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SUMMARY:Online Training Sessions – Impact of Climate Change on Radioactive Waste Management
DESCRIPTION:Content\nWithin WP 11 CLIMATE Task 2\, two online training sessions on the impact of climate change on radioactive waste management will be organized on 19 and 20 May 2026\, from 9:00-13:00 CEST. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend both sessions (see below). Attending the first session is highly recommended to be able to understand the second session. Registrations\, free of charge\, can be done at the top of this page. Registrations will close on Thursday 7 May. \nDescription \nThe first session (Tuesday 19 May) is a general session. Through several lectures\, fundamental concepts related to the causes of climate change will be presented\, covering different time periods in the past as well as possible future developments. The session will also address how climate models and broader climate knowledge can be used in different ways to define future climate scenarios relevant for radioactive waste management. This includes both the construction and operational phases of disposal facilities\, as well as the very long-term post-closure phase. Particular attention will be given to the different sources of uncertainty and to approaches for taking these uncertainties into account. The session will conclude with the presentation of the climate add-on for the PEP serious game. \nThe second session (Wednesday 20 May) will focus in more detail on several specific processes that are strongly driven by climate change and whose assessment can contribute to a better understanding of the long-term safety of disposal facilities. This interactive session consists of three parts and is based on the development of specific case studies. \nThe first case study will address the impact of climate-driven changes in precipitation on the stability of engineered multi-layer covers used for near-surface disposal facilities. The second case study will examine the effects of climate change on groundwater flow and radionuclide transport\, both in shallow and deeper systems. The third case study will focus on the impact of climate change on landscape evolution over different temporal and spatial scales and its implications for safety. During this session\, exercises will be provided to help participants gain a better understanding of the timing\, amplitude and impact of the relevant processes and their uncertainties. \nTargeted audience and background knowledge \nAs the impact of climate change is relevant for all types of disposal systems\, across all relevant timeframes and in all possible climatic settings\, participation is open to all EURAD-2 partners\, including stakeholders\, end-users and representatives of civil society. \nThe required background knowledge is a basic understanding of the main components of different types of disposal facilities (surface\, near-surface\, shallow geological and deep geological). No specific prior knowledge related to climate science is required. It should be noted\, however\, that the second session on Wednesday will include several technically detailed sections. \nLearning outcomes \nAfter completing the sessions\, participants should be able to: \n\nDiscuss of the fundamental aspects of climate change\, its underlying causes\, and the uncertainties associated with it.\nTranslate outputs from climate models into climate scenarios\, and understand how to account for extreme events and uncertainties in this process.\nAssess the magnitude and timing of climate-related processes and their potential impact on radioactive waste management under different climates and climate scenarios\, including:\n\nthe stability of engineered multi-layer covers for near-surface disposal facilities\,\ngroundwater flow and radionuclide transport in both shallow and deep subsurface systems\,\nlandscape evolution at different spatial and temporal scales.\n\n\n\n  \nThe preliminary program is as follows: \nSESSION I – Tuesday 19 May: INTRODUCTION \n\n\n\nTime\nTitle\nPresenter\n\n\n09:00 – 13:00\nWelcome and Introduction\nLeonie Peti (BGE)\n\n\nClimate fundamentals and modelling at various scales\, and uncertainties associated with future climate predictions\nJohan Liakka (SKB)\n\n\nBreak\n–\n\n\nClimate scenarios and risks for construction and operational phases\nJin Park (VTT)\n\n\nClimate scenarios and risks for post-closure phase\nKoen Beerten (SCK CEN)\n\n\nPresentation of the climate add-on of the PEP game\nAlexis Geisler-Roblin (NTW)\n\n\nBrief summary and closure of day 1\nLeonie Peti (BGE)\n\n\n\n  \n  \nSESSION II – Wednesday 20 May: ADVANCED SESSION \n\n\n\nTime\nTitle\nPresenter\n\n\n09:00 – 13:00\nWelcome and Introduction\nLeonie Peti (BGE)\n\n\nClimate change impact on multi-layer covers: heavy rainfall and erosion\nOlivier Stab (Mines Paris)\n\n\nBreak\n–\n\n\nClimate change impact on groundwater flow dynamics and radionuclide transport\nÁlvaro Sainz (Amphos 21)\n\n\nClimate change impact on long-term landscape evolution at various spatial and temporal scales and implications for safety\nKoen Beerten (SCK CEN)\n\n\nClosure of the training session\nLeonie Peti (BGE)\n\n\n\n  \nPractical information\nRegistrants will receive a MS Teams link prior to the start of the sessions. If you opt to only attend the first session\, please inform us by sending an email to euradmobility@sckcen.be.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/online-training-sessions-impact-of-climate-change-on-radioactive-waste-management/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:InCoManD webinars on microbial activity | Characterization of Complex/Coupled Biogeochemical Processes at the Metal Canister/Bentonite/Radionuclide Interface in Deep Geological repositories
