Workshop 14
Radioactive Waste Management Monday, June 8th|
Convenors
- Christian Strand (Shearwater)
- Dr. Carlo Dietl (Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE))
- Dr. Christian Derer (Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE))
- Ján Klištinec (Radioactive Waste Repository Authority, Czechia)
Organised by EAGE Technical Community on Radioactive Waste Storage
Description
Radioactive waste management presents both scientific and societal challenges. Owing to its radiological and chemotoxic hazards and its longevity, nuclear waste requires exceptionally careful handling and long-term planning. Deep geological disposal is currently believed to be the best long-term solution for safely dealing with the inventory of higher activity radioactive waste, and geoscience and engineering are central to designing safe deep geological repositories.
Around the world, countries are pursuing their own strategies for the safe disposal of nuclear waste. While several international initiatives aim to coordinate research and share knowledge, a dedicated platform within broader professional associations such as EAGE has so far been lacking.
We are therefore pleased to announce the creation of the Technical Community on Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal. With our inaugural workshop, “Radioactive Waste Management,” we aim to mark this milestone by bringing together geoscientists and engineers working across all aspects of radioactive waste treatment.
The main objective of the workshop is knowledge- and experience-sharing amongst the involved stakeholders, with focus on the site selection and site characterisation for deep geological repositories for radioactive waste. This should foster a closer cooperation between waste management organisations, the wider industry, academic and research communities within the geoscience and engineering disciplines.
Sub-Topics that will be covered in the workshop:
- Site selection and characterisation of deep geological disposal of radioactive waste
- Monitoring technologies for underground repositories and storage sites
- Safety assessment, modelling, and performance evaluation of disposal systems
- Geological and engineered barriers, and their interaction
Participant Profile
Participants are welcome from all geoscience and engineering disciplines involved in nuclear waste storage and disposal, as well as in the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. The workshop will be particularly relevant for structural geologists, geochemists, mineralogists, and civil, electrical, mechanical engineers, numerical modelers and those involved with safety assessments.
We invite MSc students, PhD candidates, postdocs, and senior scientists from universities, research institutions, regulatory authorities, and industry working on any aspect of radioactive-waste management.
Workshop Programme
Coming Soon!
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 09:30 | Talk by Thomas Haines (Galson Science Ltd., UK) Exact title to be announced |
| 09:55 | Talk by Matthias Riede (Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, BASE, Germany) Exact title to be announced |
| 10:20 | Coffee Break |
| 10:35 | Talk by Dave McCarthy (British Geological Survey, UK). "Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: the Role of a Geological Survey" |
| 11:00 | Talk by Martin Wipf (Office for Waste, Water, Energy and Air, Section Deep Repository Radioactive Waste, Canton Zürich, Switzerland) Exact title to be announced |
| 11:25 | Talk by Josef Urík (INSET s.r.o., Czech Republic) Exact title to be announced |
| 11:50 | Lunch, networking and selected posters |
| 13:20 | Talk by Markéta Dohnálková (Radioactive Waste Repository Authority, SÚRAO, Czech Republic) Exact title to be announced |
| 13:45 | Talk by Lee Hartley (WSP UK Ltd.) Exact title to be announced |
| 14:10 | Discussion and wrap-up |