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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Beyond conventional methods: The role of ANN in nuclear waste management
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Virginie Solans will present the role of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in a nuclear waste management context and explain how ANNs are reshaping conventional methods. ANNs are an example of machine learning\, where typically large amounts of data are analysed. \nAfter a brief introduction to ANNs\, she will provide examples of where ANNs are proposed to be used in the nuclear context and of relevance to nuclear waste management. Such developments are requested in the safeguards community already today to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of nuclear material verification and can be adopted as an inspiration for the waste community and its plans for the verification of fuel in the coming decades. \nOne example is detecting and classifying particle defects in spent nuclear fuel assemblies. The Partial Defect Tester (PDET) is an instrument proposed to investigate the integrity of irradiated nuclear fuel assemblies by analysing the gamma and neutron flux inside the fuel assembly. Researchers have proposed to analyse the data from PDET using ANNs\, aiming to identify if missing or replaced fuel material in a spent nuclear fuel assembly. Such verifications are particularly important before disposal in a geological repository\, after which further verification is not possible. Another application is the anomaly detection using the Next Generation Surveillance System Camera Data. The ANN could assist IAEA safeguards inspectors to identify unexpected activity in nuclear facilities\, including in facilities linked to the final disposal of nuclear waste. \nFinally\, Viriginie will present her own work that specialises in predicting safety parameters for fuel to be encapsulated. She will demonstrate how ANNs can be used to predict the effective multiplication factor (keff)\, a parameter for criticality-safety\, for different canister loading using the radionuclides concentrations. This ANN can take advantage of the heterogeneity of the spent nuclear fuels irradiation history\, including how the ANN can even capture changes in the canister keff when spent nuclear fuels are axially rotated. She will also demonstrate how ANNs can be used to predict the decay heat from experimental measurements planned to be performed before encapsulation and how it can be used to verify state-of-the-art calculations. \nThis presentation aims to show the large range of possibilities that ANN offers to help with the different aspects of nuclear waste management and how it might be used in the future. \nSpeaker: Virginie Solans (Uppsala Univeristy) \nClick here to watch the recording this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to download the presentation. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-beyond-conventional-methods-the-role-of-ann-in-nuclear-waste-management/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231016T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20231016T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Ukrainian experience from exercising radioactive waste management under exceptional conditions
DESCRIPTION:About the workshop\nDuring times of war\, licensees of nuclear and radiation technology facilities may be unable to meet regulatory safety requirements designed for peacetime. This challenge has arisen in Ukraine\, particularly within the radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management facilities located in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone and units of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant under decommissioning. Regulating the safety of facilities with nuclear and radiation technologies during wartime is an unprecedented task. \nIn an upcoming workshop\, representatives from the Ukraine’s nuclear regulatory body (SNRIU) and its Technical Support Organization (SSTC NRS)\, will share their experiences regarding the three topics mentioned below. \n\n Maintaining Safety Principles and Provisions in Wartime Conditions\n\nThe SNRIU\, in collaboration with the SSTC NRS and with support from the Norwegian regulatory body (DSA)\, has developed approaches and procedures for regulating the safety of facilities and activities within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone during wartime. The core of this approach is to require licensees to operate facilities in modes with minimal risk of emergencies and accidents while limiting authorized activities. Based on this\, the scope of application of the safety principles and general provisions has been determined. \n\n Handling Licensing Matters During and After Liberation by the Hostilities\n\nAfter regaining by Ukraine control of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone\, licensees of facilities within the zone faced challenges complying with safety requirements due to factors such as a shortage of personnel and uncertainty regarding the safety of the facilities following the uncontrolled presence of occupying troops. In response\, the regulatory body temporarily suspended licenses and established conditions for their reinstatement. Before license restoration\, facility operators had to ensure the facilities were in a safe state\, capable of conducting authorized activities\, and underwent comprehensive safety inspections. The SNRIU reinstated licenses following a thorough state review conducted with the assistance of the SSTC NRS\, which assessed the acceptability of facility safety levels and the operators’ ability to ensure safe operations. \n\n Lessons Learned from Emergency Preparedness and Response in Wartime Conditions\n\nBased on the Ukrainian experience\, most recommendations\, regulations and guidelines on emergency preparedness and response cannot be applied in the context of wartime. The probable events cannot be classified according to INES due to limitations established in the application area of the document for wartime. Also\, divisive criteria for preparedness and emergency stages\, such as event class declaration\, are unclear. All these problems became obvious for the experts of the SNRIU Information and Emergence Center during an assessment of the consequences of a potential accident at the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP. Currently\, experts are working on adapting standard calculations and procedures to the war conditions. Depending on the available time resources\, the application of the assessment approaches referring to both\, preparedness and response stages\, is reasonable. Preparedness for an emergency resulting from military attacks at an NPP requires more information and knowledge about the potential military threats and the facility’s response to hostilities. However\, a group of postulated reference events can be considered based on an expert’s view\, the possible type of impact at the NPP\, the ongoing situation at the site\, and its potential evolution. \nThe presentations will be followed by a session where participants can ask questions and discuss these topics. The feedback and discussions from workshop participants will be beneficial for the future work of the Ukrainian regulator and its Technical Support Organization. \nTarget audience\n\nNational Regulators\, Decision Makers\nTechnical Support Organisations\nWaste Management Organisations\nResearch Entities\nProfessionals/Experts involved in the safety case development and/or review\nCivil Society\nParticipants involved in cooperating projects (as PREDIS\, etc.)