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THE CONFERENCE What is it about?

We are happy to invite you to join the next International Conference on Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement (Clay Conference) 2024 in Hannover from November 24th to 29th 2024 including the scientific support programme. The conference includes presentations and poster sessions. Moreover, workshops and technical visits are organised. The focus of the Clay Conference is clay as host rock for geological disposal of radioactive waste and the use of compacted swelling clays as an engineered barrier component. Considering design, construction, operation and post-closure, the Clay Conference provides a unique networking platform for sharing scientific and technological knowledge. This involves gathering together experienced specialists and newcomers from various disciplines related to clays, as well as scientists and technicians from organisations engaged in radioactive waste disposal or in other uses of the subsurface in which clay barriers play an important role. 

We particularly encourage young scientists in all fields of nuclear safety and waste management to present their research findings at the Clay Conference 2024. The programme features a balanced mix of high-level keynote speeches, concurrent oral sessions and poster presentations, with ample time for informal contacts and lively discussions. It covers a wide range of topics related to natural argillaceous geological barriers and clay-based engineered barrier systems, including laboratory experiments on clay samples, in situ experiments in underground research laboratories, mock-up demonstrations, natural analogues, numerical modelling, system integration approaches and monitoring.

The 9th Clay Conference takes place at Hannover Congress Centrum (HCC) at: Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3 in 30175 Hannover, Germany.

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Contribute and participate Conference TOPICS

Number 1 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Repository projects

Repository projects and programmes, including RD&D programmes for clay-based disposal systems worldwide

Number 2 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Geo / Hydro / 
Geochem

Geology, hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry

Number 3 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Flow / Migration

Fluid flow and solute/radionuclide migration
Number 4 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

THMC host rock

THMC-coupled processes in clay host rock (with a certain focus on temperature-induced effects)
Number 5 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

THMC bentonites

THMC-coupled processes of bentonite barrier material (with a certain focus on temperature-induced effects)
Number 6 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

HM / Gas EDZ

Hydro-mechanical and gas transport processes during the excavation, operational and post-closure phases

Number 7 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Chem / Min / Bio

Chemical and mineralogical alteration processes and microbiological processes

Number 8 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Technology

Technological operations, performance assessment and optimization of components

Number 9 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Monitoring

Monitoring (from initial state to post-closure period and from sensors to data management)
Number 10 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

AI / Digitalisation

Artificial Intelligence apps, digitalisation and Digital Twins applicable to or motivated by radwaste disposal

listen and participate Our TOPICS

Number 1 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Repository
projects

Repository projects and programmes, including RD&D programmes for clay-based disposal systems worldwide

Number 2 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Geo / Hydro / 
Geochem

Geology, hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry

Number 3 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Flow / Migration

Fluid flow and solute/radionuclide migration
Number 4 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

THMC host rock

THMC-coupled processes in clay host rock (with a certain focus on temperature-induced effects)
Number 5 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

THMC bentonites

THMC-coupled processes of bentonite barrier material (with a certain focus on temperature-induced effects)
Number 6 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

HM / Gas EDZ

Hydro-mechanical and gas transport processes during the excavation, operational and post-closure phases

Number 7 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Chem / Min / Bio

Chemical and mineralogical alteration processes and microbiological processes

Number 8 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Technology

Technological operations, performance assessment and optimization of components

Number 9 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

Monitoring

Monitoring (from initial state to post-closure period and from sensors to data management)
Number 10 - The 9th Clay Conference 2024

AI / Digitalisation

Artificial Intelligence apps, digitalisation and Digital Twins applicable to or motivated by radwaste disposal

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TIMELINE

  • December 2023

    Call for abstracts

  • February 2024

    Start registration

  • 05 April 2024

    Abstract submission deadline

  • July 2024

    Notification of authors

  • 27 September 2024

    End of early bird registration

  • October 2024

    Final programme

  • 24 November 2024

    Start 9th Clay Conference

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Local organising committee of the 9th International Conference on Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement 2024

organised by BGE in cooperation with BGR

Email: secretary@clayconference2024.de