Geopolymers in Radioactive Waste Management

09:00 to 11:20 Presentations

• 09:00-09:15 Welcome & Introduction + feedback on Geopolymers from earlier webinar (Erika Holt, VTT)
• 09:15-09:30 Geopolymers: An innovative class of materials (David Lambertin, CEA)
• 09:30-09:55 Direct PREDIS Connections to Geopolymers:
  • WP2 WAC (Lumír Nachmilner, CV REZ)
  • WP4 Metallic Waste (Abdesselam Abdelouas, IMT)
  • WP5 Liquid Organic Waste (Maxime Fournier, CEA)
  • WP6 Solid Organic Waste (Thierry Mennecart, SCK CEN)
• 09:55-10:15 Durability of Geopolymers (Prof. Martin Cyr, LMDC)

 

10:15-10:20 break

• 10:20-10:40 Iron-Rich Binders from Bauxite Residue (Tobias Hertel, KU Leuven)
• 10:40-10:55 Use of Geopolymers in the Disposal of LLW/ILW in the Czech Republic (Václava Havlová, ÚJV)
• 10:55-11:15 Regulatory Issues and Geopolymers: approaches in non-nuclear sectors (John Provis, University of Sheffield)

 

11:15-11:20 break

• 11:20 to 11:50 Breakout Room Discussions
  • what are the barriers to wider implementation of geopolymers in RWM?
  • where can PREDIS potentially further contribute to developments in geopolymers?
  • can PREDIS serve as a test bed for verification/demonstration of additional geopolymer processes which are close to deployment?

 

11:50 to 12:00 Close

• 11:45-12:00 Feedback from breakout rooms / Summary and Conclusions

 

12:00 Adjourn