\nInternational audience (IAEA\, NEA\, ENSREG\, EC\, others).\n\nTentative Agenda\n\n5′ Opening and Welcoming. Presentation of SNRIU and SSTC NRS Representatives\n20′ Maintaining Safety Principles and Provisions in Wartime Conditions\n20′ Handling Licensing Matters During and After Liberation by the Hostilities\n20′ Lessons Learned from Emergency Preparedness and Response in Wartime Conditions\n50′ Open Discussion\n5′ Closing\n\n  \nRegistration information\nRegistration for the workshop is free\, but mandatory. Registration deadline is October 11 2023. An MS Teams link will be provided to all registrants by October 13 2023 at the latest. \n 
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/workshop-ukrainian-experience-from-exercising-radioactive-waste-management-under-exceptional-conditions/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD training course
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230628T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230628T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | IAEA On-Going Activities on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options and Spent Fuel Management
DESCRIPTION: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 knowledge.\nFor nuclear power to be sustainable\, the nuclear fuel cycle must remain economically viable and competitive\, which can be achieved by optimizing the use of fissile materials in reactor cores\, by increasing uranium enrichment and fuel burnup\, and by recycling valuable materials. This results in different fuel cycle options\, some of them already implemented and others may be implemented in the future.\nAs storage durations extend\, some storage systems in some countries are/will be deployed beyond their initial design and licensed periods. This requires knowing the conditions and behaviour of the spent fuel and storage systems\, structures and components (SSCs) over a longer period to ensure safe storage and future transportability. In this regard the IAEA is coordinating international R&D activities through Coordinated Research Projects (CRPs) on assessing the performances of spent fuel and cladding during storage\, and on developing ageing management programmes for storage systems operating beyond their initial licenced periods.\nOver the last decades\, national and international R&D programmes have been conducted on the development of advanced nuclear fuel cycles associated to Gen-IV reactors to improve the utilization of uranium resources\, maximize energy production\, minimize waste generation\, improve safety and limit proliferation risks. Advanced fuel cycles are devoted to recycling and burning most of the long-lived radionuclides\, lowering the burden of generated waste and reducing the ‘repository footprint’. The IAEA recently organized in Vienna the fourth international conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR22)\, in April 2022\, which enabled the exchange of information on national and international programmes\, by providing experienced scientists\, engineers\, government officials\, safety officers\, fast reactor managers\, etc. with a platform to share their scientific outlooks\, with special attention to the future young generation of scientists.\nThe importance of having the right scientific\, technical\, and engineering skills\, and of maintaining these competences\, goes hand in hand with ensuring to deliver a comprehensive and safe nuclear fuel cycle. For these reasons the IAEA actively supports its MSs on the technical knowledge preservation and transfer to enhance the capabilities of professionals\, especially of the young generation\, through the development of e-Learning materials and courses on nuclear fuel cycle options and spent fuel management.\nAll stages of a selected nuclear fuel cycle option raise particular challenges and issues; therefore it is paramount to have an integrated view of the nuclear fuel cycle to ensure that influences from\, and impacts on\, all stages of the nuclear fuel cycle are clearly identified and understood\, to enable effective decision making in the back end of the fuel cycle as well as to keep flexibility to accommodate new developments and technologies\, as for example the new spent fuels coming from the small modular reactors that will be deployed in the next decades. \nInteresting weblinks referenced during this L&L session: \nTM on Backend of the Fuel Cycle Considerations for Small Modular Reactors\,  20-23 September 2022 https://conferences.iaea.org/event/321/\nCRP on NEW CRP: Challenges\, Gaps and Opportunities for Managing Spent Fuel from Small Modular Reactors (T13021) | IAEA\nIAEA Spent Fuel Management Network: Pages – SFM (iaea.org)\nIAEA Interactive GuideBook on Spent Fuel Storage Options and Systems: Guidebook on Spent Fuel Storage Options and Systems (simopt.cz) \nSpeaker: Amparo González Espartero (IAEA) \nClick here to view the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to download the presentation. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-iaea-on-going-activities-on-nuclear-fuel-cycle-options-and-spent-fuel-management/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230621T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230621T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | UK GDF Programme update – a suitable site\, a willing community and a maturing facility design and safety case
