Design and Evaluation of Final Repositories

With our unique experience in planning, construction, and operation of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste we are widely acknowledged as system provider for disposal facilities in various host rocks. We have in-deep knowledge and experience in all project phases from site selection up to closure and safe sealing of geological repositories.
Our capabilities include:

• Surface facilities planning
• Underground facilities planning
• Thermal and thermomechanical design calculations
• Logistics of waste disposal and repository backfilling
• Disposal technology and procedures
• Backfilling technology
• Repository sealing technology (dams, shaft plugs)
• Expenditure and cost estimation

In addition, the know-how and experience obtained while operating a deep geological repository for radioactive waste and two further, industrial scale underground facilities constitute a unique basis for benchmarking other disposal facilities and their detailed solutions. With this background in all phases of repository realization we are a competent international service provider for organizations working to implement radioactive waste disposal programs.

• Site suitability evaluation
• Compilation of basic data and boundary conditions
• Development of final disposal scenarios
• Development of repository concepts
• Evaluation and optimization of concept variants

• Development of site selection criteria and site evaluation
• Planning of repository mines and disposal caverns
• Waste disposal logistics planning
• Planning of waste conditioning, underground handling, and disposal technology including ventilation and filter systems
• Backfilling and sealing concepts
• Costs estimation
• Alternatives evaluation

• Evaluation of the safety of abandoned mines
• Evaluation of the mechanical stability and the danger of collapsing
• Development of cost-effective remediation concepts
• Remediation costs estimation

CONTACT
Dr.-Ing. Enrique Biurrun
DBE TECHNOLOGY GmbH
Eschenstraße 55
D-31224 Peine
Tel.: +49/51 71/43-15 23
Fax: +49/51 71/43-15 06
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