Ongoing Projects

We are currently contributing to various studies related to the long-term performance of bentonite buffer. Additionally, we are engaged in work on backfill issues and the development of backfill techniques.

Ongoing projects include:

• Iron-bentonite interaction
• Titanium-bentonite interaction
• Cement-bentonite interaction
• Mechanical erosion of bentonite
• Fundamental THM testing to characterize bentonite
• Larger scale THM-testing
• THM-modelling
• Effect of freezing and thawing exposure on bentonite
• Long-term physical and chemical stability of bentonite
• Design of buffer and backfill components
• Recovery of sealing properties
• Development and testing of a backfill design for the repository of spent nuclear fuel
• Participation in development of KBS-3H repository design.