Our Board of Directors is appointed by our Members, and consists of representatives from supporters of deep borehole disposal from both the public and private:
Elizabeth Muller, Deep Isolation
Richard Esposito, Southern Company
Andy Griffith, Executive Director, Deep Borehole Demonstration Center
Monica Regalbuto, Battelle
Observers: Ole Nielsen (Danish Decommissioning), Ewoud Verhoef (COVRA).
The Deep Borehole Demonstration Center Advisory Committee is an independent group, meeting as required to advise the Center on its Program Plan, review progress, and advise on future priorities. The Advisory Committee provides independent scientific scrutiny of our work, with members drawn from leaders in the field of nuclear physics, engineering and geology.
Our Guiding Principles
Transparency and Inclusion: The demonstration program will be managed by a special-purpose, non-profit organization with a Board of Directors that is not controlled by any one organization. The Center is subject to external scrutiny and recommendations made by an independent Advisory Committee.
Community Engagement: The Center will work closely with the local community to maximize local economic impact from this non-radioactive demonstration facility and to ensure consent, including through community representation on the Advisory Committee.
Scientific Excellence: Outcome and performance data from the demonstration program will be published and subject to international peer review.
A Long-Term, Phased, and Prioritized Approach: Unlike Deep Isolation’s initial demonstration of canister emplacement and retrieval in 2018 (watch video), the aim will not be to deliver a one-time event, but an ongoing facility to test cost and safety models in real-world scenarios.
Public-Private Partnership: The Center will seek funding from both the private sector and public sector - recognizing that the latter will take longer to mobilize.
Early Results: Private sector partners are committed to early action to kick-start the demonstration.