19th Exchange Meeting

The long-term evolution of high-level waste forms

Tuesday 6 May 2014

13:30 Welcome
          Peter De Preter (EIG EURIDICE)

13:40 Research on the long-term evolution of high-level waste forms in the frame of the Belgian research programme on geological disposal of high active and/or long lived waste
          Maarten Van Geet, Robert Gens (ONDRAF/NIRAS)

14:00 A general evaluation of the high-level waste forms in Supercontainer conditions
          Karel Lemmens (SCK•CEN)

14:30 Experimental programme to determine the stability of vitrified waste in Supercontainer conditions
          Karine Ferrand & Sanheng Liu (SCK•CEN)

15:15 Validation and demonstration of the behaviour of vitrified waste in clay environment by the CORALUS in-situ experiments
          Elie Valcke (SCK•CEN)

15:45 Experimental programme to determine the stability of spent fuel in Supercontainer conditions
          Christelle Cachoir & Thierry Mennecart (SCK•CEN)

16:15 General conclusions and future needs for research on the long-term evolution of high-level waste forms
          Robert Gens, Maarten Van Geet (ONDRAF/NIRAS)