DESCRIPTION:This talk will examine the role of microorganisms in deep geological repositories (DGRs) for nuclear waste. We will explore who these microbes are\, how they survive in extreme environments\, and how their activity affects the safety of the repository over thousands of years. \n\nMicrobial Diversity: the key groups of bacteria\, fungi\, and archaea found in engineered barriers (like bentonite clay) and the surrounding host rock will be identified.\nEnvironmental Limits Microbial survival is restricted by the harsh conditions inside a repository. We will discuss how high temperatures\, radiation\, high clay density\, and changes in water and oxygen levels control whether microbes stay dormant or become active.\nImpact on Repository Safety Microbial activity can change how well the barrier system works. Key topics include:\n\n\nCorrosion: Bacteria causing metal waste containers to rust or degrade.\nGas: Microbes producing gases that could increase internal pressure.\nClay Changes: Biological processes altering the protective properties of bentonite.\nRadionuclide mobility: How microbes can either “trap” radioactive elements (like uranium) through biomineralization or help them move through the environment.\n\n\nFuture Challenges: Finally\, we will highlight the need for more long-term experiments in underground labs to help us better predict how biology will interact with nuclear waste barriers over geological timescales.\n\n  \nLearning Outcomes \nUpon completion of this session\, participants should be able to: \nKnowledge \n-Evaluate how physicochemical stressors—such as radiation\, thermal loads\, high bentonite density\, and shifting redox potentials—limit or stimulate microbial activity \n-Analyze the dual role of microbes in repository performance\, specifically their ability to drive Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) versus their capacity for radionuclide immobilization through biomineralization \n-Recognize current knowledge gaps in the “Safety Case” for deep geological repositories and prioritize future research needs for robust long-term modelling. \nSkills \n– Competence in determining the “limits of life” based on physical and chemical constraints. \n-Ability to evaluate the coupled interactions between microbial metabolism and mineralogical changes \n– Proficiency in identifying microbial risks (corrosion\, gas buildup) versus biological benefits (immobilization) within a repository’s safety framework \nRecording
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/incomand-webinars-on-microbial-activity-characterization-of-complex-coupled-biogeochemical-processes-at-the-metal-canister-bentonite-radionuclide-interface-in-deep-geological-repositories/
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Polish Radioactive Waste Management Plant R&D Program
DESCRIPTION:About\nThe presentation outlines the strategic role and planned research and development (R&D) program of the Radioactive Waste Management Plant (ZUOP)\, which is the sole operator of radioactive waste disposal facilities in Poland and is responsible for the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. The program is closely aligned with the national policy framework and addresses key challenges related to the safe operation\, closure\, and future expansion of waste management infrastructure\, including the existing repository in Różan and the planned development of new near-surface and deep geological repositories.\nThe R&D activities are focused on ensuring the long-term safety and effectiveness of radioactive waste management systems across their entire lifecycle. A significant component concerns the continued safe operation and eventual closure of the existing repository\, including the assessment of engineered barriers\, investigation of material ageing processes\, and analysis of radionuclide migration in the environment. In parallel\, the program addresses the complex task of retrieving and managing historical waste stored at the site\, with emphasis on safety\, waste characterisation\, and evaluation of suitable processing and disposal pathways.\nA major priority is the development of a new near-surface repository\, which requires comprehensive site selection studies\, including geological\, hydrogeological\, and environmental analyses\, as well as the design of engineered barrier systems and repository structures. The program also includes the formulation of waste acceptance criteria and the development of monitoring systems to ensure safety during operation and after closure. Research on multibarrier systems plays a key role\, focusing on the selection and testing of materials\, modelling of radionuclide transport\, and the design of safe waste packages and containers.