PREDIS Whole consortium workshop May 2023 – Stakeholder Session

Location: Mechelen, Belgium

• 9:00 Welcome by Coordinator (VTT)
• 9:15 Status updates and scientific presentations on Technical Work Packages
  • 9:15–10.15 WP7 Innovations in cemented waste handling and pre-disposal storage 
  • 10.15–11.15 WP6 Innovations in solid organic waste treatment and conditioning 
  • 11.45 –12.45 WP5 Innovations in liquid organic waste treatment and conditioning
  • 12.45-13.45 WP4 Innovations in metallic treatment and conditioning
    • Work progress on optimisation of metallic waste characterisation
    • Development of new radiochemical procedures for DTM radionuclides
    • PhD Student presentation session
    • Methods for the destruction of oxalic acid as a secondary wasteform

13.45 – 15.00 Lunch

• 15.00 Panel discussion – Thematic afternoon on Belgium Programme
  • 15.00 – 15.45 Setting the stage
    • Status on European Strategic Research Agendas (EURAD and PREDIS)
    • Status on HARPERS project activities related to predisposal regulatory harmonization
    • Status on preparations for future European Joint Partnership (EURAD-2)
    • Views from IAEA on the impact of Euratom collaboration projects
  • 16.15-17.30 Guided Panel discussion of Belgium stakeholders
    • Eric Coppens, ONDRAF-NIRAS (WMO)
    • Kevin Govers, Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC, regulator)
    • Peter Berben, ENGIE (industry)
    • Thomas Huys, Belgoprocess (industry)
    • Jens Verbeeck, Magics Technologies (industry)
    • Alberto Fernandez Fernandez (FOD Economie, government)

17.30-17:45 Workshop Closing summary