Local partnerships
Within the context of its work programme concerning the disposal of short-lived low-level waste, ONDRAF/NIRAS participates in local partnerships with the aim of drawing up preliminary designs for a repository.

Three local partnerships have been formed, bringing together all local representative interested parties and members of ONDRAF/NIRAS.

The first of these, known as STOLA-Dessel (Studie- en Overleggroep Laagactief Afval - study and consultative group on low-level waste), was set up on 30 September 1999 in Dessel. The second, MONA (Mols Overleg Nucleair Afval Categorie A - consultative group on type A radioactive waste), was formed on 9 February 2000 in Mol. The third, PaLoFF (Partenariat Local Fleurus-Farciennes - local partnership Fleurus-Farciennes), was formed on 27 February 2003.

STOLA

EIG EURIDICE
In December 2000, the Economic Interest Grouping (EIG) EURIDICE was created in Mol, Belgium. EURIDICE - which stands for European Underground Research Infrastructure for Disposal of nuclear waste In Clay Environment - was in fact set up back in 1995 under the name EIG PRACLAY as a joint venture between ONDRAF/NIRAS and SCK·CEN.
EIG EURIDICE is based in Mol at Boeretang 200 and has been granted building rights on the site by SCK·CEN.