Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering University of Zagreb
Abstract
The Josef Gallery, located in the central Bohemia region of the Czech Republic was first excavated in 1981 as an exploration complex for the potential mining of gold. In 2007, the gallery was substantially reconstructed to house the Josef Underground Educational Facility (Josef UEF), which subsequently became an autonomous workplace under the direction of the Czech Technical University in Prague. At the beginning of 2010, the UEF was renamed the Josef Regional Underground Research Centre (Josef URC) which, along with the extensive underground complex, features modern above-ground facilities. One of the most important roles of this research center is to provide practical in-situ instruction in the fields of geotechnical engineering, geology, geochemistry, radiochemistry and radioecology. The training of future experts in this authentic underground setting involves the participation of several other Czech universities and numerous experienced specialists from outside the academic sphere. The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) has added the Josef URC to its prestigious list of international training canters involved in the “Training in and Demonstration of Waste Disposal Technologies in Underground Research Facilities – A Network of Centers of Excellence” project.U rudniku Josef, čija je lokacija u centralnom području regije Bohemia, Češka, prva iskapanja su provedena 1981. u svrhu istraživanja za moguće vađenje zlata. Godine 2007. rudnik je znatno rekonstruiran da bi primio podzemni edukacijski objekt (PEO) Josef, koji je nakon toga postao zasebna jedinica pod upravom Češkog tehničkog sveučilišta u Pragu. Početkom 2010. PEO je preimenovan u Regionalni podzemni istraživački centar (RPIC) Josef koji, zajedno s velikom mrežom, podzemnih prostorija, predstavlja moderni istraživački objekt. Jedna od najvećih uloga ovog istraživačkog centra je praktična in situ obuka na polju geotehničkog inženjerstva, geologije, geokemije, radiokemije i radioekologije. Obuka budućih eksperata u ovom autentičnom podzemnom okolišu uključuje participaciju nekoliko drugih čeških sveučilišta i brojnih iskusnih specijalista van akademskih krugova. Međunarodna agencija za nuklearnu energiju (IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency) dodala je Josef svojoj prestižnoj listi međunarodnih centara za obuku uključenih u projekt „Obuka i demonstriranje tehnologija za odlaganje otpada u podzemnim istraživačkim objektima – mreža centara izvrsnosti“ (Training in and Demonstration of Waste Disposal Technologies in Underground Research Facilities – A Network of Centers of Excellence)