\nIn addition\, the program supports the development of advanced methods for waste treatment and conditioning\, including mechanical\, chemical\, and thermal processing\, as well as immobilization techniques based on cementitious and geopolymer matrices. These efforts aim to address both existing waste streams and future waste arising from nuclear power plants\, including more complex and organic waste forms.\nLong-term objectives of the program include the establishment of a deep geological repository for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel\, supported by the creation of a Polish Underground Research Laboratory (PURL). The research conducted within the program is intended to provide the scientific and technical basis for the safe design and implementation of such facilities in the future.\nOverall\, the ZUOP R&D program represents a comprehensive and integrated approach to radioactive waste management\, combining infrastructure development\, technological innovation\, safety assessment\, and long-term planning to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and support the sustainable development of nuclear energy in Poland. \nSpeaker: Urszula Brykala \nRecording\n \n 
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-polish-radioactive-waste-management-plant-rd-program/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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SUMMARY:EURAD-2 webinar – Domain Insight 4.2.1 on perturbations
DESCRIPTION:The host rock is the natural barrier that hosts the underground structure of the geological disposal facility (GDF). It  has a crucial contribution in either the isolation of the waste (crystalline rock) or the containment of radionuclides in the waste (clay and salt rocks). The host rock can be perturbed by the chemical and physical interactions between barriers in the post-closure evolution of a disposal system with natural and engineered barriers\, geomorphological processes induced by climate change and tectonic activity. Perturbations to the host rock are also made during construction\, operation and closure of the GDF. The overall goal of this Perturbations domain is to characterize the potential impact of disposal facility construction\, operation and closure on the natural geological barrier as extracted from the EURAD Roadmap goals breakdown structure (GBS). This is supplemented by typical activities\, according to phase of implementation\, needed to achieve this characterization of perturbations. Activities are generic and are common to most geological disposal programmes. \nSpeaker: Erika Neeft (COVRA\, The Netherlands)
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/eurad-2-webinar-domain-insight-4-2-1-on-perturbations/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="EURAD KM":MAILTO:euradmobility@sckcen.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260929T150000
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SUMMARY:InCoManD webinar | Peridynamic models for corrosion damage and fracture
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nMaterials degrade in various ways: some corrode\, some erode\, some fracture. I will discuss our recent results on quantitative predictions for these phenomena. These results are obtained using Peridynamic (PD) models\, which offer new ways to simulate complex problems by eliminating restricting assumptions inherent in classical models\, like differentiability of the unknowns. I will explain how these models differ from those based on partial-differential equations and show why they may offer better solutions for simulating the evolution of corrosion damage\, for example. Three-dimensional models for pitting corrosion\, intergranular corrosion\, crevice corrosion\, galvanic corrosion\, and stress corrosion cracking will be presented. Since PD models tend to be computationally costly\, I will present a new discretization approach\, the Fast Convolution-Based Method (FCBM) for efficient PD simulations. Extensions of these models to other similar types of physical phenomena\, like erosion\, melting and dissolution\, coupled with fracture or not\, are possible. \nSpeaker\nDr. Florin Bobaru is the Robert W. Brightfelt Professor of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his M.Sc. in Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids from the University of Bucharest\, Romania in 1997\, and Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University\, Ithaca\, NY\, USA in 2001. He is one of the first contributors to peridynamic modeling for dynamic fracture and damage and has introduced peridynamics for corrosion damage. He was a Visiting Professor/Visiting Scholar at the University of Padova\, Italy (2015\, 2022)\, Caltech (2011)\, Cambridge University (2008)\, and Sandia National Laboratory (2002-2004\, 2005\, 2009). He organized the first Workshop on “Nonlocal Damage and Failure: Peridynamics and Other Nonlocal Models”\, sponsored by the USACM and held in San Antonio\, Texas\, in 2013. In October 2023\, he co-organized and taught an advanced course at CISM\, Udine\, Italy\, on “Peridynamic Models for Material Degradation”. He is the editor of the “Handbook of Peridynamic Modeling” (2016)\, an Associate Editor for the “Journal of Peridynamics and Nonlocal Modeling” (Springer)\, and a regional editor for “International Journal of Fracture” (Springer). His paper on “Peridynamic modeling of repassivation in pitting corrosion of stainless steel” published in CORROSION journal was awarded the 2020 CORROSION Best Paper Award by NACE (now AMPP). \nPractical information\nLink to the webinar will be sent to you prior to the webinar by the organisers.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/incomand-webinar-peridynamic-models-for-corrosion-damage-and-fracture/
