Lectures by laureate Dr. Christophe Poinssot in the frame of the Chair Roger Van Geen
Auditorium 1 & 2
Boeretang 201
Mol
Overzicht
In the frame of the Chair Roger Van Geen, laureate Dr. Christophe Poinssot will give a series of lectures entitled "From the fuel cycle processes to the overall assessment of sustainability".
Dr. Christophe Poinssot obtained 2 Master Degrees in Earth Sciences and Material Sciences and a PhD in Sciences at the Université Pierre & Marie Curie (France). Afterwards he worked at the Paul Scherrer lnstitut (Switzerland) as post-doctoral researcher. In 1998 he joined CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, France), where he is currently head of the Research Department on Mining and Fuel Recycling Processes at CEA. Dr. Poinssot is also professor in nuclear chemistry and president of PROMETIA (Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy and Recycling Innovation Association).
Onderwerpen
The following lectures will be given:
- From U-ore discovery and mining to fuel fabrication. A low-margin market-driven industry deeply destabilized by the Fukushima crisis
- Pu mono to multi-recycling: the controversy around a debated technology, which is however the root of any sustainable fuel cycle
- Ultimate waste geological repository: from concepts to projects. How to give confidence in the long-term safety?
- Minor actinides partitioning & transmutation. A real improvement or a scientist dream?
- The basis of the LCA approach and its application to the nuclear fuel cycle
- How ensuring the future of nuclear energy in democratic societies? The crucial question of the acceptability
Programma
Het volledige programma kan hier worden gedownload:
SCK•CEN Chair Roger Van Geen - lectures by laureate Dr. Christophe Poinssot.pdf
Prijs
Participation to this series of lectures is free of charge. However, registration to the different lectures is mandatory.
Registratie
Participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory via the SCK•CEN Academy website.