KETEP 세계에너지시장정보

List of abbreviations and acronyms .................................................................................................... 7 


Executive summary ................................................................................................ 9 

 Deep geological repositories and the definition of “nuclear installation” under the  nuclear liability regimes .............. 9 

 The operator of a deep geological repository ....................................................................... 10 

 Nuclear liability coverage for deep geological repositories ......................................................... 11 

 Nuclear incidents at deep geological repositories in the post-closure phase ........................... 11 


Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 13 


Chapter 1. Overview of deep geological repository projects and nuclear liability .................. 15 

 1.1. Overview of repository projects worldwide .......................................................................... 15 

 1.2.  Overview of radiological aspects of deep geological repositories ...................................... 15 

 1.3.  Overview of the international nuclear liability regimes...................................................... 17 

 1.4.  Main challenges ........................................................................................................................ 20 


Chapter 2. Deep geological repositories and the definition of  “nuclear installation” under the nuclear liability regimes ...... 23 

 2.1.  Description of deep geological repository concept and life cycle ...................................... 23 

 2.2.  Definition of “nuclear installation” under the international nuclear liability  conventions ........ 26 

 2.3.  Main challenges regarding the definition of nuclear installation ...................................... 29 

 2.4.  Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 34 


Chapter 3. The operator of deep geological repositories ............................................................. 35 

 3.1.  Expected licensing process of a deep geological repository ............................................... 35 

 3.2.  Definition of “operator” under the international nuclear liability conventions .............. 39 

 3.3.  Corporate and organisational structures for DGR operators .............................................. 40 

 3.4.  Changing operators and keeping institutional memory ..................................................... 41 

 3.5.  Main challenges ........................................................................................................................ 43 

 3.6.  Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 46 


Chapter 4. Nuclear liability coverage for deep geological repositories ..................................... 47 

 4.1.  Nuclear liability insurance and other financial security required by the international nuclear liability conventions ........... 47 

 4.2.  Potential challenges to cover deep geological repositories ................................................. 49 

 4.3.  Challenges regarding the funding of the nuclear liability coverage .................................. 52 

 4.4.  Recommendation ...................................................................................................................... 53 


Chapter 5. Nuclear incidents at deep geological repositories ..................................................... 55 

 5.1.  Safety cases for deep geological repositories ........................................................................ 55 

 5.2.  Definition of “nuclear incident” under the international nuclear liability conventions .... 59 

 5.3.  Radiological protection perspectives on nuclear incidents ................................................ 61 

 5.4.  Main challenges ........................................................................................................................ 64