DAY ONE - Tuesday 7th July

Introductions.

09:30-09:40
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Paul Heath (Nuclear Waste Services, UK), Ian Farnan (University of Cambridge, UK) & MIR Anamul Haq (University of Cambridge, UK)

09:40-10:10
The Role of NWS in Advancing Research and Development for the UK’s Geological Disposal Facility
Fiona McEvoy (Nuclear Waste Services, UK)

Session-I: Corrosion and Geological Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel

10:10-10:50
Mechanistic Aspects of Radiation-induced Dissolution of UO2-based Used Nuclear Fuel
Mats Johnson (KTH Royal, Sweden)

10:50-11:20
Tea/Coffee Break

11:20-12:00
Aqueous Leaching of Very High Burnup UO2 Spent Nuclear Fuel Under Hydrogen Pressure
Alexandre Barriero-Fidalgo (SKB, Sweden)

12:00-12:30
The Corrosion of UO2-based Spent Nuclear Fuel under Storage and Disposal Conditions: A Comparison of Real Irradiated Fuel and SIMFUEL Studies
Colin Boxall (University of Lancaster, UK)

12:30-13:45
Lunch - Marquee BBQ

Session-II: Geological Disposal of Nuclear Waste Glasses.

13:45-14:25
Toward an Integrative Approach of Nuclear Glass Alteration in a Reactive Environment from Multiscale Modelling 
Sylvain Peuget (CEA Marcoule, France) 

14:25-14:55
Lessons from Nature; Insights into Long-Term Vitrified Waste Corrosion Mechanisms from Natural Analogue Systems 
Clare Thorpe (University of Sheffield) 

14:55-15:25
Magnesium and the Chemical Durability of UK HLW glasses 
Russell J. Hand (University of Sheffield) 

15:25-15:45
Developing opportunities for Vitrification of Complex Radioactive Wastes from the Sellafield Site 
Rachel Crawford (University of Sheffield) 

15:45-16:10
Tea/Coffee Break 

Session-III: Safe Management of Actinides (Plutonium) 

16:10-16:40
What Can You Do with a PhD in the Nuclear Industry? 
Paul Cook (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), UK) 

16:40-17:10
Evaluating Disposal of Plutonium Wasteforms 
Dr. Lena Chen (University of Bristol) 

17:10-17:40
Electrochemical Corrosion Rate Studies of MOX SIMFuels 
Ian Robertson (University of Lancaster) 

17:40-17:45
Ian Farnan and Claire Armstrong (University of Cambridge) Day closing remarks and instructions for evening/tomorrow. 

17:45-18:45
Poster Session - Drinks Reception (Lucia Windsor Foyer)