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International Conference on Geological barrier systems, Host rock characterization and Site selection relevant to underground repositories

27th February 2020 to 28th February 2020

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR)

Hanover

Germany

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On 27-28 February 2020, a scientific conference will be held at the BGR on the topic “International Conference on Geological barrier systems, Host rock characterization and Site selection relevant to underground repositories”.

It will be organized by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) and is kindly supported by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA).

The program provides 20 lectures by invited speakers from different countries, scientific and regulatory institutions, such as:

  • Aсademy of Sciences (RAdW), Russia
  • Geoecological Institute of the Russian
    Academy of Science, Russia
  • The Federal State Unitary Enterprise
    “National Operator for Radioactive
    Waste Management“ (FSUE NO RAO),
    Russia
  • Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian
    Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN),
    Russia
  • Radio-environmental Centre of National
    Academy of Sciences, Ukraine
  • Sandia National Laboratories, USA
  • International Atomic Energy Agency,
    Austria
  • University of Wroclaw, Poland
  • Goethe University Frankfurt/Main,
    Germany
  • Society for Plant and Reactor Safety
    GmbH (GRS), Germany
  • Federal Company for Radioactive
    Waste Disposal (BGE), Germany
  • BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH, Germany
  • Institute of Rock Mechanics GmbH (IfG),
    Germany
  • Technical University Clausthal,
    Germany
  • Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany

and includes the following topics:

  • Investigation in salt rocks
  • Investigation in crystalline rocks
  • Investigation in claystone
  • Site selection criteria
  • Geological and geotechnical barriers
  • Site selection law in Germany

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INVITED
SPEAKERS

No registration is required for invited
speakers.

Topics of the lectures: October 15 2019
Abstract deadline: December 2 2019

For more information please contact:
ICG2020@bgr.de

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Sandra Fahland (BGR)
Nicole Schubarth-Engelschall (BGR)
Michael Mertineit (BGR)
Lukas Pollok (BGR)
Tatjana Thiemeyer (BGR)
Jürgen Krone (BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH)