Focused Session IC-5.H
Materials Issues in Radioactive Nuclear Waste Treatment and Disposal
Convener:
Lance SNEAD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Members:
Kyle S. BRINKMAN, Clemson University, USA
Nicolas CLAVIER, Université de Montpellier, France
Aurèlien DEBELLE, French Nat. Radioactive Waste (ANDRA), France
Fei GAO, University of Michigan, USA
Sylvain PEUGET, CEA Marcoule, France
Vincenzo RONDINELLA, European Commission-JRC, Germany
Ho Jin RYU, KAIST, South Korea
Weiqun SHI, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Elie VALCKE, SCK·CEN, Belgium
John D. VIENNA, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Yuezhou WEI, University of South China, China
Lance SNEAD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Members:
Kyle S. BRINKMAN, Clemson University, USA
Nicolas CLAVIER, Université de Montpellier, France
Aurèlien DEBELLE, French Nat. Radioactive Waste (ANDRA), France
Fei GAO, University of Michigan, USA
Sylvain PEUGET, CEA Marcoule, France
Vincenzo RONDINELLA, European Commission-JRC, Germany
Ho Jin RYU, KAIST, South Korea
Weiqun SHI, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Elie VALCKE, SCK·CEN, Belgium
John D. VIENNA, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Yuezhou WEI, University of South China, China
The list of Invited Speakers will be available at the end of July 2025
This session will focus on the treatment and disposal of low and high level nuclear wastes from commercial power generation, fuel reprocessing, and defence operations. Technologies for interim, short-term, and long-term storage and disposal are of interest, including mature processes as well as new and innovative technologies. The goal of the session will be to identify and provide solutions to materials issues in the global integration of waste treatment technologies.
Topics will include:
Topics will include:
- Waste form development, including glass, ceramic, cement and metallic waste forms
- Challenging waste constituents, such as actinides, noble metals, and volatile species
- Waste form modeling, performance testing, and advanced characterization techniques
- Materials issues in the design and operation of waste immobilization facilities