DESCRIPTION: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 may need to accommodate\, the siting process and particularly how NWS are working with communities to identify potentially suitable sites and develop community support. It will also touch upon NWS’s maturing design and safety case work. \nSpeaker: Rob Winsley (Nuclear Waste Services) \nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-uk-gdf-programme-update-a-suitable-site-a-willing-community-and-a-maturing-facility-design-and-safety-case/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230614T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230614T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20230331T070923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T084054Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Submission of the application for authorization to create Cigéo (France)
DESCRIPTION: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 development under regular evaluation. Over time\, the scientific and technological aspects of the project have been refined\, supported by intense R&D\, including an underground research laboratory\, to lead to well-defined design principles and a robust safety demonstration for both operating period and post closure period.\nBut the submission of the application and the upcoming review by the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN)\, together\, also represent the start of a new phase: Cigeo is getting ready for the construction phase and Andra is becoming the operator. Although Cigeo still needs additional development and refinement\, the Agency is already responsible for it\, in terms of reporting to the ASN. Moreover\, with the submission\, Cigeo reaches the point when a national project\, supported by the French State\, meets a host region\, a territory\, the Meuse and Haute-Marne districts.\nThe review of the DAC by ASN and its technical support IRSN is planned for 30 months\, followed by a consultation phase with various actors (national commission board\, environmental authority\, local authorities\, OPECST\, etc.) and a public inquiry. At the end of the technical review and the public inquiry\, after consulting the French council of State\, the decree authorizing the creation of Cigeo could be obtained by 2027\, allowing the initial construction to begin of the disposal (stage 1) as part of a pilot industrial phase. After the start-up tests\, the commissioning of Cigeo is expected around 2040 and the end of the pilot industrial phase around 2050. \n  \nSpeaker: Frédéric Plas & Marine Levieux (ANDRA) \nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-submission-of-the-application-for-authorization-to-create-cigeo-france/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230605T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230605T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20230516T064118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T124951Z
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SUMMARY:Information and discussion session on the SoK document on Containers
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nThe presentation will be based on the State of Knowledge report for HLW/SF Containers (Domain 3.2.1).  Various aspects of container design and long-term performance will be covered in the talk\, including: (i) safety functions\, performance targets and container requirements\, (ii) the factors underlying the choice of container material\, (iii) a description of the nature of the environmental conditions and mechanical loads to which the container will be exposed and how they evolve over time\, (iv) container design and fabrication\, (v) the postclosure corrosion and mechanical performance of the container\, and (vi) lifetime prediction and methods for justifying those predictions over the long timescales of interest.  Emphasis will be placed on the long-tern corrosion behaviour of the container\, although the mechanical performance and the impact of coupled corrosion-mechanical degradation modes will also be considered.   The talk will focus on the design and performance of “conventional” container materials\, including carbon steel\, copper\, titanium\, and nickel alloys\, with some discussion of copper-coated designs.  Other types of metallic and ceramic coating and the use of bulk ceramics as container materials are outside of the scope of this SoK. \n  \nLearning outcomes \n\nThe basis for the selection of the container material and design.\nThe advantages and disadvantages of different container materials and repository designs.\nThe importance of understanding the nature of the environment to which the containers will be exposed in the repository and relating these to the conditions used in laboratory experiments.\nA basic understanding of the corrosion behaviour of the various alloys proposed as container materials and of the types of corrosion that are\, and are not\, expected to occur.\nThe importance of developing a sound mechanistic understanding of the corrosion and mechanical processes in order to support long-term predictions.\nAn overview of the types of empirical and deterministic models that have been developed to support both the calculation of container lifetimes and the broader safety case.\n\n  \nClick here to download the presentation.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/information-and-discussion-session-on-the-sok-document-on-containers/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD training course
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230531T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230531T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20230331T070243Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | OFFERR - eurOpean platForm For accEssing nucleaR R&d facilities
DESCRIPTION:OFFERR is a new European project whose aim is to set up a European User Facility Network\, in nuclear science\, and to establish an operational scheme facilitating access for R&D experts and students to key nuclear science infrastructure. The facility network will include more than 170 related facilities. The text of the call for application will be published at the end of March 2023. Cut-off dates will be defined every 6 months. In May 2023\, the European User Facility Network built by OFFERR will be ready to fund a sustainable network open to Europe but also to other international initiatives. \nSpeaker: Charles Toulemonde \nClick here to watch the recording for this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-offerr-european-platform-for-accessing-nuclear-rd-facilities/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230222T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230222T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20221116T110813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T075306Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Mission (almost) completed. The Swiss proposal for a combined repository in clay rocks.
