Experimental Research on Nuclear Waste Disposal
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
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220ERNW | KZ | 2 | 1P+1C | English |
- Course guarantor:
- Radek Vašíček
- Lecturer:
- Jiří Svoboda, Jiří Šťástka, Radek Vašíček
- Tutor:
- Jiří Svoboda, Jiří Šťástka, Radek Vašíček
- Supervisor:
- Centre of Experimental Geotechnics
- Synopsis:
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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:
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No prerequisities
- Syllabus of lectures:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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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:
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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 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
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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 Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans: