The following activities can be delineated in relation to the construction of the disposal facility for long-lived and /or HLW:

• Regulatory guidelines shall be developed to identify the time schedule for the tasks and the relevant acceptance criteria.

• Long-term program shall be established for the following issues of key importance:

• geological studies (filtration, hydrogeology, geophysics, rock mechanics),

• design of engineering protection (waste forms, cask design, backfilling of buffer character),

• environmental studies (flow of surface waters, soil, atmosphere, food chain),

• system integration (assessment of the pre- closure and post-closure situation),

• safety assessments,

• underground research laboratory (URL),

• social dialogue, international co-operation,

• A site shall be selected and licensed for the construction of a repository for the final disposal of HLW and spent fuels.

• The repository shall be constructed and operated.

• The repository facility shall be closed in the final stage of the work.