Francois Hategekimana

• Master of Science
• PhD Student at Pukyong National University

High-level radioactive waste should be isolated from humans and society for over 100,000 years. Several factors should be considered for a geologically stable disposal site such as topography, faults, seismic activity, and hydrological properties. Brittle structures within the bedrock, such as faults, act as potential flow pathways for radioactive...

On 26th May 2021, an earthquake with a moment magnitude Mw 5.1 hit the densely populated cities of Gisenyi (Rwanda) and Goma (D.R. Congo) which sit on the active East African Rift System. It was one of the largest earthquakes associated with the 2021 Mount Nyiragongo eruption. Although of moderate magnitude, the earthquake substantially damaged man...

The morphological characteristics and distribution of volcanic cones of Jeju Island in Korea could be controlled by several factors, including stress field in the substrate and subsurface fractures. Controlling fractures, however, might not be visible on the outcrop volcanically active areas like Jeju Island, because of the layer of volcanic rocks...

Among the world’s lakes, Lake Kivu, a rift lake in the western branch of the Eastern African Rift System, has significant reserves of dissolved chemicals. However, no research has been done on their vertical variation in lake and how they affect the environment. This proposed chapter will review earlier research to better understand the origin of L...

Late Cretaceous granitic intrusions are common in the southeastern Korean Peninsula. Most of these intrusions enclose abundant microgranular enclaves (MEs) and dikes of almost identical age to their plutons. The granitic intrusion in the Taejongdae area encloses a distinct type of enclave known as zoned MEs. The zoned MEs in this region are compose...

Structural inversion refers to the reverse reactivation of extensional faults that influence basin shortening accommodated by contractional faults or folds. On the Korean peninsula, Miocene inversion structures have been found, but the Cretaceous rocks on Geoje Island may have undergone inversion as early as the Upper Cretaceous. To evaluate the st...

A hot spring is a hot water source that naturally occurs on the surface of the Earth from underground; it is typically heated by subterranean volcanic activity and the local underground geothermal gradient. There are four main hot springs in Rwanda, such as: Kalisimbi, Bugarama, Kinigi, and Nyamyumba, formerly named Gisenyi hot springs. It is often...

Mining activities have resulted in a large volume of tailings containing a certain proportion of lost minerals, making them a potential reprocessing opportunity, and information on tailings and mineral reprocessing is often scarce. In this study, a conceptual framework was established and used to produce meaningful information and knowledge from th...

Hot spring is a hot water that is naturally occurring on the surface from the underground and typically heated by subterranean volcanic activity and local underground geothermal gradient. There are four main hot springs in Rwanda such as: Kalisimbi, Bugarama, Kinigi and Nyamyumba former name Gisenyi hot springs. It is often believed that soaking in...

Education is one of the most fundamental factors of development in any country. It is nearly impossible for any country to achieve the sustainable economic development with less or no investment in human capital development. Education increases productivity, creativity, it promotes technological advances, and entrepreneurship. Additionally, it play...

This review paper aimed at understanding the role of Rwandan geomorphology to the land�slide occurrence in Rwanda. In this research, landslide susceptibilities were analyzed based on previous researches and then predicted areas prone to landslides in Rwanda. Rwandan geomorphology is closely related to the compression induced by the extension of the...

Hot spring is a hot water that is naturally occurring on the surface from the underground and typically heated by subterranean volcanic activity and local underground geothermal gradient. There are four main hot springs in Rwanda such as: Kalisimbi, Bugarama, Kinigi and Nyamyumba former name Gisenyi hot springs. This research focused on the geochem...

Rwanda hosts million tons of peat deposits and that of western province is of great importance as it close to Kivu Lake. The discovery of methane gas in Kivu Lake has attracted investors in methane gas utilization as source of power supply and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Researchers identified Kivu Lake and adjacent area as an area of interest fo...

The water of East African rift lakes contains large amounts of dissolved chemicals such as carbon dioxide, methane greatly and others like phosphate, silicate, Sulfate, Sulfide, Iron, Ammonia, Alkalinity etc. Lake Kivu is a large, deep rift basin lake located in the western branch of the East African rift zone that contains a methane gas deposit of...