technical and planning competence for final disposal was pooled with the creation of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) mbH. The procedure for selecting a site for the final disposal of high-level radioactive waste has begun. For the final disposal of high-level waste and other radioactive waste, the safeguarding requirements for relevant repository concepts are to be determined at the level of generic, site-independent safeguarding requirements and associated suitable safeguarding measures, also taking into account international concepts and experience. For the protection of repositories against SEWD, the development and evaluation of possible generic safeguarding concepts that go beyond the individual case and depend on the respective repository concept is missing so far. This report presents the work and results of the project.