The Outline and present state of the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory Project

Seya, Masami; Hatanaka, Koichiro; Fukushima, Tatsuo

Sato Kogyo Gijutsu Kenkyushoho, (31), p.49 - 56, 2006/11

Although the atomic energy is utilized as effective energy source, treatment and disposal of high-level radioactive waste are important issues to be solved. In Japan, the high-level radioactive waste is planned to be disposed off in deep underground and R&D programs for the treatment and the disposal of the high-level radioactive waste are underway by Japan Atomic Energy Agency(JAEA) and other research institutes. The Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory Project is one of the research projects of JAEA to establish the scientific and technical basis in sedimentary rocks at Horonobe-cho, Hokkaido. In this report we introduce the outline and current status of the Horonobe Underground Reasearch Laboratory Project.