The last CAST General Assembly Meeting

SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVE

The CAST Project has been running since October 2013, with five technical work packages focussing on potential release mechanisms of carbon-14 from irradiated steels, irradiated Zircaloys, ion-exchange resins and irradiated graphite, and assessing how the knowledge gained from the related experimental programmes can inform safety assessments undertaken by waste management organisation, as end-users.
Significant progress has been made on carbon-14 release mechanisms, speciation and release rates during the CAST project, both in terms of novel experimental development and set-up, and in terms of new results that can be used by waste management organisations.

This event aims to disseminate the outcomes of the CAST project, and to act as a forum for related discussion. In addition, there will be the opportunity for relevant research not undertaken in CAST to be presented. The overall intention is to bring together scientists working in this field, both to learn more about the CAST project output, and to discuss the implications of carbon-14 release mechanisms in safety assessments of geological disposal facilities.