NEA Mandates and Structures
Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations – Crystalline Club (CRC)
Chair(s): |
Lukas VONDROVIC, Czech Republic
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Secretary: |
Soufiane MEKKI (soufiane.mekki@oecd-nea.org)
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Vice-Chair(s): |
Judith FLÜGGE, Germany
Motoyuki YAMADA, Japan
Anna TALITSKAYA, Russia
Miguel Angel CUNADO PERALTA, Spain
Paul E. MARINER, United States
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Member(s): | All NEA member countries* |
| Russia (Suspended*) |
| *Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. |
Full participant(s): |
European Commission Under the NEA Statute
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Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement
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Date of creation: | 01 January 2017 |
End of mandate: | 31 December 2020 |
Mandate (Document reference):
- Summary Record of the 18th Meeting of the IGSC [NEA/RWM/IGSC(2016)5/PROV]
- Mandate of the Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations – Crystalline Club (CRC) [NEA/RWM/IGSC(2016)9]
- Mandate of the Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations – Crystalline Club (CRC) [NEA/RWM/IGSC(2018)1]
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/RWM/IGSC(2018)1
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Objectives
The CRC’s mission is to promote the exchange of scientific evidence/information for demonstrating the safety of developing geological disposal facilities in crystalline rock formations. To fulfil its objectives, the tasks carried by the CRC will include:
- Promoting the exchange of information on approaches, methods, methodologies and technologies in order to understand the characteristics of crystalline rocks and to use their advantages to host a repository;
- Developing and exchanging information specific to certain geological media among countries currently pursuing or considering crystalline rock as a candidate deep geological repository medium;
- Identifying areas of interest for fundamental research, i.e. where understanding is incomplete or improvements are required;
- Developing reports and expert recommendations;
- Promoting common projects and task groups within the CRC; and
- Communicating identified topics of common interest and/or exchange with other working groups or international projects.