Workshop 14: Radioactive Waste Management
Tracks
Side Activities
| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 2:10 PM |
| Room 13 |
Details
Geoscience and engineering are essential to developing safe deep geological repositories for radioactive waste. This workshop invites specialists across all related disciplines to share insights, discuss challenges, and advance approaches for responsible long-term waste management.
Speaker
Mr Rodney Garrard
Geo Energy Advisor
Arch Insurance International
Nuclear’s Return Is Real — But the Credibility of the Entire System Depends on Waste Governance
9:30 AM - 9:55 AM
Dr Matthias Riede
Head of Division
Federal Office For The Safety Of Nuclear Waste Management
Breaking Boundaries: Unlocking Solutions for Nuclear Waste Through Collaborative Knowledge Exchange
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Dr Dave McCarthy
British Geological Survey
Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste: the Role of a Geological Survey
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
Martin Wipf
Canton of Zürich
Switzerland’s Science-Driven Approach to a Safe Geological Deep Repository
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Mr Jozef Urík
Inset, s.r.o.
Using geophysics as a tool in the site selection process
11:25 AM - 11:50 AM
Dr Joe Connolly
Jacobs
Fluid Flow through Faults and Fractures in Bristol Channel Basin: Geological Disposal, the Mercia Mudstone Group
11:50 AM - 1:20 PM
Dr Chao Li
Intera Inc. Swiss Branch
Adjoint-State Method for Sensitivity Analysis in Deep Geological Repository Modeling
11:50 AM - 1:20 PM
Dr Chao Li
Intera Inc. Swiss Branch
Performance assessment modeling at the repository and component scale for the Swiss deep geological repository
11:50 AM - 1:20 PM
Dr Markéta Dohnálková
Head Of The Deep Geological Repository Department
Súrao
Final Site Selection of the Deep Geological Repository in the Czech Republic.
1:20 PM - 1:45 PM
Dr Lee Hartley
Geoscience Director
WSP
Building Confidence in Site Descriptions for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste.
1:45 PM - 2:10 PM
Mr Owen Mills
Strategic Pursuit Leader
Jacobs
Integrating technical expertise into a multi-generational programme for nuclear waste management
2:10 PM
