9th Clay Conference

The 9th Clay Conference is dedicated to the study and application of clay in natural and engineered barriers for radioactive waste confinement.

Topics

• Monitoring (from initial state to post-closure period and from sensors to data management)
• Fluid flow and solute/radionuclide migration
• Repository projects
• Hydro-mechanical and gas transport processes in the EDZ/EdZ
• Geology, hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry
• Artificial intelligence apps, digitalisation and digital twins applicable to or motivated by radwaste disposal in clay-based concepts
• Technological operations, performance assessment and optimization of components
• Thermal-hydraulic-mechanical and -chemical coupled processes of clay host rock (with a certain focus on temperature-induced effects)
• Chemical and mineralogical alteration processes and microbiological processes
• Thermal-hydraulic-mechanical and -chemical coupled processes of bentonite barrier material (with a certain focus on temperature-induced effects)

Who should Attend

• Young scientists in all fields of nuclear safety and waste management
• Technicians from organizations engaged in radioactive waste disposal
• Specialists and newcomers from various disciplines related to clays
• Scientists from organizations involved in other uses of the subsurface where clay barriers play a crucial role