27th EXCHANGE MEETING

Major Milestone for the Large-Scale In Situ PRACLAY Heater Test: Concluding the Heating Phase & Introduction to the Cooling Phase

7 November 2025

Tabloo, Gravenstraat 3, 2480 Dessel

Programme

13:30 – 13:40    Welcome - Mieke De Craen (EURIDICE)

13:40 – 14:20   The PRACLAY in situ Experiment: demonstrating geological disposal feasibility of heat-emitting waste in poorly indurated clays - Séverine Levasseur (NIRAS/ONDRAF) 

14:20 – 15:00   Ten years of continuous monitoring of the heater test - Jan Verstricht (EURIDICE)

15:00 – 15:30    coffee break

15:30 – 16:10   Observations during 10 years of heating - Temenuga Georgieva (EURIDICE)

16:10 – 16:50   THM characterization of the Boom Clay: Feedback from the PRACLAY Heater test and preparation of the cooling phase - Arnaud Dizier (EURIDICE)

16:50 – 17:00   Closing remarks and prospects - Maarten Van Geet (NIRAS/ONDRAF & EURIDICE)

17:00 – 18:00   drink