NEA Mandates and Structures


Expert Group on Geological Repositories in Crystalline Rock Formations – Crystalline Club (CRC)

Chair(s): Lukas VONDROVIC, Czech Republic
Secretary:  Soufiane MEKKI
(soufiane.mekki@oecd-nea.org)
Vice-Chair(s): Judith FLÜGGE, Germany
Motoyuki YAMADA, Japan
Anna TALITSKAYA, Russia
Miguel Angel CUNADO PERALTA, Spain
Paul E. MARINER, United States
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
Observer(s)(International Organisation): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
By agreement
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.