The development of a methodology that can capture a wide range of multidisciplinary knowledge.

Assessment of operational safety for a wide range of disposal concepts, use of operational safety/robustness to differentiate between repository designs.

Development and implementation; designing, running and interpreting experiments, coordination of multidisciplinary, international projects.

Small modular reactors (SMRs) are advanced nuclear reactors that are generally defined as having a power capacity of 300 MW(e) or less per unit.

Site Selection: strategy, characterisation plan, geosynthesis, 4D Site Descriptive Model development.

Near-field evolution, geochemical databases for performance assessment, modelling.

Development of NA concepts in support of radwaste disposal safety cases, planning and initiation of NA projects, reviews of NA projects, use of NAs in public communication materials.

Advanced approaches to management of knowledge in the widest sense (including also related management of requirements, quality, change, documentation, etc.).

Development of advanced disposal concepts, assessment and comparison of options, tailoring of designs to site conditions, testing of concepts in URLs.

Measurement and modelling of the distribution of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in the environment; experimental study of radionuclide migration in the laboratory and in URLs.

Web-based communication platforms, publications, videos, lectures, teaching and training, linguistic polishing of documents.

Development and integration of R&D programmes, participation in top-level technical advisory committees, development of advanced programme management tools.