On January 16th, Andra submitted the construction licence application (DAC) of Cigeo, the French project for the deep geological disposal facility for the most highly radioactive waste. This is a crucial step marking both a culmination and a new start for the project. First and foremost, it is the result of 30 years of progressive […]
In December 2018, a revised UK consent based GDF siting policy was finalised. In this talk, Dr Rob Winsley of Nuclear Waste Services’, will explain recent progress that has been made towards implementation of a UK geological disposal facility (GDF). The presentation will cover the UK nuclear context, the radioactive waste inventory that the facility […]
The IAEA actively supports the sustainable, safe, secure, reliable, and economic management of spent fuel by providing its Member States (MSs) with relevant technical information and guidance based on operational experiences, lessons learned and good practices regarding spent fuel management options (recycling and disposal), and by promoting the exchange of results and the sharing of […]
Background information Geomechanics plays a significant role in the understanding of the multiphysics and multiscale processes taking place in a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste. The objective of the training course is to introduce state-of-the-art understanding, concepts and methods related to thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes, the physical impacts of thermal loading and the mechanistic understanding […]
Introduction EURAD and PREDIS are organising a joint Summer School on Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for radioactive waste. During this five day Summer School, participants will learn about the basics of WAC, WAC development and application, and examples of WAC in national programs. Theoretical lectures are complemented with excercises and two technical visits. Target audience […]
A school on models in support of nuclear data will be organized by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in collaboration with the SCK CEN Academy for Nuclear Science and Technology. The school will be held at the premises of the EC-JRC Geel (Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium) from September 11-15, 2023. The course focuses on the theme of […]
The International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation (ICEM®) 2023 is scheduled for October 3-6, 2023 at the International Conference Centre Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany. This event promotes a broad global exchange of information on technologies, operations, management approaches, economics, and public policies in the critical areas of environmental remediation and radioactive waste […]
