The main objective of this project is to improve the scientific basis for performance and safety assessment of various waste management strategies. The goal is to provide fundamental knowledge about the behaviour of actinides and fission products in solution and solid phases. The research programme is focused on understanding the phenomena that are of key importance for modelling of the chemical processes that i) control the integrity of waste canisters; ii) control the dissolution of the waste form (source term); and iii) determine the rate and extent of radionuclide transport in dissolved or particle form from the repository to the biosphere. This project follows out of the findings of a concerted action entitled "Joint European Thermodynamic Database for Environmental Modelling - JETDEM", published in the Nuclear Science and Technology series under EUR 1913 1EN. For more details, please refer to the JETDEM WWW-page.
The project is structured into three work packages:
Duration: September 2000 - August 2003
A more detailed description of the project background and goals is also accessible. In addition, there is an internal branch with password-protected access available.
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK) Karlsruhe / Germany
Local Contact: Reinhardt Klenze |
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Forschungszentrum Rossendorf (FZR) Dresden / Germany
Local Contact: Vinzenz Brendler |
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Paul-Scherrer-Institut (PSI) Villigen / Switzerland
Local Contact: Jörg Hadermann |
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Kungl. Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), Stockholm / Sweden
Local Contact: Ingmar Grenthe |
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Universitat Politecnica Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona / Spain
Local Contact: Jordi Bruno |
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Københavns Universitet (KU), Copenhagen / Denmark
Local Contact: Susan Stipp |
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Enterpris Ltd. (EP), Reading / Great Britain
Local Contact: David Read |
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CIEMAT (CM), Madrid / Spain
Local Contact: Tiziana Missana |
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