IGD-TP Newsletter 15 is now available!
14/05/2026
The IGD-TP is delighted to announce the publication of our latest newsletter.
The IGD-TP newsletter aims to keep interested parties informed about the activities of the IGD-TP, including technical projects and upcoming events, as well as provide updates from IGD-TP members and the wider community. This edition:
- provides highlights from our November 2025 Exchange Forum;
- presents an update on waste management activities in Belgium;
- presents an update on Canada’s progress towards a Deep Geological Repository;
- presents an update on Spain’s Roadmap to a Deep Geological Repository;
- provides an update on current collaborative IGD-TP R&D projects, with more detailed articles on RELABEN: Stress relaxation of bentonite at high temperatures and Automation and remote control of operational processes in the disposal of radioactive waste projects;
- welcomes our new IGD-TP members; and
- identifies future events.
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IGD-TP Members Participating in the Activity
ANDRA
Member of Executive Group
Agence Nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs
The French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency.
Contact: Stephan Schumacher Send message
COVRA
Member of Executive Group
Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval
Contact: Marja Vuorio Send message
BGE (Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH)
Member of Executive Group
The German national waste management organisation.
Contact: Astrid Göbel Send message
ONDRAF/NIRAS
Member of Executive Group
The Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials
Contact: Maarten Van Geet Send message
PURAM
Member of Executive Group
Public Limited Company for Radioactive Waste Management
Contact: Bálint Nős Send message
Nagra
Member of Executive Group
Nationale Genossenschaft für die Lagerung radioaktiver Abfälle
Contact: Irina Gaus Send message
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) [Previously RWM]
Member of Executive Group
Nuclear Waste Services (changed from Radioactive Waste Management Limited in 2022)
Contact: Jonathan Martin Send message
Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB)
Member of Executive Group
Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB
Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co.
Contact: Anni Fritzell Send message
Posiva Oy
Member of Executive Group
Nuclear Waste Management Expert
Contact: Petteri Vuorio Send message
Contact: Johanna Hansen Send message
ENRESA
Member of Executive Group
Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radioactivos S.A.
Contact: Silvia Rueda Sánchez Send message
Contact: Jimena De Hita-Fernández Send message
SÚRAO
Member of Executive Group
Správa úložišť radioaktivních odpadů
Radioactive Waste Repository Authority, Czechia
Contact: Lukáš Vondrovic Send message
Contact: Markéta Dohnálková Send message
Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)
The purpose of the NWMO is to develop and implement, collaboratively with Canadians, a management approach for the long-term care of Canada’s used nuclear fuel that is socially acceptable, technically sound, environmentally responsible and economically feasible.
NWMO is an IGD-TP Associate Executive Group Member.
Contact: Mehran Behazin Send message
Related Research Areas
Other IGD-TP Activities
The area summarises the projects and activities that do not sit within the specific research areas discussed elsewhere on this site.