DESCRIPTION:In September Nagra has reached a major milestone. 15 years after the re-start of the nationwide search process we have communicated our proposal for the site of the Swiss repository for radioactive waste. While a formal review is still to be done. The announcement has received supporting comments from cantonal stakeholderes as well as expert groups from abroad.\nIn the talk Dr. Tim Vietor will outline the history of the search\, it’s challenges and the reasoning behind the selection now communicated. \nSpeaker: Tim Vietor (Nagra\, Switzerland) \nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-mission-almost-completed-the-swiss-proposal-for-a-combined-repository-in-clay-rocks/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230125T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230125T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20230110T081540Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Introduction to EC projects HARPERS and HARMONIZE
DESCRIPTION:Euratom Council Directives and IAEA Safety Standards provide the basis for the underlying legal and regulatory framework in radioactive waste management and decommissioning. However\, the implementation of international safety standards and European Union (EU) directives can vary from one country to another as they are adapted to local considerations and national policies. These national differences can create difficulties in interpreting and comparing waste management practices between Member States (MS) and establishing consistent and coherent waste management policies and implementation strategies at the European scale. Moreover\, this lack of commonality may contribute to sub-optimal waste management outcomes in terms of safety\, economics\, sustainability and innovation as well as public acceptance.\nA greater convergence and harmonisation of national standards would allow for increased international cooperation among all relevant actors in nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management and could lead to expanded international market opportunities and more rapid adoption of advanced and/or emerging technologies. Alignment and harmonisation based on EU standards would also be advantageous towards enabling more robust comparisons of the efficiency\, suitability and limits of available techniques being used in similar conditions.\nThe 3-year Euratom project\, “HARPERS: HARmonised PracticEs\, Regulations and Standards in waste management and decommissioning\,” aims to establish and clarify the benefits and added value of more aligned and harmonised regulations\, practices and standards in decommissioning and radioactive waste management\, including possibilities for shared processing\, storage and disposal facilities between Member States (MS). The HARPERS project aims to reinforce the activities of the NFRP-2018-6 European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management (EURAD\, in particular with the ROUTES WP) [1]\, NFRP-2019-2020-10 Pre-disposal Treatment of European Radioactive Waste Streams (PREDIS) [2] and NFRP-2018-5 Stakeholder-based Analysis of Research for Decommissioning (SHARE) [3] projects. HARPERS will also connect with the wider European Community through\, e.g.\, SNETP\, NEA\, IGDTP\, IAEA\, ENSREG\, ERDO\, DigiDecom\, and will encourage interaction between different national programmes.\nIdentifying relevant regulatory differences across MS and assessing the rationale for these differences and establishing the potential for their harmonisation relative to cross border services/facilities\, moving to a circular economy and implementation of advanced technologies are the primary focuses of the HARPERS project. Obstacles and issues preventing the implementation of a more common regulatory framework will be established. Furthermore\, the Strengths\, Weaknesses\, Opportunities and Threats with respect to harmonisation of the identified regulatory differences and produce reports on harmonising regulatory systems in Europe will be evaluated. A TECOP (Technical\, Economic\, Commercial\, Operational\, or Political) analysis will identify a multitude of potential changes\, which will be reviewed further in terms of strategic impacts for stakeholders across all MS. The high-level benefits of more aligned and harmonised regulations are related to 1) greater business opportunities\, 2) better understanding between diverse groups serving wider markets\, 3) improved cost efficiency\, 4) waste minimisation and 5) improved final disposability of waste. Realisation of these high-level benefits would contribute to enhancing the overall safety and economics of the nuclear sector. The project\, which launched in June 2022\, will run for three years and includes 26 organisations from 13 countries. It will strive to have wide stakeholder engagement including regulatory agencies\, governments\, researchers and industry to meet its objectives. \nThe current nuclear regulatory framework appeared in the 1960s for licensing early NPP designs and since then it has undergone substantial modifications because of major nuclear accidents and in response to challenges posed by the licensing of Generation III designs. Innovative fission and fusion installations encompass novel technologies that drive the need for developing new licensing procedures. The legal framework and procedures applied in the field of nuclear power are very rigid\, which significantly limits new technologies coming to operating NPPs.\nThere are a number of conventions\, directives and other international legal documents signed by the countries. Despite the broad consensus legislations in different countries maintain diverse definitions and interpretations in their application of basic safety principles while being consistent with the IAEA Safety Standards. There is a broad agreement on the need to review the existing regulatory framework\, incorporate novel concepts and endow it with sufficient capabilities for assuring safety during design and enabling proper regulatory oversight during operation of innovative facilities.\nTaking as a basis the IAEA fundamental safety objective\, the HARMONISE project has set five Objectives:\n• Objective 1: To analyse preliminary safety assessments of innovative fission and fusion installations\n• Objective 2: To peruse the licensing needs for innovative nuclear installations\n• Objective 3: To examine risk-informed\, performance-based (RIPB) approaches in licensing reviews and regulatory decision-making\n• Objective 4: To delimit harmonisation and standardisation on component assessments\, methodologies\, codes and standards\n• Objective 5: To learn from earlier experience in harmonisation efforts\nHARMONISE findings will be disseminated and reported to Member States’ nuclear safety regulators with the aim to facilitate their early involvement regarding safety verifications and licensing of future fission and fusion installations. HARMONISE will suggest solutions but decisions are to be later taken by the responsible decision making bodies. \nSpeakers: Réka Szőke & Egidijus Urbonavicius \nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-introduction-to-ec-projects-harpers-and-harmonize/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230123T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230123T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20221129T110940Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Guidance on Cost Assessment and Financing Schemes of Radioactive Waste Management Programmes
