Commentaries: Art. 71

The owner of a deep geological repository must compile documentation that is suitable for securing information about the repository over the long term.
This documentation must contain the following:
1. the location and extent of underground structures;
2. an inventory of disposed radioactive waste by type, quantity and disposal area;
3. the design of safety barriers, including sealing of accesses;
4. the basis for and findings of the definitive analysis of long-term safety.
The owner must hand over all documentation to the Department after closure or on expiry of the additional monitoring period.