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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 ...