A project to support research into deep borehole disposal for intermediate and high-level radioactive waste will help create the groundwork for a potential large-scale demonstration project, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
The project, which is open for research proposals, is aimed at extending scientific and technical groundwork that validates the safety and practicality of the deep borehole concept, the IAEA said.
The IAEA said it had launched the project in response to interest expressed by several countries – for example Australia, Croatia, Denmark, Norway and Slovenia – in exploring whether deep borehole disposal might provide a suitable option for disposal of their specific inventory of radioactive waste.