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Experimental Research on Nuclear Waste Disposal

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
220ERNW KZ 2 1P+1C English
Garant předmětu:
Radek Vašíček
Lecturer:
Jiří Svoboda, Jiří Šťástka, Radek Vašíček
Tutor:
Jiří Svoboda, Jiří Šťástka, Radek Vašíček
Supervisor:
Centre of Experimental Geotechnics
Synopsis:

A voluntary course dealing with safe radioactive waste disposal. Classification of radioactive waste according to various aspects, principle of a multi-barrier system, vertical and horizontal way of disposal. Requirements for the construction of the deep geological repository. Natural analogues. Natural and engineered barriers. Bentonite - basic material of the geotechnical part of the engineered barrier, requirements for its properties. Interdisciplinarity of the research, laboratory and "in-situ research (underground laboratories), physical modelling (Mock-Up models). Practical laboratory lessons (plasticity of bentonites, swelling pressure measurements, permeability measurements of compacted samples, strength and deformation properties, thermophysical properties). Practical lesson at the Josef underground laboratory (http://ceg.fsv.cvut.cz) - construction of large in situ physical models).

Requirements:

No prerequisities

Syllabus of lectures:

- Role of nuclear in energetics, types of Radwaste, Fuel Cycle

- LLW/ILW repository, Natural analogues, Deep repository

- Several Deep repository concepts, Requirements on sealing material, Localities of bentonite mining

- Basic characterization - Properties of bentonite, Microstructure, water in bentonite

- LABORATORY I. - Density, Specific density, Degree of saturation - Theory, Practical tests

- LABORATORY II. - Atterberg limits; - Theory, Practical test (Cone method)

- LABORATORY III. - Swelling pressure, Swell index, hydraulic conductivity - Theory, Practical test

- LABORATORY IV. - Thermal properties - Theory, Practical test (ISOMET)

- LABORATORY V. - Strength properties - compression, bending, shear - Theory, Practical test

- Underground Laboratories, Physical modelling, Large scale experiments

- Practical exercises in the Josef underground laboratory

- Students presentations

Syllabus of tutorials:

- Role of nuclear in energetics, types of Radwaste, Fuel Cycle

- LLW/ILW repository, Natural analogues, Deep repository

- Several Deep repository concepts, Requirements on sealing material, Localities of bentonite mining

- Basic characterization - Properties of bentonite, Microstructure, water in bentonite

- LABORATORY I. - Density, Specific density, Degree of saturation - Theory, Practical tests

- LABORATORY II. - Atterberg limits; - Theory, Practical test (Cone method)

- LABORATORY III. - Swelling pressure, Swell index, hydraulic conductivity - Theory, Practical test

- LABORATORY IV. - Thermal properties - Theory, Practical test (ISOMET)

- Underground Laboratories, Physical modelling, Large scale experiments - Mock-Up-CZ, TIMODAZ, DOPAS

- Practical exercises in the Josef underground laboratory

- Students presentations

Study Objective:

Recognition of main issues in problematics of long term storage and final disposal of radioactive waste and its safe isolation from the biosphere. Practical exercises on specific geotechnical behaviour of the materials of the engineered barriers.

Study materials:

http://ceg.fsv.cvut.cz/

Pusch R., 2001. SKB Technical Report TR-02-12, The Buffer and Backfill Handbook Part 2: Materials and techniques, Roland Pusch, Geodevelopment AB

Pusch R., 2002. SKB Technical Report TR-02-20, The Buffer and Backfill Handbook Part 1: Definitions, basic relationships, and laboratory methods, Geodevelopment AB

Note:
Further information:
https://ceg.fsv.cvut.cz/vyuka/podklady-pro-studenty/220ernw-euro
Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:
Time-table is not available yet
Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:
06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
roomTH:D-1111

10:00–10:50
(lecture parallel1)
Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
D1111
roomTH:D-1111

11:00–11:50
(lecture parallel1
parallel nr.101)

Thákurova 7 (budova FSv)
D1111
Thu
Fri
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