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Oct. 4-8th 2027 | Nîmes (France)
SUMGLASS - 5th Summer School on glass for energy transition and nuclear waste immobilization
Organized by CEA/DES/ISEC/DPME
Scientific organising commitee: Sophie Schuller, Frédéric Angeli, Stéphane Gin, Kai Xu, John Stuart McCloy, Ashutosh Goel, Luiz Pereira, Paul A. Bingham, Richard Pokorny, Kazuyoshi Uruga, Yaohiro Inagaki, Régis Didierlaurent, Jake Amoroso, Michael Ojovan
SUMGLASS 2027 will take place in Nîmes, France, from 4 to 8 October 2027.
Following the 2023 and 2025 editions, this fifth edition will place SUMGLASS in a strongly international perspective and will be dedicated to the crucial role of glass science and technology in radioactive waste management, industrial glass manufacturing, and the energy transition.
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The safe and sustainable management of radioactive waste is a major challenge shared by many countries worldwide. SUMGLASS 2027 will offer a unique forum to compare international strategies, share scientific advances in vitrification, and discuss future needs related to medium- and high-level radioactive waste, including new waste streams associated with current and future nuclear systems.
The program will connect expertise from nuclear waste vitrification and industrial glass manufacturing, covering new glass formulations for energy transition applications, process modelling, digital tools, long-term behaviour, and irradiation effects.
From design of experiments and machine learning to CFD modelling, digital twins, atomistic simulations and natural analogues, SUMGLASS 2027 will be a unique opportunity to share methods, challenges and innovations across the glass sector.
A great occasion to bring together scientists, engineers, industry experts and young researchers to explore the future of glass in a low-carbon world.