DESCRIPTION:A reliable assessment of future costs for radioactive waste management (RWM) up to its disposal and adequate mechanisms for providing financial resources for these activities form fundamental prerequisites for responsible management of radioactive waste\, in line with the requirements of the Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom of 19 July 2011.\nAlthough there are many technical documents dealing with cost estimations and financing schemes for RWM\, countries at an early stage of RWM programmes or small waste inventories and newcomer countries may benefit from the guide presented here\, that addresses the cost assessment in a systematic and structured way and gives also practical instructions how to start and estimate the cost of radioactive waste disposal in different stages of development.\nThis Guidance on Cost Assessment and Financing Schemes of Radioactive Waste Management Programmes describes the cost assessment as a stepwise process. Each of the steps is briefly described and useful practical examples of cost estimations for various aspects of the disposal programme from different countries are added. The guide also provides information on the most common uncertainties and risks related to geological disposal programmes and suggests how they might be addressed. It also gives basic information on financing schemes for RWM. \nSpeaker: Irena Mele \nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-guidance-on-cost-assessment-and-financing-schemes-of-radioactive-waste-management-programmes/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230118T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20221116T134121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T085937Z
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SUMMARY:Information session and discussion on the Spent Fuel State-of-Knowledge document
DESCRIPTION:During this online lecture\, Kastriot Spahiu\, the author of the Spent Fuel State-of-Knowledge (SoK) document\, will discuss the SoK document\, which focusses on the release of radionuclides from the spent fuel during disposal. He will focus on the highlights from the document and will dive deeper into issues related to spent fuel which are not mentioned in detail in the SoK document. \nThe second part of this lecture is a discussion session which will be based on requests from the audience. Additionally\, there is ampel room for spontaneous discussions.\nThis training session is open to all\, especially those who have an interest in EURAD SoK documents and spent nuclear fuel. \nProgramme\n13h00 – Introduction on SoK documents and the EURAD Roadmap – Alexandru Tatomir\n13h05 – Lecture on spent fuel SoK document – Kastriot Spahiu\n13h50 – Break\n14h00 – Discussion session – Kastriot Spahiu and participants\n16h00 – Closure of session \nPrerequisites\nParticipants to this session are requested to have read the SoK document on Spent Fuel. It can be downloaded here.\nParticipants are asked to propose a topic for the discussion session (if any). This can be any topic related to spent fuel they want more information on. Please submit your questions to euradwp13@sckcen.be or via our contact form before December 31st 2022. \nLearning outcomes\nUpon completion of this session\, participants should be able to: \nList the most important aspect of spent fuel research\nDiscuss open issues related to spent fuel \nRegistration fee\nThis training session is free of charge. \nPractical information\nThis training session will be organized via MS Teams. A dedicated link will be sent to the registrants in the week prior to the session. \nRelated documents\nClick here to access the slides used by Kastriot Spahiu during this information session. \nRecording of this webinar
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/information-session-and-discussion-on-the-spent-fuel-state-of-knowledge-document/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD training course
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221130T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221130T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20221115T104249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T071003Z
UID:122364-1669813200-1669816800@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | The role of Knowledge Management in Civil Society
DESCRIPTION:In this Lunch and Learn session we will talk about the role of the Knowledge Management in Civil Society. How KM initiatives support CS and what is the benefit of KM for individuals and society in general. This presentation will cover many KM goals which are supported by EURAD SoK activities. Thus\, one of the goals of KM is transparency of knowledge the EURAD SoK puts many efforts to provide EURAD Community with wide access to knowledge generated in RWM.\nThe EURAD programme includes interactions with Civil Society (ICS) based on a so-called “double-wing” model that have been settled on and tested throughout SITEX II and JOPRAD projects\, notably in the perspective of the EURAD programme. After reminding the main elements of the ICS model implemented in EURAD\, the presentation will include feedbacks and lessons learnt from the ICS activities implemented regarding knowledge management. It will present results coming from strategic projects (ROUTES\, UMAN)\, from ICS workshop\, from the evaluation process of ICS activities and other activities (follow-up by civil society of technical projects). As a conclusion\, the presentation will draw main messages and recommendations for future knowledge management in EURAD. \nSpeaker: Dinara Abbasova and Nadja Zeleznik \nClick here to view the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-the-role-of-knowledge-management-in-civil-society/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221102T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221102T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20220913T123737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221102T142339Z
UID:122271-1667394000-1667397600@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | The NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence: A Platform to Share Knowledge on Stakeholder Engagement in Radioactive Waste Management
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to past and ongoing work of the OECD/NEA Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC). Since its creation in the year 2000\, the FSC has enabled direct stakeholder exchange in an atmosphere of mutual respect and learning. Members from 21 countries have shared experiences and challenges\, identified best practices and published reports on current and future challenges related to stakeholder engagement in radioactive waste management and decommissioning processes. Some of the recent methods of work and recent activities of the FSC will be introduced. \nSpeaker: Pascale Kuenzi \nClick here to view the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll16/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220928T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220928T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20220323T081001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T132915Z
UID:122142-1664370000-1664373600@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | A pluralistic tool of dialogue on RWM: the Pathway Evaluation Process (PEP)
DESCRIPTION:This Lunch & Learn session will provide a short description of the objectives\, methodology and mechanisms of the tool of dialogue entitled Pathway Evaluation Process (PEP). The PEP is a serious game on RWM Governance that has been developed within the SITEX II project (2015-2017). The objective is to identify issues all along the pathways that would really matter for different categories of actors\, which have not the same vision of what should be the pathway and what should be the safe situation for the long term. A PEP session put into discussion different strategies allowing to reach a safe situation for the long term. The tool is envisioned to be used in the frame of different EURAD projects and notably UMAN and ROUTES. \nSpeaker: Julien Dewoghélaëre \nClick here to view the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \n 
