29 September to 1 October 2009, in Luxembourg

An international conference and workshop in the framework of the European Commission TIMODAZ and THERESA projects to be held from 29 September to 1 October 2009, in Luxembourg.

Jointly organised by the European Commission and EIG EURIDICE (Belgium), KTH (Sweden), ITC (Switzerland)

Sponsored / supported by
BfS, DBE, GRS, IRSN, JAEA, JNES, NAGRA, NIRAS/ONDRAF, NUMO, POSIVA, RAWRA, SCK.CEN, SKB

Hosted by the European Commission

15th – 24th September 2009: Pruhonice, Czech Republic & Meiringen, Switzerland

An 8 day course, with field visits, held in the Czech Republic & Switzerland

This eight-day course is presented by ITC in collaboration with the Radioactive Waste Repository Authority of the Czech Republic (RAWRA) and the Swiss National Co-operative for Radioactive Waste Management (Nagra). It is a component of the IAEA Network programme for 2009. The course is designed for geological repository project managers and scientists, regulatory agencies and geosciences, environmental and engineering companies involved with both site investigation and the construction of underground rock characterisation facilities.

The objective of the course is first to take participants through the steps of planning, carrying out and evaluating surface-based investigations at prospective geological repository site. This first part of the course will take place in the Czech Republic. We will then look at the important transition to underground characterisation work at sites selected for detailed evaluation. The second part of the course, which will be held in Switzerland, will thus examine techniques for underground rock characterisation and will also consider the planning of activities in deep rock characterisation facilities.

PRELIMINARY : October – 4th November 2009: Peine, Germany

This eight-day course is presented by ITC in collaboration with and hosted by DBE TECHNOLOGY, and with the participation of the Clausthal University of Technology, Germany. It is a component of the IAEA Network programme for 2009. The course is designed for project managers and scientists, regulatory agencies and geoscientific organisations concerned with the development of geological repositories for long-lived wastes in sedimentary formations. The programme is developed and considerably extended from a course with a similar topic, held in 2007. This time, there is more emphasis on safety assessment methodology in sedimentary environments, as well as sections on the technical fundamentals of geological disposal and societal aspects of repository siting and development. Visits will be made to two underground facilities; Konrad and Gorleben.