Geological Isolation Research and Development

1976

• Start of R&D programme on geological disposal of HLW at Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC)

1986

• Start of geoscientific study at Tono Mine (~2003)

1988

• Start of geoscientific study at Kamaishi Mine (~1998)

1992

• Publication of the First Progress Report (H3 report)

1993

• Start of geological disposal research at ENTRY at Tokai R&D Center

1996

• Start of Mizunami URL Project

1998

• Inauguration of Japan Nuclear Fuel Cycle Development Institute (JNC)

1999

• Start of geological disposal research at QUALITY at Tokai R&D Center
• Publication of the Second Progress Report (H12 report)

2001

• Start of Horonobe URL Project

2005

• Publication of H17 report
• Inauguration of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)

2007

• Publication of URL Phase I report

2010

• Start of operation of the prototype JAEA KMS
• Release of a web-based report “CoolRep H22”