Objetivo ANDRA IS INVOLVED IN THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE TEST DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES (HAW PROJECT) CARRIED OUT BY GSF-IFT IN THE ASSE SALT MINE NEAR BRAUNSCHWEIG (FRG). ECN (NETHERLANDS) AND ENRESA (SPAIN) ARE ALSO PART OF THIS PROJECT. THE ANDRA'S PARTICIPATION CONSISTS OF SEVERAL TOPICS : - GAMMA-RAY DOSE ASSESSMENT (PREDICTION AND MEASUREMENT) - STUDY OF THE RADIOLYSIS OF SALT - STUDY OF HEAT EFFECTS ON THE ROCKMASS. THESE EXPERIMENTS INCLUDE : - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT ADAPTED TO THE VERY DEMANDING TEST CONDITIONS - IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS (DOSIMETRY, INCLINOMETRY) - LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS (IRRADIATIONS, ANALYSIS, CALCULATIONS). ANDRA'S SUBCONTRACTORS ARE CEA (COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE), IPG (INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE), LMS (LABORATOIRE DE MECANIQUE DES SOLIDES DE L'ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE). 1. GAMMA-RAY MEASUREMENTS : GAMMA DOSES AND DOSE RATES ARE RECORDED IN VARIOUS LOCATION OF THE HAW TEST FIELD OR HANDLING EQUIPMENT USING BOTH SOLID-STATE DOSIMETERS AND IONIZATION CHAMBERS SYSTEMS. 2. CALCULATION OF DOSE DISTRIBUTION : THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS OF GAMMA FLUX IN THE ROCKSALT SURROUNDING THE SOURCES ARE PERFORMED USING A THREE DIMENSION COMPUTER MODEL WHICH TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPIC DATA OF THE TEST. 3. PARAMETRIC STUDY OF THE RADIOLYSIS OF SALT : ASSE SALT SAMPLES ARE IRRADIATED IN A FRENCH FACILITY AT DIFFERENT DOSE RATES, INTEGRATED DOSES AND TEMPERATURES. THE GASES RELEASED ARE THEN ANALYZED. 4. INCLINOMETRY MEASUREMENTS : HIGH SENSITIVITY MEASUREMENTS ARE INSTALLED AROUND THE TEST GALLERIES, IN A WAY TO ASSESS THE DISPLACEMENTS DUE TO HEATING AND KNOW THE LONG-TERM MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR ROCKMASS. Ámbito científico engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineeringnuclear waste managementnatural scienceschemical sciencesnuclear chemistryradiation chemistrynatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsmathematical model Programa(s) FP1-RADWASTOM 3C - Research and development programme (Euratom) on the management and storage of radioactive waste, 1985-1989 Tema(s) Data not available Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Route du Panorama Robert Schuman 92266 Fontenay-aux-Roses Francia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo GSF - FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER UMWELT UND GESUNDHEIT GMBH Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1 85764 NEUHERBERG Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos