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Legislation and Technical Aspects of Regulations on Waste Containing Mercury in Europe and Germany. Thomas Brasser, GRS. Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009. Who is GRS (‚Plant & Reactor Safety Ltd.‘).
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Thomas Brasser, GRS
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
Th. Brasser, GRS
Storage Obligation for Metallic Mercury (1)
*) as well as certain mercury compounds and mixtures
**) mainly resulting from closure of mercury-cell facilities in the chlor-alkali industry
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Storage Obligation for Metallic Mercury (2)
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Storage Obligation for Metallic Mercury (3)
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Storage Obligation for Metallic Mercury (4)
Regulation allows only few storage options:
*) adapted for the disposal of metallic mercury
**) providing a level of safety and confinement equivalent to that of salt mines
***) dedicated to and equipped for the temporary storage of metallic mercury
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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General EU Rules for Waste Storage (1)
Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill*) of waste*)notion „landfill“ = very broad, covers sites for waste disposal onto or into land
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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General EU Rules for Waste Storage (2)
Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste (cont.)Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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General EU Rules for Waste Storage (3)
2003/33/EC: Council Decision of 19 December 2002 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills*)Metallic mercury as well as waste containing mercury is classified as hazardous waste under EU legislation
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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EU Criteria for Underground Disposal (1)
Council Decision 2003/33/EC establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfillsLatin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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EU Criteria for Underground Disposal (2)
Council Decision 2003/33/EC establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfillsLatin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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EU Criteria for Underground Disposal (3)
Council Decision 2003/33/EC establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfillsLatin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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EU Legislation on Mercury Storage
Export Ban with Storage Obligation (2008)
refers to
affects on
Landfill Directive (1999)
Criteria & Procedures (2003)
giving details in
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Further Legislative Steps (EU)
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Unique rock properties,esp. plastic behaviour
Former drift in a salt mine
Former drift in a salt mine
Enables complete inclusionof waste disposed off
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Concept of Underground Disposal in Salt Rock
a. Layered Salt
Disposal-Site
b. Salt Dome
Disposal-Site
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Host Rock Properties - Comparison
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Waste Isolation Barrier System (1)
Waste content
Waste form
Canister
Backfill
Sealing
Host rock
Technical Barriers
Geological Barriers
Overburden
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Waste Isolation Barrier System (2)
Overburden
Shaft sealing
Drift sealing
Borehole sealing
Host rock
Waste & Canister
Backfill
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Underground Disposal System & Scenario
Biosphere
Well
Overburden
Host rock
Repository
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Experiences and Practice in Germany
Experiences since 1972 (Herfa-Neurode in operation)
Host rock = rock salt
Exclusive usage of still existing or abandoned mines
Broad spectrum of hazardous wastes
Operated commercially (‚polluter pays‘)
Operated cost covering and profitable
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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German Regulations on Underground Disposal
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Important Questions Concerning Mercury
Scientific Knowledge on Mercury
Demand of Regulations
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Actual EU Regulation on Mercury (1)
Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 on banning of exports and safe storage of metallic mercuryLatin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Actual EU Regulation on Mercury (2)
Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 on banning of exports and safe storage of metallic mercuryLatin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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German Ordinance on Landfills (1)
Annex 2: Instructions on the maintenance of long-term safety recordsGeneral:Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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German Ordinance on Landfills (2)
Annex 2: Instructions on the maintenance of long-term safety recordsLong-term safety:Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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German Ordinance on Landfills (3)
Annex 2: Instructions on the maintenance of long-term safety recordsRequired Basic Informations:Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Host Rock Properties - Comparison (Detail)
Source: BGR
Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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Latin America Mercury Storage Project Inception Workshop - Montevideo, Uruguay, April 22-23, 2009
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