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Estonia s Geology Holds Promise for Nuclear Waste Disposal
LONDON, Feb. 1. /PRNewswire/. A Deep Isolation study for advanced reactor deployment company Fermi Energia discusses the potential suitability of areas in Estonia for siting a deep horizontal borehole nuclear waste repository. This preliminary study found no fundamental geologic limitations to disposing of nuclear waste in Estonia and that a range of locations have the potential to comply with IAEA Safety Regulations.
The study, a qualitative geological assessment of Estonia s crystalline basement rock, evaluates potential risk factors in Estonia s 15 counties.
With Estonia aiming to reduce carbon emissions 70 percent by 2030, advanced nuclear power generation from small modular reactors could contribute to its clean energy goals. Yet the issue of spent nuclear fuel disposal could pose an obstacle.
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LONDON, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ A new Deep Isolation study commissioned by advanced reactor deployment company Fermi Energia discusses the potential suitability of areas in Estonia considered for siting a deep horizontal borehole repository for nuclear waste. This preliminary study found no fundamental geologic limitations to disposing of nuclear waste in deep horizontal boreholes and that a wide range of locations could be demonstrated to comply with IAEA Safety Regulations for geologic disposal.
The study is a qualitative geological assessment of Estonia s crystalline basement rock that evaluates geological conditions and potential risk factors for Estonia s 15 counties, screening their potential for hosting a deep borehole repository. Such a repository would isolate radioactive elements from the Earth s surface for 1.3 million years. At that point, any elements that might reach the surface would be three orders of magnitude below levels deemed safe and allowable
01 February 2021
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There are no fundamental geologic limitations to disposing of radioactive waste in deep horizontal boreholes in Estonia, a study conducted by US nuclear waste disposal company Deep Isolation on behalf of Fermi Energia has concluded. Such a repository could be used for the disposal of used fuel from small modular reactors (SMRs) proposed for deployment by the Estonian company. Fermi Energia is the first European company to contract with Deep Isolation on a preliminary geologic study to manage advanced reactor waste.
Deep Isolation s concept for the disposal of nuclear fuel and high-level waste (Image: Deep Isolation)
The study - conducted in collaboration with Estonian geologic and drilling company Steiger - is a qualitative geological assessment of Estonia s crystalline basement rock. It evaluates geological conditions and potential risk factors for Estonia s 15 counties, screening their potential for hosting a deep borehole repository. The study concludes
Fermi Energia: Nuclear waste could potentially be stored in Estonia 2021-02-01 BNS/TBT Staff
TALLINN – According to a survey commissioned by the company Fermi Energia, which seeks to set up a modular nuclear power plant in Estonia, several areas of Estonia could be potentially cleared by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the establishment of a deep well storage facility for used nuclear fuel.
The survey was conducted by the US company Deep Isolation, which is developing a nuclear waste final depositing technology using horizontal deep wells. The Estonian partner in the survey was engineering bureau OU Inseneriburoo Steiger, Fermi Energia announced on Monday.