News, Events & Updates
Joint Event recap – SITEX.Network’s 8th General Assembly and Topical Day 2025
Recap of the Joint Event: SITEX.Network’s 8th General Assembly and Topical Day 2025 We are thrilled to share the highlights of the successful joint event hosted by the SITEX.Network, which combined the 8th General Assembly (G.A. n°8) and the Topical Day 2025 on the...
French Program – Technical review of the operational safety of the Cigéo project
ASNR, the new French Authority established in January 2025 with the fusion of IRSN (Technical Support Organisation) and ASN (Regulator) has released its technical review of the license application submitted by Andra, the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste...
Call for Contributions for the third Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on the Safety of Nuclear Disposal Practices
BASE has recently announced the Call for Contributions for the third Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on the Safety of Nuclear Disposal Practices (safeND). More information below if you are interested in participating: Call for Contributions The Federal Office for...
SITEX Topical Day 2025
SITEX.network organises a Topical Day in February 2025 about "Human intrusion scenarios in safety cases for radioactive waste disposal facilities". The agenda can be consulted here: Agenda_SITEX_Topical_Day_on_Human_Intrusion_11_12_February_2025 This event will be...
SITEX at the IAEA TSOs conference #TSO2024
The IAEA "lnternational Conference on Enhancing Nuclear Safety and Security Through Technical and Scientific Support Organizations (TSOs): Challenges and Opportunities in a Rapidly Changing World" took place on 2-6 December 2024: https://www.iaea.org/events/tso-2024...
CIGÉO: IRSN delivers its 1st opinion on the project construction licence application
On June 10, IRSN published its technical review of the basic data used to assess the safety of the Cigéo project, the French deep geological repository for radioactive waste. It is the first part of the review of the construction licence application for the Cigéo...
REPORT PUBLICATION – Deep Bore Hole Repository for High Level Waste
REPORT PUBLICATION Deep Bore Hole report - SITEX.Network ; this is a report on the state of knowledge and first assessment of the pros and cons with regard to safety and society concerns towards deep-borehole repository of high-level radioactive waste that have been...
SAVE THE DATE : SITEX GA and Topical Day 21-22 November
SITEX GA will occur on 21st November morning and the annual Topical Day will occur on the 21st November afternoon and 22nd November morning focusing on Safety case evolutions. This will be addressed by a discussion on some national cases and by a discussion gathering...
SITEX.Network is concerned about the sustainability of IRSN
(FRENCH version below) SITEX.Network is concerned about the recent news that IRSN, one of its members, may be dissolved during the reorganization of the French nuclear safety governance currently under discussion. SITEX.Network is an international network in the field...
Sad news for the SITEX.Network
We have lost today a brilliant and inspiring colleague, and even for several of us a very good friend. Gilles was someone passionate, driven by the defense and the promotion of justice and democracy. He opened our eyes about the need of strengthening the interactions...
AIEA – International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management : 6-10 November 2023
This International Conference on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, Decommissioning, Environmental Protection and Remediation dedicated to "Ensuring Safety and Enabling Sustainability" will take place in between the 6 and 10 November 2023. The Conference will...
Review of the construction license application for Cigéo, the French deep geological disposal facility project.
On January 16th, Andra submitted the construction licence application (DAC) of Cigeo, the French project for deep geological disposal of the most highly radioactive waste, to the Ministry of Ecological Transition. Cigéo is the French project for a deep geological clay...