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll15/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220629T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220629T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20220314T074926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220808T122527Z
UID:122129-1656507600-1656511200@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Knowledge Management in the German NWMO (BGE) - Origin\, approach and practical implementation
DESCRIPTION:Gunnar Hoefer (BGE) will present and discuss the knowledge management programme at BGE\, Germany. He will discuss the following: \n\nStarting with a short retrospect why the BGE is the responsible Waste Management Organization including the past and current state of knowledge on nuclear waste disposal in Germany.\nShowing the types of knowledge which has to be dealt with and how this challenge is handled in the BGE and what tools used to make them available.\nThis will be supported by a “Life feed” of the software iFinder the BGE is using to make explicit knowledge available. Furthermore one or more examples will be shown for the availability of tacit knowledge showing a “Life feed” of interactive knowledge maps.\nFinally presenting what challenges BGE knowledge management is dealing in the present and future and talking about the BGE KM concepts and how to deal with these opportunities.\n\nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions. \n 
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll13/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220622T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220622T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20220502T130543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220809T073933Z
UID:122170-1655902800-1655906400@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Implementation of the world’s first geologic disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel – Status update from Finland
DESCRIPTION:At the end of 2021\, Posiva Oy submitted to the Finnish Government the application for a licence to operate a geological repository for spent nuclear fuel at the Olkiluoto site\, off the South-West coast of the country. The talk will focus on the following:\n• Overall schedule for disposal operations\n• The licensing process and division of responsibilities in Finland\n• The safety case supporting the operating license application\n• Current status of the of the geologic disposal facility and encapsulation plant\n• Addressing challenges related to the construction and operation of a deep geologic repository\n• Path forward toward the beginning of spent nuclear fuel disposal \nPresented by Barbara Pastina. Recorded on June 22nd 2022. \nClick here to view the recording of this Lunch & Learn session.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-implementation-of-the-worlds-first-geologic-disposal-facility-for-spent-nuclear-fuel-status-update-from-finland/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220519T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220519T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20220114T094103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T085230Z
UID:122120-1652965200-1652968800@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Deep Borehole Repository of high-level radioactive waste - State of knowledge and pros&cons
DESCRIPTION:Many countries are developing a geological disposal project to dispose of their high-level radioactive waste (HLW)\, potentially their intermediate\, long-lived radioactive waste (ILW-LL) as well as spent nuclear fuel (SF) when considered as waste. The most widely selected option\, for which a site selection process is underway in several countries or even achieved\, is the deep geological repository (DGR) concept\, a mining repository located underground in a geological layer\, in which conditioned waste is placed.\nAs an alternative concept for geological disposal\, the deep borehole repository (DBR) concept relies on two main safety functions similar to those of the DGR: isolate waste from natural surface phenomena\, thereby significantly reduce the risk of human intrusion\, and lean on the geological environment to ensure long-term passive containment.\nTo a greater extent\, several very different concepts of borehole disposal have already been studied or implemented. The deep injection of liquid waste through boreholes has been implemented for low and intermediate-level radioactive waste in the USA and Russia. The option of deep disposal of exothermic waste provoking fusion and melting with the surrounding rock has been studied in the ‘70s and ‘80s\, but only the sealing of the disposal zone in a borehole by welding of a granitic rock is still examined by the scientific community. There are several projects of disposal of small quantities of packaged solid waste\, such as disused sealed sources\, in a several tens to hundreds meters depth borehole\, following a guide developed by the IAEA; some of which are underway\, such as in Ghana. Finally\, the disposal of larger quantities of solid waste and potentially of HLW or SF\, in a DBR at a depth of thousands of meters\, was first considered in the ‘50s but rejected as it was considered to be beyond drilling capabilities. Improvements in drilling and associated technologies\, together with sealing methods progress have led several countries to reconsider this option for the disposal of HLW. It is actively studied in the USA\, including for SF disposing.\nThe DBR option drew the attention of some institutional organisations but also of some environmental Non-Governmental Organisations\, some of which are part of SITEX.Network\, as a plausible alternative to the DGR. However\, some issues are controverted\, and other institutions see DBR as an unappropriated option for management of HLW and SF. That motivated SITEX to launch a review project including a state of the art’s bibliographic review as well as a workshop for discussions among members and wider. These SITEX activities have highlighted potential advantages and weaknesses of DBR compared to DGR\, from the point of view of safety\, social and societal expectations\, regulatory aspects and finally R&D needs. \nSpeaker: Dr. Muriel Rocher (IRSN\, France) \nClick here to view the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to view all Lunch & Learn sessions.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll14/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220223T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220223T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20220114T094103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220228T121603Z
UID:122057-1645621200-1645624800@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Methods for transferring information and knowledge regarding final disposal of radioactive waste
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Carl-Henrik Pettersson will present on methods for transferring information and knowledge regarding final disposal of radioactive waste during this EURAD Lunch & Learn session. \nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-methods-for-transferring-information-and-knowledge-regarding-final-disposal-of-radioactive-waste/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220125T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20220125T163000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20220113T080907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T075605Z
UID:122049-1643119200-1643128200@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:CHANCE Webinar series | Muon Tomography
