rec_27

(27) It is necessary to impose on the composition of the CO_(2) stream constraints that are consistent with the primary purpose of geological storage, which is to isolate CO_(2) emissions from the atmosphere, and that are based on the risks that contamination may pose to the safety and security of the transport and storage network and to the environment and human health. To this end, the composition of the CO_(2) stream should be verified prior to injection and storage. The composition of the CO_(2) stream is the result of the processes at the capture installations. Following inclusion of capture installations in Directive 85/337/EEC, an environmental impact assessment has to be carried out in the capture permit process. Inclusion of capture installations in Directive 2008/1/EC further ensures that best available techniques to improve the composition of the CO_(2) stream have to be established and applied. In addition, in accordance with this Directive, the operator of the storage site should only accept and inject CO_(2) streams if an analysis of the composition, including corrosive substances, of the streams, and a risk assessment have been carried out, and if the risk assessment has shown that the contamination levels of the CO_(2) stream are in line with the composition criteria referred to in this Directive.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.