Our PhD student Michael Pitz was invited to present his research in the „spotlight on cutting edge science“ session at the EURAD Final Annual Event, April 23rd – 25th, 2024, in Bucharest (Link: EURAD Final event | Eurad (ejp-eurad.eu)). He gave a talk on numerical modelling of gas transport processes around deep geological repositories (DGR) for radioactive waste, with a focus on clay rock as host rock formation.
Michael carried out his research in the frame work of EURAD’s work package GAS, which, during the past five years, brought together experimental and numerical research teams in order to better understand gas transport in DGR. A stipend was granted by EURAD, allowing him to stay at Belgium’s Nuclear Research Center SCK-CEN for a scientific exchange in 2023. It lead to a publication of peer-reviewed journal paper, next to three further papers constituting his dissertation.
The talk titled „A Numerical Story from WP GAS:From Benchmarking to Model Validation and Large-Scale Application“ presented the aforementioned research as well as some concluding remarks in front of an audience of 215 registered conference participants. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N°847593