Global Patent Index - EP 2313614 A2

EP 2313614 A2 20110427 - METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL OR HOLE TO CREATE AN IMPERVIOUS PLUG FOR THE STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS, PARTICULARLY RADIOACTIVE, WASTE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AN UNDERGROUND TUNNEL OR HOLE TO CREATE AN IMPERVIOUS PLUG FOR THE STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS, PARTICULARLY RADIOACTIVE, WASTE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BAU EINES UNTERIRDISCHEN TUNNELS ODER EINES LOCHS ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES UNDURCHDRINGLICHEN PFROPFENS ZUR LAGERUNG VON GEFÄHRLICHEM, INSBESONDERE RADIOAKTIVEM ABFALL

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE CONSTRUCTION D'UNE GALERIE SOUTERRAINE OU D'UN PUITS PERMETTANT DE REALISER UN BOUCHON ETANCHE POUR UN STOCKAGE DE DECHETS DANGEREUX ET NOTAMMENT RADIOACTIFS

Publication

EP 2313614 A2 20110427 (FR)

Application

EP 09737050 A 20090713

Priority

  • FR 2009051394 W 20090713
  • FR 0854876 A 20080717

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010007305A2] The present invention relates to a method of constructing an underground tunnel or hole in which an impervious plug will subsequently be fitted for an underground hazardous, particularly radioactive, waste storage facility. This method involves excavating at least a determined length of the said tunnel which is performed using a method that protects the materials, during boring, in a part of the said tunnel intended later to be fitted with a liquidtight or gastight sealing plug. The method of protection may be the installation of supports prior to the advancing of the cutting face, or the reinforcing of the successive cutting faces using consumable anchors, or freezing a head of the cutting face, or a combination of such methods.

IPC 8 full level

E21D 9/00 (2006.01); E21D 1/10 (2006.01); E21D 1/12 (2006.01); E21D 9/10 (2006.01); E21D 9/14 (2006.01); E21D 11/38 (2006.01); E21F 17/16 (2006.01); G21F 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E21D 9/001 (2013.01 - EP US); E21D 9/1053 (2013.01 - EP US); E21F 17/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010007305A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010007305 A2 20100121; WO 2010007305 A3 20100318; EP 2313614 A2 20110427; FR 2934007 A1 20100122; FR 2934007 B1 20100910; JP 2011528119 A 20111110; US 2011116868 A1 20110519

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2009051394 W 20090713; EP 09737050 A 20090713; FR 0854876 A 20080717; JP 2011517970 A 20090713; US 200913054243 A 20090713