Comments on the final report of the critical analysis of the Andra's program on researches performed in the Bure underground laboratory and the transposition zone to define a ZIRA, prepared by the IEER for the CLIS (March-April 2011)

This report is an answer to the conclusions and recommendations of a report made by the IEER about researches performed in the field of deep geological storage of nuclear wastes. It also proposes an analysis of the whole content of this report. The IEER report addressed seismic data and seismic characterization of the transposition area, the characteristics and properties of host geological formations, rock mechanics, thermal aspects, and the comparison with other underground research programs aimed at the selection of a ZIRA (area of interest for deeper research for a future storage)