W3 | Digital geosystems and their potential to accelerate nuclear waste disposal
Digital geosystems and their potential to accelerate nuclear waste disposal
Thu, 18 Sep, 10:05–12:40 (CEST)|Room Studio 1
Thu, 10:05
Digitalization has established itself as an important tool in research and development. It is no longer just about databases and program development—a new scientific discipline has developed for the data analysis of scientific and technical projects: data science. The particular challenge for digitization in applied geosciences lies in combining concepts for technical and natural systems with, on the one hand, well-defined system conditions and, on the other hand, many uncertainties, e.g., for the characterization of geological systems. As part of the BMFTR project “Digital Geosystems,” several joint projects are dealing with various aspects of digitization, developing prototypes for digital twins for various geosystems such as mines, geothermal plants, underground research laboratories, etc. This results in numerous synergies, e.g., in data and model integration, process simulation (including benchmarking), data analysis, and uncertainty analysis, including AI and virtual reality methods. The aim of the workshop is to discuss the added value of digitalization for nuclear safety research, in particular for deep geological disposal, and to elaborate the potential of digitalization for accelerating approval processes.
After a brief introduction to the topic of “digital geosystems,” individual methodological aspects of digitization, such as data and model integration, process simulation and benchmarking (laboratory and in-situ experiments), the role of AI, visualization and virtual reality, and the quantification of uncertainties, will be discussed in more depth. As a result of the workshop, the potential of digitalisation for a possible acceleration of approval processes in nuclear waste disposal will be discussed.
Structure of the workshop:
• Welcome and objectives of the workshop (J. Ahlswede)
• Overview of the white paper “Digital Twins of Geosystems” (O. Kolditz)
• Selection of topics (with 5-minute keynote speeches):
 Process simulation and benchmarking (T. Cajuhi, BGR)
 Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Waste Management: Potentials and Limitations (F. Magri, BASE)
 Visualization and virtual realities (K. Rink, O. Kolditz, UFZ/TU Dresden)
 Software engineering and workflows (Ch. Lehmann, UFZ)
• Panel discussion: Acceleration potential of digitalization for nuclear waste disposal
 Georg Teutsch (Universität Tübingen)
 Ingo Kock (BASE)
 Wolfram Rühaak (BGE)
 Tim Vietor (Nagra)

Further invited speaker: Georg Teutsch (georg.teutsch@ufz.de)

Speakers

  • Tuanny Cajuhi, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany
  • Fabien Magri, Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung (BASE), Germany
  • Tim Vietor, Nagra, Switzerland
  • Karsten Rink, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
  • Christoph Lehmann, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ, Germany