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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SUMMARY:Training Workshop on Experimental Databases and Data Management
DESCRIPTION:Training Workshop on Experimental Databases and Data Management (Including exchange with external experts)\nCourse Description\nThe management\, preservation\, and exploitation of experimental data are becoming increasingly important challenges in large collaborative research programmes. This training workshop will provide an overview of current practices\, tools\, and challenges related to experimental databases in the field of radioactive waste management. Through presentations from EURAD-2 work packages\, external experts\, and end-users\, participants will become aware of the importance of collection\, organisation\, validation\, sharing\, and long-term maintenance of experimental data. \nThe workshop will present practical examples of database development and use\, including thermo-hydro-mechanical properties of bentonite\, sorption and transport parameters\, thermodynamic databases\, and data management approaches used in other scientific and industrial domains. Particular attention will be paid to metadata strategies\, data quality assurance\, interoperability\, long-term sustainability of databases\, and emerging opportunities offered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. \nThe event will also provide a forum for discussion between researchers\, database developers\, end-users\, and project managers on best practices and future needs for experimental data management in radioactive waste management research. Participants will have the opportunity to raise questions\, discuss practical challenges encountered in their own activities\, and exchange experiences with experts from different disciplines and organisations. \nTarget Audience\nThe workshop is intended for all EURAD-2 partners and external stakeholders interested in scientific data management and knowledge preservation: \n\nResearchers and PhD students involved in experimental programmes related to radioactive waste management.\nData producers\, data managers\, and database developers\nModellers and performance assessment specialists using experimental data.\nKnowledge management professionals and project coordinators.\nWaste management organisations\, technical support organisations\, regulators\, and other EURAD-2 end-users.\n\nLearning Outcomes\nUpon completion of this training workshop\, participants will become aware of the importance of collection\, organisation\, validation\, sharing\, and long-term maintenance of experimental data\, as well as emerging digital tools for enhancing data exploitation. They will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the role of experimental databases in supporting radioactive waste management research and implementation programmes.\nIdentify key principles and good practices for experimental data collection\, documentation\, validation\, and preservation.\nRecognise the importance of metadata and data governance for ensuring data quality\, traceability\, and reuse.\nCompare different approaches to database development and maintenance across scientific domains.\nEvaluate challenges associated with integrating heterogeneous datasets and ensuring long-term accessibility.\nAssess the opportunities and limitations of artificial intelligence and machine learning for experimental data management and exploitation.\nEngage with end-user perspectives and identify requirements for future database initiatives within the EURAD-2 framework.\n\nRecommended Background\nParticipants should have a general scientific or technical background related to radioactive waste management\, geosciences\, materials science\, chemistry\, environmental sciences\, engineering\, or data management. No prior expertise in database development is required. Familiarity with experimental research\, modelling activities\, or data handling practices will be beneficial. \nProgramme\nA (draft) programme can be consulted here. \nRegistration\nThe Workshop will be organized by CIEMAT (Madrid Spain) in a hybrid format (depending on the interest of people participating on-site). Participation is free of charge but formal online registration is mandatory. \nTo indicate the interest in participating (online or onsite)\, please fill this form: \nhttps://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAMAANEiG7tUNjdIMTRMRDdLTTNCNjhNQklHNzBHU1RPMC4u \nThe registration deadline is September 1\, 2026. \nFor person who attend on-site\, the cancellation deadline is September 15\, 2026. \nThis Workshop is funded by the European Union through the EURAD-2 partnership (Grant Agreement number 101166718).
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/training-workshop-on-experimental-databases-and-data-management/
CATEGORIES:EURAD training course
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