ITC School - Meiringen, Switzerland - Cement and cementitious materials in the geological disposal of radioactive waste

Cement and cementitious materials in the geological disposal of radioactive waste

Held: 2nd-6th June, 2008 - Eurajoki, Finland

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: CLOSED

Co-hosted with Posiva. The course will cover all aspects of the use of cementitious materials in radioactive waste disposal, ranging from an introduction to basic cement chemistry, through repository design and practical aspects of the use of cement and concrete in repository construction. The course will be a balanced mix of class time, site visits (with a choice of either the ONKALO facility or the VLJ repository) and case studies, broken down into self-contained learning modules.

Detailed course agenda, overview and participant assignment are now available (Course agenda and assignment 48 kb). Note that all participants are required to complete the short assignment prior to the course.

Course Fees

The course fees cover hotel accommodation and all meals for five days, local transport during the course and the course notes and other materials.

CHF 5'450. - ITC members

CHF 6'050. - non-members

The course fee is due within four weeks of your registration. Registration is not guaranteed until we have received the course fee. If you have to withdraw from the course after paying your fee, it will be refunded in full up to 2nd May 2008. After this date, it is not refundable.

Application Form

The course on ‘Cement and Cementitious Materials in the Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste’ is now fully booked and course registration has consequently closed. We regret that there are no further places available. A new version of this course is now offered in the upcoming courses section.

Travel Information

Travel from Helsinki Airport to the course hotel in Rauma is possible in several ways:

by hire car (http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/contacts_services?&group=100), takes 3-4 hours
by bus (http://www.matka.fi/haku/en/), takes a little longer
by air (http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/timetablesearch), takes about 45 minutes to Pori airport and another 20 minutes by taxi

For other travel information to Rauma, please see http://www.rauma.fi/english/immigrants/default.htm

The course will end with a field trip near Turku and the participants can either return to Rauma or fly on to Helsinki, Stockholm etc from Turku Airport (see http://www.finavia.fi/airport_turku for details).

Last Updated ( Friday, 18 July 2008 )