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Ceramics for the disposal of radioactive waste:
synthetic products and natural analogues

Short course given by Prof. J. Hanchar,
George Washington University, Washington DC, U.S.A.,
and in-house lecturers

Tuesday, 25. 3. 2003 (salle 102)

17:00 Department seminar by U. Schaltegger (UNIGE) : « Zircon: Its mineralogy, growth and replacement structures, the technique of cathodo-luminescence imaging, decay damage (metamictization), disturbed U-Pb systematics and what it has in common with radwaste ceramics » (salle 102)

Monday, 31. 3. 2003 (salle 605)

9-12 a.m. Introduction to waste disposal concepts, by W. Wildi (UNIGE)
2-5 p.m. Ceramic waste forms for Pu and high level rad waste, by J. Hanchar

Tuesday, 1. 4. 2003 (salle 605)

9-12 a.m. The mineral zircon as a waste form, and as a power supply for electronic devices,
by J. Hanchar
5 p.m. Department seminar by J. Hanchar : « Zircon, a natural analogue for ceramic waste forms and what we can learn for U-Pb geochronology » (salle 102)

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