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Year 06 08 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58<br />

Operation of NPPs<br />

60<br />

40 years of operation<br />

Final repository for short-lived LILW<br />

Operational waste<br />

Design<br />

Construction<br />

Decommissioning waste<br />

Interim storage of core components<br />

At the NPPs and at Clab<br />

At SFR<br />

Final disposal of other long-lived waste<br />

Safety evaluation<br />

Siting<br />

Design<br />

Construction<br />

Operation of final repository for other<br />

long-lived waste<br />

Figure 25-1. General timetable for management and disposal of LILW, including waste from<br />

decommissioning of the NPPs.<br />

25.2 Short-lived LILW<br />

Today, short-lived LILW is waste from operation and maintenance of the NPPs. This waste is<br />

well-characterized and has been handled routinely for nearly 30 years. Disposal of the portion<br />

for which <strong>SKB</strong> is responsible has been going on in SFR since 1988. In the future, when the<br />

phase-out of the NPPs begins, decommissioning waste will be added to this category. This waste<br />

consists of the same types of waste as arise in the operation and maintenance of the NPPs, but in<br />

different proportions. These waste types will be able to be treated, transported and deposited in<br />

the same way as the operational waste. The decommissioning waste is dominated by scrap metal<br />

and concrete residues.<br />

Conclusions in RD&D 2001 and its review<br />

The review of RD&D 2001 called for a better clarification of how the waste from decommissioning<br />

will be managed, in particular the large quantities of low-level waste that are expected.<br />

Newfound knowledge since RD&D 2001<br />

<strong>SKB</strong> is striving for a more coherent planning and handling of issues related to the low- and<br />

intermediate-level waste. This is being done by e.g. recurrent waste forecasts as well as new<br />

and updated studies regarding quantities and types of waste.<br />

As far as management of LILW is concerned, <strong>SKB</strong> is responsible for the waste that will be<br />

disposed of in <strong>SKB</strong>’s facilities. Other kinds of waste, for example materials released for<br />

unrestricted use and low-level materials intended for onsite disposal at the NPPs, are also the<br />

responsibility of the NPPs. The whole problem can be addressed and optimal solutions found<br />

by cooperation between <strong>SKB</strong> and the power companies.<br />

<strong>Programme</strong><br />

See section 25.5.<br />

328 RD&D-<strong>Programme</strong> <strong>2004</strong>

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