
Upcoming GTC Courses
The Grimsel Training Centre (GTC) offers the chance to receive training and gain hands-on experience in our operational URL in the heart of the Swiss Alps.
NEW DATES for 2021 Full details of all courses
From RD&D requirements to in-situ Experiments – how to design and setup URL experiments
25 - 27.08.2021 – 3 days - @ GTS
This course teaches how to manage and design URL experiments ranging from relatively small experiments with one or two boreholes up to large scale experiments testing and demonstrating the performance of EBS component(s). Each experiment is unique; there is no ‘manual’ that can be referred to. To this end, new techniques and/or procedures often have to be designed and developed to achieve the experimental goals. Full details
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Use of radioactive tracers in URL experiments (input to safety cases)
30.08 - 01.09.2021 – 3 days - @ GTS
The GTS is one of only a few URLs where radioactive tracers can be used in migration tests in the rock itself at activities requiring a license. This course aims to show how such in-situ tests can produce results that are more reliable and realistic than standard in-situ tests using non-radioactive tracers. Full details
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Engineered Barrier System (EBS) Bentonite properties and applications
6 - 10.09.2021 – 1 week - @ GTS and University of Berne
This course aims to provide an opportunity to exchange key information and ideas on clay barrier research in order to support engineering designs. Key physiochemical, geochemical and hydromechanical properties as well as relevant analytical techniques and conceptual models will also be introduced. Full details
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