Joint project TRANSENS

Transdisciplinary research on the disposal of highly radioactive waste in Germany (Subproject I)

Problem definition

The disposal of highly radioactive waste is a socially and technically complex task. In Germany, the commission “Storage of highly radioactive waste” recommended the disposal method “final disposal with reversibility”. This includes, among other things, consideration of a possible retrieval of the waste. The Institute of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is working on issues relating to retrieval and monitoring in the TRANSENS joint project. In addition to the technical perspective, TRANSENS aims to find new perspectives and solutions to the problem by involving external experts and laypersons with their experience.

Objectives

The collaboration of people with research-related and non-research-related expertise creates a new perspective on the issue of retrieval of highly radioactive waste. This leads to a more holistic assessment of the consequences of the chosen approach of “final disposal with reversibility”.

Project partners

TU Clausthal with
- Institut für Endlagerforschung
- risicare GmbH Zürich (im Unterauftrag)
- Lehrstuhl für Deponietechnik und Geomechanik
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel with
- Lehrstuhl für Philosophie und Ethik der Umwelt
- Institut für Informatik/Web Science
Freie Universität Berlin, Forschungszentrum für Umweltpolitik
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie with
- Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung
- Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse
LU Hannover with
- Institut für Werkstoffkunde
- Institut für Radioökologie und Strahlenschutz
ETH Zürich, Transdisziplinaritäts-Laboratorium des Departments Umweltsystemwissenschaften
Öko-Institut e.V.
TU Berlin, Fachgebiet Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturpolitik
TU Braunschweig, Institut für Baustoffe, Massivbau und Brandschutz
Universität Kassel, Fachgebiet Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie

Project duration

01.10.2019 - 30.09.2024

Project funding

02E11849I

Funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the State of Lower Saxony with funds from the Lower Saxony Vorab (Volkswagen Foundation) represented by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA)