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Underground research laboratories, an important support to the Belgian Regulatory Body's Research and Development programme and the management of uncertainties
(2023-02-20)
In order to fulfil its mission, the Belgian Regulatory Body (constituted in Belgium by FANC and Bel V) has set up its own Research & Development programme, independent from the Waste Management Organisation's one. The ...
Important roles of underground research laboratories for the geological disposal of radioactive wastes: an international perspective
(2023-06-14)
After decades of research, development and demonstration (RD&D), mature concepts for the geological disposal of long-lived and high-level radioactive waste exist and some are close to being implemented. Underground research ...
Geological disposal of radioactive waste in deep clay formations: celebrating 40 years of RD&D in the Belgian URL HADES
(2023-06-20)
The option of disposing of radioactive waste deep underground has been studied in Belgium by SCK CEN since the 1970s. This led in 1980 to the construction of the HADES underground research laboratory (URL) in a clay ...
Coupled flow and transport modelling of a large-scale in situ migration experiment with 14C-labelled natural organic matter colloids in Boom Clay
(2023-02-20)
Twenty-five years ago, a unique long-term and large-scale in situ experiment with 14C-labelled natural organic matter (NOM) was set up at the HADES underground research facility in Mol (Belgium) to study its migration ...
CP1 and Tribicarb-3D: unique long-term and large-scale in situ migration tests in Boom Clay at the HADES Underground Research Laboratory
(2023-01-11)
Assessing the long-term safety of a deep geological repository for the disposal of radioactive waste depends on an adequate understanding of the processes governing radionuclide transport. From the early days of the research ...
The construction of the HADES underground research laboratory and its role in the development of the Belgian concept of a deep geological repository
(2023-02-16)
When the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) launched a research, development and demonstration programme on geological disposal in the 1970s, it was not certain if a deep geological repository could be constructed ...
Stability analysis and long-term behaviour of deep tunnels in clay formations
(2023-05-22)
Demonstrating the feasibility of constructing tunnels in deep clay formations is an important goal of the Belgian RD&D programme on the geological disposal of radioactive waste. In 2002 a major achievement was reached when ...
Assessment of long-term sensor performance based on a large THM experiment in the HADES URL
(2023-03-15)
A monitoring plan is an important part of a disposal programme. Monitoring a deep geological repository for the disposal of radioactive waste faces several challenges. These may arise from the technically demanding environment ...
Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste in Deep Clay Formations: 40 Years of RD&D in the Belgian URL HADES
(2023-08-25)
Over the past four decades, research in the HADES underground research laboratory has demonstrated that the geological disposal of radioactive waste in clay can provide a safe and feasible disposal solution. This Special ...
Contribution of HADES URL to the development of the Cigéo project, the French industrial centre for geological disposal of high-level and long-lived intermediate-level radioactive waste in a deep clay formation
(2023-05-23)
In the 1980s, HADES (High-Activity Disposal Experimental Site) was the first underground research laboratory (URL) dedicated to the study of the geological disposal of radioactive waste in a deep clay formation, the Boom ...
25 years of cross-fertilization between HADES and Mont Terri rock laboratory
(2023-03-09)
The collaboration between HADES and the Mont Terri rock laboratory started in 1995, when granite was considered the most suitable host rock for radioactive waste disposal in Switzerland. When an alternative host formation ...
Forty-five years of joint research programmes on geological disposal of radioactive waste and the pioneering role of the HADES Underground Research Laboratory
(2023-02-17)
Since 1975, the European Commission has supported research in the field of radioactive waste management and geological disposal through the Euratom Research and Training Programme. During the first two community programmes ...
The role of the HADES URL in better understanding of the Boom Clay pore water geochemistry
(2023-02-20)
When assessing a rock formation for its suitability as a potential host rock for the disposal of radioactive waste, knowledge about its pore water chemical composition is essential. When the HADES underground research ...
Lessons learned from in situ corrosion experiments in the HADES URL
(2023-06-23)
A wide range of metals have been studied as a candidate container material to be considered in the geological disposal concept of high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel in Belgium. More than 40 years ago, SCK CEN ...
Forty years of investigation into the thermo-hydromechanical behaviour of Boom Clay in the HADES URL
(2023-02-23)
The heat generated by high-level waste or spent fuel will create disturbances around a deep geological repository (DGR) containing these wastes. Since the 1990s, SCK CEN, EIG EURIDICE and ONDRAF/NIRAS have been characterizing ...
Characterization of Boom Clay anisotropic THM behaviour based on two heating tests at different scales in the HADES URL
(2023-01-31)
To examine the impact of the heat generated by high-level radioactive waste on Boom Clay, two heater tests have been launched in the HADES underground research facility: the small-scale ATLAS Heater Test and the large-scale ...
Gas transport in Boom Clay: the role of the HADES URL in process understanding
(2023-02-20)
Since the 1990s, SCK CEN, EIG EURIDICE and ONDRAF/NIRAS have been investigating the impact of gas generation on the Boom Clay and the engineered barriers. Several experiments have been performed to study gas transport in ...