Workshop on “Assessing the suitability of host rock”
– Developing practical approaches to assess geological characteristics
influencing repository design and performance assessment –
(October 7-8, 2010)
List of Participants [PDF: 98KB]
Agenda [PDF: 121KB]
Program
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Chair; Johan Andersson
Welcome address
H. Ishikawa, JAEA
Introduction of the goals, format and expected output from this workshop
K. Miyahara, JAEA
Presentation of the leading experiences of URLs and Repository projects
1) Sedimentary rock
S. Vomvoris, Nagra
2) Fractured hard rock
SJ. Andersson
Requirements and preferable features for the selection of host rocks
S. Suzuki, S. Kubota, K. Ishiguro, H. Tsuchi, NUMO
Site description at the surface-based investigation and the shaft excavation phases
1) Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory, an example of fracture rock
S. Takeuchi, JAEA
2) Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, an example of sedimentary rock
T. Iwatsuki, JAEA
Case studies based on JAEA's URLs site description
An approach for the host rock assessment methodology development in JAEA, based on URLs site investigation data
A. Sawada, JAEA
Case studies
1) Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory, an example of fracture rock
T. Kunimaru, JAEA
2) Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, an example of sedimentary rock
K. Maekawa, JAEA
Friday, October 8, 2010
Chair; Ian McKinley
Rapporteurs' summary and synthesis
Day 1 summary & synthesis [PDF91KB], Appendix
I. McKinley, H. Takase
Group Discussion
Member List for Group Discussion [PDF: 78KB]
Implementer
[Implementer- J, Implementer- E]
Regulator
[Regulator- J, Regulator- E]
Site-investigator
[Site-investigator- J]
Summary & wrap-up [PDF: 55KB]
Photos [PDF: 110KB]
Workshop record [PDF: 267KB]
Workshop outcome