Development of a Synthetic Rock Mass for Repository Geomechanics

加拿大核废料管理组织(核废料管理组织)和瑞典核燃料和废料管理公司(核废料管理公司)调查各自国家管理使用过的核燃料和处置所有放射性废料的办法。NWMO还负责将低、中级废物的深层地质库项目通过监管审批程序。随着每一次核事故的发生，推进核废料处理解决方案的压力越来越大。NWMO和SKB相互依赖，分享实施处置解决方案所需技术的开发。然而，SKB和NWMO将使用的地质介质是不同的，因此，必须根据这些非常不同的地质条件对技术进行修改和调整。加拿大承担不起单独进行这种规模的核研究。挑战太大，所需时间太长。本CRD中提议的研究将支持NWMO和SKB的任务，加拿大将受益于实施处置解决方案所需技术的共享。

Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) and the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) investigate approaches for managing used nuclear fuel and disposing of all radioactive wastes in their respective countries. NWMO is also responsible for taking the Deep Geological Repository project for low- and intermediate-level waste through the regulatory approvals process. With each nuclear accident, there is mounting pressure to move the solutions for nuclear waste disposal forward. NWMO and SKB rely on each other to share the development of the technology required to implement the disposal solution. However, the geological mediums that will be used by SKB and NWMO are different, and hence, the technology must be modified and adapted for these very different geological conditions. Canada cannot afford to conduct nuclear research at this scale alone. The challenges are too great and time required too long. The research proposed in this CRD will support NWMO's and SKB's mandate, and Canada will benefit from the sharing of the technology needed for implementing the disposal solution.