Radioactive waste is produced in relationship with nuclear and radioactive activities, including the use of radioactive materials in medical applications and research activities, as well as in relationship with industrial activities using natural occurring radioactive material, such as the mining and milling of naturally radioactive ores and the generation of nuclear energy. Radioactive waste is potentially hazardous to health and it needs to be managed in order to protect the humans and the environment.

The School is dealing with fundamental aspects and current research trends in radioactive waste management and nuclear decommissioning. It is scheduled over a three days course and it is suitable either as refresher course or as an introduction to newcomers. For the first day of the course, specific topics will be analyzed, including the characterization of wastes of various nature and origin; the principles on waste management, including policy, regulatory issues and aspects of stakeholder engagement. During the second day international experts will lecture about actual waste management experiences successfully carried out in the respective European countries. On the third day of the course, the participants will be offered the opportunity to be trained on the methodologies for waste characterization, as well as to discuss the rationale for environmental monitoring, and at the same time the participants will have the opportunity to explore the decommissioning and the related waste management solutions, with a visit to the laboratories of the JRC Decommissioning Project .

The Summer School venue, for the first two days of the course, will be at the prestigious Napoleonic Hall of the University of Milan, while for the third day it will be at the facilities of the leading European Joint Research Centre in Ispra.

The Napoleonic Hall of the University of Milan is in the city centre close to the Duomo area, in Via S. Antonio, 12.

It’s possible to get there:
By metro: M1 (Stop: Duomo) - M3 (Stop: Missori)
By bus: N.54 (Stop: Larga-Verziere)
By tram: N.12 (Stop: Larga-Verziere) - N.15 (Stop: Larga-Fontana-Albricci) - N.27 (Stop: Larga-Albricci)
From Malpensa Airport: Malpensa Express Train has departures every 30 min and it takes 40 min to get to Cadorna Train Station (Metro: M1 - M2) close to the city centre in the “Castello Sforzesco” area.
From Linate Airport (closer to Milan centre): Shuttles leave every 30
min to Centrale Train Station (M2 -M3) and Bus N.73 leaves every 10 min to city centre, close to “Duomo” area (Piazza San Babila - M1).

The School brings together a number of international experts on radioactive waste management and nuclear decommissioning and the participants will have ample opportunities for one to one conversation and discussion with such experts.