E.I.G. Euridice G.I.E.

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E.I.G. Euridice G.I.E.

• Operation and Management
• of the URL and other
• Infrastuctures.

Marc Buyens Kris Moerkens Bert Vreys Alex
Isenborghs Christian Lefèvre Johan Peters
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E.I.G. Euridice G.I.E.

• History of the project (2)
• Experimental programme (1)
• Services to third parties (1)
• Exploitation conditions (4)
• Operational cost (4)
• Safety structure of EURIDICE (1)

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Milestones

• 1974 Selection of the Boom Clay Formation.
• 1975 Core Sampling (Geology, Geotechnical).
• 1978 In situ tests in Terhagen.
• 1980 - 1984 Construction of the URL.
• 1987 Construction of the TD an the ANDRA
  gallery.
• 1995 Construction of the demo hall and
  officces.
• 1997 - 1999 Construction of the second shaft.
• 2001 - 2002 Construction of the connecting
  gallery.
• 2002 - ???? Construction of the ventilation
  building.

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URL since 1987.
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Experimental Programme

• Characterisation of the Boom clay
• Mine-by test, Archimedes, Phebus, Cactus, ...
• Interaction between waste package and Boom clay
• Corrosion tests, degradation of waste forms,
  corrosion of container materials, ...
• Migration of radionuclides and gas in clay
• Backfill and Reseal of shafts and galleries
• Integrated experiments involving radiation
• Cerberus, Coralus, ...

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Services to third parties

• Canberra Semiconductor N.V.
• Temporary underground storage of germanium
  crystals in 1991 and 1992
• IRMM
• Underground gamma background and low activity
  measurements since 1993
• Philips Eindhoven
• Underground storage of video chips since 2000
• UM electro-optic materials
• Possibility of underground production of
  germanium crystals for the Max Planck Institute.

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Exploitation conditions

• Ministry of Labour and Employment
• ARAB / RGPT
• AREI / RGIE
• Ministry of Economic Affairs
• Administration of Quality and Safety
• (former Mining Authority)
• Mining regulations

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Exploitation conditions

• SCK licence Nr. N.0024 (R.D. 1986/11/19)
• Hades licence
• Safety files SCK
• Use of radio-elements
• HADES licene Nr. 1.777.51SVYL (1984/11/19)
• R.D 1965/04/12 and 1972/04/04 (employment)
• ARAB / RGPT
• Specific conditions

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Exploitation conditions

• The owner has to appoint some one (responsible
  leader) to exercise supervision on the
  exploitation of the underground facilities (art.
  18 - R.D. 1965/04/12).
• Access regulations
• Working instructions
• Safety instructions for underground activities
• Special instructions for activities by a third
  party
• Instructions for the use of radioactive elements
• Emergency plan
• Inspection procedures

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Exploitation conditions

• For the dayly operation of the facilities, the
  responsible leader can delegate a part of the
  responsability to other people.
• (These peoples are called green helmets)
• Operation of the hoisting gear
• Operation of the cage (elevator)
• Responsible for a working team in the underground
• ......................

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Operational Stand By costs

• Rent of the hoisting gear and the headframe of
  the first shaft.
• Manpower to keep the installation operational
• Legal inspections by AIB-Vinçotte and AVN
• Legal inspections by own people
• Maintenance of equipment
• Power consumption
• ...............

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Operational Stand By cost

• Level 1 991,57 /day
• Underground visits
• Covers the winding installation and the operator
• Level 2 1.760,04 /day
• Field activities without the use of the DAC
  system
• Covers level 1, utilities, legal deputy for
  underground activities
• Level 3 1.859,20 /day
• Field activities with the use of the DAC system
• Covers level 2, the DAC system

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Operational Stand By cost

• Use of the drilling equipment 1.748,29 /day
• In this cost the working team (1 A2 and 2 A3) and
  supervision is included
• Charges for employees
• A0 109,17 /hour
• A1 75,26 /hour
• A2 57,73 /hour
• A3 41,67 /hour

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Operational Stand By cost

• Every user pays 1 OSB a month, unesteemed the use
  of the installations.
• This cost must be seen as fixed participation in
  the operational cost.
• Beside this it is foreseen to charge users for
  their active use of the installations.
• Days of active use of the installations multiply
  by the OSB.
• Use of the drilling equipment.
• Use of other employees.
• .

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Safety structure EURIDICE
SCK-CEN
ESV EURIDICE
NIRAS/ONDRAF
Directeur
Directeur
P.A. IDPBW Ind. Veiligheid Medisch
toezicht Ergonomie Socio-psycho.
asp. Arbeidshygiëne Fysische Controle
P.A. IDPBW Ind. Veiligheid Ergonomie Arbeidshygiën
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Verantwoord. leider HADES (1)
Veiligheids- coördinator (2)
(12.04.65)
(ER 1992/57/CEE)
(04.08.96)
(04.08.96) (28.02.63)
P.C. IDPBW ESV EURIDICE (3)
(1), (2), (3) dezelfde persoon "Preventie
Coördinator
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