DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT THE YENISEYSKY SITE IN KRASNOYARSK REGION: HISTORY OF SITE SELECTION AND CURRENT STATE OF RESEARCH

This work shows the history of site selection for the Russian deep geological disposal facility for high-level radioactive waste in the context of the chronology of previous surveys. The siting process for deep disposal of radioactive waste in Russia, which began in the 1980s, is compared with the experience of foreign countries. The monograph systematically describes the sequence of selecting the Yeniseysky site and provides a detailed review of the geological properties of the host rock at scales from regional to local. It is shown that the choice of the Yeniseysky site was bound not only by a wide range of properties of the geological environment which determined its overall acceptability, but also by social and economic factors. In conclusion, remaining uncertainties and ways of their management during further research in the scope of assessing the long-term safety of radioactive waste disposal in accordance with national and international regulations are reviewed. For a wide range of interested specialists, leadership of nuclear industry enterprises, and the general public.