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is brought forward to the general scientific community and broader stakeholder communities by active
training, and dissemination and transfer of knowledge.
3. Project structure
The IP FUNMIG consists of several substructures (Research and Technology Development Components
(RTDC)) and one component on training and knowledge transfer:
RTDC 1: Well established processes.
RTDC 2: Less established processes (ill defined).
RTDC 3: Radionuclide migration in clay-rich host rock.
RTDC 4: Processes and transport studies relevant for crystalline rock disposal concepts.
RTDC 5: Processes and transport studies relevant for salt rock disposal concepts.
RTDC 6: Integration of processes and abstraction to performance assessment.
Component 7: Training, knowledge management and dissemination of knowledge.
The six RTDCs cover basic processes common to all the disposal concepts under consideration in
Europe, through to studies of host-rock type specific processes and application of the results to the
disposal Safety Case. RTDC 1 investigates the conceptually well established radionuclide migration
processes with the aim to fill in critical data gaps while RTDC2 is aimed at deepening the understanding
of conceptually less understood fundamental processes driving radionuclide migration in
the geosphere. The RTDCs 3 to 5 focus on investigations of specific rock types currently under discussion
in Europe for hosting High Level Nuclear Waste repositories (clay, crystalline and salt).
RTDC 6 provides a forum for documenting the general aspects of performance assessment tool development
and bringing the outcome of the other RTDCs under one umbrella.
Management and dissemination of knowledge is conducted under Component 7, including operation
of public web-space and project internal portal. Training workshops are also organized and science
shops are held for communication dissemination with a broader community.
4. Annual workshops
Annual workshops combine a number of different objectives, meetings and activities:
- Clarifying administrative issues and taking necessary decisions;
- Taking decisions related to reporting, dissemination and communication;
- Planning for the following project year;
- Holding work meetings of the individual RTDC’s;
- Providing for across RTDC scientific exchange, especially by poster sessions; and
- Holding topical session sequentially treating the project key scientific-technical topics.
Amongst the different meetings held in association with the annual workshops are Executive Committee,
Governing Board and General Assembly. Clustering of these administrative meetings with
the R&D meetings and activities provides for optimum use of time and travel resources.
4.1 Topical Sessions
The aim of the Topical Sessions is to provide for in-depth treatment of selected topics and document
their status in the annual workshop proceedings. Each topical session consists of a series of
talks given by experts in the field. For the different processes treated in FUNMIG, in view of the
overall objectives of the project, the key questions were as follows:
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