DESCRIPTION:Muon tomography is a non-destructive technique to image objects from a safe distance. It utilizes the ever-present cosmic radiation and thus does not require additional radiation sources. Due to the highly penetrating nature of muons\, it is possible to image the insides of large objects\, ranging from nuclear waste drums to pyramids and volcanoes. As such it is an ideal tool to determine the contents and condition of nuclear waste materials in containers like waste drums up to CASTOR storage casks. \nFor more information on the CHANCE project\, please visit the project website here. \nClick here to watch the recording of this webinar.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/chance-webinar-series-muon-tomography/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Partner training course
ORGANIZER;CN="CHANCE":MAILTO:chance-h2020@sckcen.be
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211118T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211119T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20211006T085246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211006T085246Z
UID:121958-1637247600-1637344800@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Thermodynamic data collection and assessment
DESCRIPTION:OECD Nuclear Energy Agency is pleased to announce the fifth edition of the course on “Thermodynamic data collection and assessment” organised by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency within the Thermochemical Database (TDB) Project. The fifth edition will take place as a 2-session webinar (3 hours per session) on the 18th and 19th of November 2021. \nThe course will cover five main topics: \n\nTopic 1: Overview of the NEA and NEA TDB activities and projects\nTopic 2: Overview of guidelines for the collection and analysis of thermodynamic data\nTopic 3: Critical evaluation and assessment exercises\nTopic 4: Other thermodynamic databases and implementer’s perspective\nTopic 5: Cementitious systems\n\nInstructors: Xavier Gaona (KIT-INE\, Germany)\, Don Reed (LANL\, USA)\, Marcus Altmaier (KIT-INE\, Germany)\, Lara Duro (Amphos21\, Spain)\, Barbara Lothenbach (EMPA\, Switzerland)\, Jesus S. Martinez (OECD/NEA\, France). \nYou can find more information and registration details in the attached file as well as at: \nNuclear Energy Agency (NEA) – TDB Project course – 5th edition: Thermodynamic data collection and assessment (oecd-nea.org) \nYou can also contact us at tdb-course-2021@oecd-nea.org
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/thermodynamic-data-collection-and-assessment/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Partner training course
ORGANIZER;CN="OECD Nuclear Energy Agency":MAILTO:tdb-course-2021@oecd-nea.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211117T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20211115T131842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T131842Z
UID:122019-1637150400-1637168400@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:WP FUTURE Education & Training Event on the scientific basis and safety relevant aspects of radionuclide transport and retention
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nWP FUTURE is holding Education & Training Event on the scientific basis and safety relevant aspects of radionuclide transport and retention. The event could be of relevance to a broad audience of researchers\, especially early carrier scientists\, interested at better understanding the radionuclide retention mechanisms and their role in different disposal concept. \nObjectives\nProvide an overview of retention and transport processes\, the implication for performance assessment\, and the handling of uncertainties. \nLearning outcomes\nUpon completion of this training course\, participants should be able to discuss the scientific basis for repository safety assessment. \nProgramme\n\n12h00 – Introduction (Sergey Churakov\, PSI)\n12h05 – Geological disposal concepts (Norbert Maes\, SCK CEN)\n12h50 – Sorption and Redox processes (Felix Brand\, FZJ & Andreas Scheinost\, HZDR)\n13h35 – Coffee break\n13h55 – Radionuclide transport in clays (Martin Glaus\, PSI)\n14h40 – Radionuclide transport in crystalline rocks (Venda Havlova\, UJV)\n15h25 – Performance assessment & Safety analysis: uncertainties and country specific aspects (Thomas Kämpfer\, Nagra; Lukas Vondrovic and Lucie Mareda\, SURAO; Alex Liebscher\, BGE)\n16h55 – Closure\n\n\nLink\nJoin the event via this link.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/wp-future-education-training-event-on-the-scientific-basis-and-safety-relevant-aspects-of-radionuclide-transport-and-retention/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD training course
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211027T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211027T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20210423T084312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T062055Z
UID:121905-1635339600-1635343200@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | News on the siting process in Italy
DESCRIPTION:This Lunch & Learn session will be presented by members of ENEA and SOGIN. \nClick here to register for this Lunch & Learn session.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll10/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211006T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20210423T084312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T083926Z
UID:121906-1633532400-1633536000@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | The U.S. Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal Strategy: Status and Possible Futures
DESCRIPTION:This Lunch & Learn session will be presented by Prof. Dr. Rodney C. Ewing. Prof. Ewing is the Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security and Co-Director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences in the School of Earth\, Energy and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University. He is the past president of the Mineralogical Society of America and the International Union of Materials Research Societies. Rod has written extensively on issues related to nuclear waste and is a co-editor of Radioactive Waste Forms for the Future (1988) and Uncertainty Underground – Yucca Mountain and the Nation’s High-Level Nuclear Waste (2006). He received the Lomonosov Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2006 and the Roebling Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America in 2015. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is a Founding Editor of the magazine\, Elements\, which is now supported by 17 earth science societies. He is a Principal Editor for Nano LIFE\, an interdisciplinary journal focused on collaboration between physical and medical scientists and is a member of the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. In 2014\, he was a Founding Executive Editor of Geochemical Perspective Letters and named to the Editorial Advisory Board of Applied Physics Reviews. In 2012\, he was appointed by President Obama to chair the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board\, which provides scientific and technical reviews of the U.S. Department of the Energy’s programs for the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. He stepped down in 2017. \nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session. \nTo download the handouts\, click here.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll9/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211005T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20211005T120000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20211004T112242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T112242Z
UID:121954-1633424400-1633435200@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:PREDIS Webinar | Radioactive Waste Characterisation - overcoming challenges with new technologies
