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A review on the Cigeo project, the industrial centre of geological storage of the most radioactive wastes

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This document briefly presents the Cigeo project which is designed for the underground geological storage of the most radioactive wastes. Requirements comprise safety after closure and without any human intervention, and a reversible operation during at least 100 years. The storage principle is briefly described. A brief history of this research project is reported

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Original title (French)
Le point sur le projet Cigeo, centre industriel de stockage geologique pour les dechets les plus radioactifs

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Imprint Pagination
3 p.
Report number
INIS-FR--12-0549

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
43054770
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Descriptors DEI
CLAYS; FRANCE; GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; WASTE-ROCK INTERACTIONS
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EUROPE; MANAGEMENT; MINERALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; SILICATE MINERALS; STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE; WESTERN EUROPE

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Available from the INIS Liaison Officer for France, see the 'INIS contacts' section of the INIS website for current contact and E-mail addresses: http://www.iaea.org/INIS/INIS-contacts/