Abstract
The EIG EURIDICE is responsible for performing large-scale tests, technical demonstrations and experiments so as to assess the feasibility of a final disposal of vitrified radioactive waste in deep clay layers. The achievements of the demonstration programme are the demonstration of the construction of shafts and galleries at industrial scale, the characterisation of the hydro-mechanical response of the host rock, and the "OPHELIE mock-up" a large scale hydration test under thermal load of pre-fabricated bentonite blocks. The future works will consist mainly in the realisation of the “PRACLAY experiments” including a large scale heater test. The large scale heater test has to demonstrate that Boom Clay is suitable, in terms of performance of the disposal system, to undergo the thermal load induced by the vitrified waste. The combined effect of the excavation and the thermal load will be investigated. A long term (more than 10 years) large scale heater test would be representative of the most penalizing conditions that could be encountered in the real disposal. The results of this test will constitute an important input for the Safety and Feasibility Cases 1 (SFC-1, 2013) and 2 (SFC-2, 2020).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Symposium Proceedings. Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIX |
Place of Publication | Warrendale, United States |
Pages | 103-110 |
State | Published - Jun 2006 |
Event | MRS05 - SCK•CEN, Gent Duration: 12 Sep 2005 → 16 Sep 2005 |
Conference
Conference | MRS05 |
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Country/Territory | Belgium |
City | Gent |
Period | 2005-09-12 → 2005-09-16 |