The 39th Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management Symposium (SBNWM XXXIX) will be held November 2–6, in Montpellier, France.

The seven sessions will each have an invited speaker on national and international programs; performance assessment/geological disposal; radionuclides solubility, speciation, sorption, and migration; long-term behavior of nuclear fuels; corrosion studies of zircaloy, container, and carbon steel; high-level waste; and ceramic and advanced materials. The symposium will also include a poster session and a tour of the CEA research center of Marcoule.

The symposium originated at the Materials Research Society Meeting in 1978. It is mainly focused on the treatment and disposal of low- and high-level nuclear wastes from commercial power generation and fuel reprocessing. Technologies for interim, short-term, and long-term storage and disposal are of interest, including mature processes as well as new and innovative technologies. Technologies and strategies for minimizing waste volume and long-term burden are also of interest and will be discussed, including partitioning and transmutation.

Both spent-fuel final disposal and waste forms development, including glass, ceramic, metallic, and composite, will be discussed. Waste form modeling, performance testing, and advanced characterization techniques are also of interest. Other topics will include design and operation of waste immobilization facilities, as well as repository design, requirements, and licensing.

Early registration ends October 10. More information can be accessed from the symposium website at www.mrs2015.org.