DESCRIPTION:Next free webinar and discussion group on Radioactive Waste Characterisation – overcoming challenges with new technologies. Tuesday October 5 from 9-12 CEST. PREDIS project\, event registration: https://lnkd.in/gkqxNEH
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/predis-webinar-radioactive-waste-characterisation-overcoming-challenges-with-new-technologies/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210929T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210929T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20210913T132157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T135728Z
UID:121948-1632920400-1632924000@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | European Commission's Joint Research Centre activities on RWM and decommissioning
DESCRIPTION:This Lunch & Learn session will be presented by Manuel MARTIN-RAMOS (JRC). Manuel Martín Ramos (Madrid\, 1970) has 25 years of experience in nuclear safety\, management of spent fuel and decommissioning  both in the industry and research areas. Since 2012 he serves in the Euratom Coordination Unit in the JRC Headquarters in Brussels. Manuel was Manager of the Spent Fuel Management Project of José Cabrera Nuclear Power Plant (including the building and commissioning of the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation)\, and Country Group Chairman (on behalf of Euratom) in the Sixth Review Meeting of the Joint Convention for the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and for the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management\, among other relevant milestones in his professional career. \nClick here to watch the recording of this Lunch & Learn session.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/lunch-learn-european-commissions-joint-research-centre-activities-on-rwm-and-decommissioning/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210906
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210911
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20211020T063239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T063239Z
UID:121998-1630886400-1631318399@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Online Summer School on Nuclear decommissioning and Waste Management
DESCRIPTION:In the European Union several nuclear facilities are closed or may stop their operation in the coming decade. The need to proceed with decommissioning creates a potential for new industrial activities. The availability of qualified personnel to support the emerging decommissioning market is an asset for the European industry. \nThe present JRC-Ispra Summer School is addressed to students with a graduate degree pursuing a master in the area of engineering\, science and technology\, who have not yet a professional activity and want to profit from their holidays’ time to enrich their curriculum in an area that offers new technological challenges. \nThe course programme can be consulted here.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/online-summer-school-on-nuclear-decommissioning-and-waste-management/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Partner training course
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210630T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210630T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20210423T084312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210701T075213Z
UID:121898-1625058000-1625061600@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | The SITEX.Network
DESCRIPTION:This Lunch & Learn session will be presented by Delphine Pellegrini (IRSN)\, Nadja Zeleznik (EIMV) and Frédéric Bernier (FANC). \nClick here to view the recording of this Lunch & Learn session.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll8/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210618T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210618T163000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20210604T112123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T075907Z
UID:121889-1624024800-1624033800@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:CHANCE Webinar series | Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS)
DESCRIPTION:Part of a webinar series organized in respect to the technical work packages of the Characterization of conditioned radioactive waste (CHANCE) project. \nCavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) is an innovative technique to characterize outgassing of radioactive waste. During this webinar\, a general introduction to CRDS will be given\, as well as the recent developments with CHANCE. CHANCE WP5 aims to advance the use of CRDS as an innovative technique to characterize outgassing of radioactive waste by developing new instrumentation for H36Cl and demonstrating an application of the technique to the monitoring of radiocarbon outgassing. \nAgenda: \n\nIntroduction to Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy\nEnd-user needs for waste outgassing measurements\nDevelopment of CRDS for waste outgassing monitoring within CHANCE\n\n  \nClick here to to view the recording for this webinar. \n  \n 
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/chance-crds/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Partner training course
ORGANIZER;CN="CHANCE":MAILTO:chance-h2020@sckcen.be
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210526T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210526T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20210423T084312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T074658Z
UID:121834-1622034000-1622037600@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | Steps for Sharing
DESCRIPTION:EC directive 2011/70/Euratom acknowledges that disposal is the end-point for radioactive waste and spent fuel\, which implies that all member states must prepare a credible disposal strategy. The chosen disposal strategy can be implementation of a national disposal facility but also participation in a multinational repository (MNR). Only the first option is currently being implemented\, with the most advanced programmes being in Finland\, Sweden\, and France. However\, for technical\, financial\, and societal reasons\, disposal in most countries – and in particular for new or small nuclear programmes – lies decades into the future. Accordingly\, a prudent strategy is to keep options open: adopt a dual track strategy. For more than 20 years the MNR track has been studied\, with varying degrees of support from the IAEA\, the NEA and the EC. The ad-hoc ERDO-Working Group that has been dedicated to developing the dual track approach since 2009\, has in January 2021 established a formal ERDO Association with headquarters at COVRA\, the radioactive waste organization of the Netherlands. Why this new association? What will it do for multinational solutions? In this Lunch & Learn sessions you will hear all about the status and future goals of the ERDO association. \nThis Lunch & Learn session will be presented by Dr. Ir. Ewoud Verhoef (COVRA). \nClick here to view the recording of this Lunch & Learn session.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll7/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210428T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210428T133000
DTSTAMP:20260518T114817
CREATED:20210423T063330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210428T135321Z
UID:121829-1619613000-1619616600@euradschool.eu
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn | The next-generation scientific research for the safe management of radioactive wastes – views and role of EuradScience
DESCRIPTION:Register for this Lunch & Learn session by Christophe Bruggeman (SCK CEN\, EURADSCIENCE) here. \nThis event takes place from 12h30 to 13h30 CEST. \nThe recording can be viewed here.
URL:https://euradschool.eu/event/ll6/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:EURAD webinar
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