Topical Day CHANCE | Characterisation of conditioned radioactive waste: status, challenges and new developments
Dijle conference room
Van Beethovenstraat 8-10
Mechelen
Overzicht
Safe interim storage and final disposal of radioactive waste (RW) requires effective characterization and quality control of the waste. The CHANCE project therefore aims to address the specific and complex issue of the characterization of conditioned radioactive waste (CRW) by means of non-destructive analytical (NDA) techniques and methodologies. Characterization issues within CHANCE encompass both physico-chemical characterization and radiological characterization.
The CHANCE project will establish a comprehensive understanding of current characterization methods and quality control schemes for conditioned radioactive waste in Europe. Furthermore, CHANCE will develop, test and validate already-identified and novel techniques that will undoubtedly improve the characterization of CRW. These techniques include:
- Calorimetry as an innovative non-destructive technique to reduce uncertainties on the inventory of radionuclides;
- Muon Tomography to address the specific issue of non-destructive control of the content of large volume nuclear waste;
- Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) as an innovative technique to characterize outgassing of radioactive waste.
During this Topical Day current needs, scientific evolutions and CHANCE highlights concerning conditioned waste characterization using non-destructive techniques will be highlighted. The selected speakers have either operational experience with conditioned waste characterization, or are scientists working on new characterization techniques. This Topical Day therefore also aims at bringing together these two groups of stakeholders.
Doelpubliek
The target audience of this Topical Day consists of:
- CHANCE consortium partners and CHANCE End User Group Representatives;
- Students and researchers on development and/or improving of radioactive waste characterization techniques;
- Nuclear waste producers;
- Operators of nuclear waste conditioning facilities and nuclear waste repositories;
- Regulatory authorities and their Technical Support Organisations.
Programma
Het volledige programma kan hier worden gedownload:
Final programme Topical Day CHANCE, March 21, 2019, Mechelen, Belgium.pdf
Voorkennis
No pre-knowledge required.
Preparation
No preparation is needed.
Prijs
Participation to the Topical Day and its related activities is free of charge but registration for the different events is mandatory.
Please clearly indicate your participation to the following activities during the registration process:
- Topical Day | presentations | Lamot conference centre;
- Topical Day | reception | Lamot conference centre.
Please note that the visit to Belgoprocess and the 2 social activity programmes are fully booked and that it is no longer possible to participate.
Registratie
You can register by clicking on the orange registration button above taking into account the deadline of February 22, 2019.
Note that the visit to Belgoprocess together with the social activity programme is fully booked and that participation is not longer possible.
Accommodatie
Venue
The Topical Day is held at the Lamot Conference Centre in Mechelen, Belgium on March 20-21, 2019.
Accommodation
SCK•CEN made a pre-booking at 2 hotels nearby the course venue. Participants need to book their own accommodation, using the forms or codes indicated by the hotel:
- If you stay at least 2 nights (arrival on March 19 and departure on March 22) | Novotel Mechelen Centrum Hotel at the special arrangement price of 149 EUR per person per night, including breakfast, excluded city tax. Please use the attached "hotel room reservation form";
- If you stay less than 2 nights | NH Mechelen Hotel at the special arrangement price of 149 EUR per person per night, including breakfast, excluded city tax. Please use this link to book your room.