Present status of MIU project; Study on engineering technologies

Matsui, Hiroya ; Mikake, Shinichiro ; Asai, Hideaki; Ishii, Yoji; Horiuchi, Yasuharu; Kumada, Koji

The Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU) of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency is a major site for geoscientific research to advance the scientific and technological basis for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in crystalline rock. Studies on relevant engineering technologies in the MIU consist of research on design and construction technology for very deep underground applications, and engineering technology as a basis of geological disposal. In the Second Phase of the MIU project, engineering studies have focused on research into design and construction technologies for deep underground. The main subjects in the study of very deep underground structures consist of the following: Demonstration of the design methodology, Demonstration of existing and supplementary excavation methods, Demonstration of countermeasures during excavation and Demonstration of safe construction. This poster show the main topics and results of the study until FY2009.