Impact of Climate Change on Radioactive Waste Management

Within EURAD-2 WP 11 CLIMATE Task 2, two online training sessions on the impact of climate change on radioactive waste management will be held on 19 and 20 May 2026, from 9:00-13:00 CEST. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend both sessions. Attending the first session is highly recommended to be able to understand the second session. Registration is free of charge and can be done here. Registrations will close on Thursday 7 May.

The first session (Tuesday 19 May) is a general session. Through several lectures, fundamental concepts related to the causes of climate change will be presented, covering different time periods in the past as well as possible future developments. The session will also address how climate models and broader climate knowledge can be used in different ways to define future climate scenarios relevant for radioactive waste management. This includes both the construction and operational phases of disposal facilities, as well as the very long-term post-closure phase. Particular attention will be given to the different sources of uncertainty and to approaches for taking these uncertainties into account. The session will conclude with the presentation of the climate add-on for the PEP serious game.

The second session (Wednesday 20 May) will focus in more detail on several specific processes that are strongly driven by climate change and whose assessment can contribute to a better understanding of the long-term safety of disposal facilities. This interactive session consists of three parts and is based on the development of specific case studies.