New and alternative technologies in nuclear waste management

Research project	Project manager
Advanced nuclear fuel cycles – new separation technologies	Risto Harjula, HYRL
Advanced Fuel Cycles – Computational Fuel Cycle Analysis	Silja Häkkinen, VTT
Transmutation of nuclear waste in an ADS (FLUTRA)	Rainer Salomaa, Aalto

Safety research in nuclear waste management

Safety case (coordinated project, project coordinator is presented in bold)

Research project	Project manager
Safety case for final disposal (LS-TUPER)	Markus Olin, VTT
Safety case for final disposal (LS-TUPER) – Complementary considerations	Juhani Suksi, HYRL
Complementary considerations of the safety case TUPER/GTK	Lasse Ahonen, GTK
Safety case for final disposal (LS-TUPER); computational model development	Antti Lempinen, Ludus Mundi Oy

Buffer and backfill materials (coordinated project, project coordinator is presented in bold)

Research project	Project manager
Assessment of bentonite characteristics (BOA)	Markus Olin, VTT
Assessment of bentonite characteristics (BOA)	Antti Niemistö, Numerola Oy
Assessment of bentonite characteristics (BOA); subproject 2.2 THM model	Antti Lempinen, Ludus Mundi Oy
Assessment of bentonite characteristics: mineralogical studies at GTK (BOA/GTK)	Mia Tiljander, GTK
Phenomenological THM modelling of bentonite (subproject of BOA consortium)	Markku Kataja, JYFL
Assessment of bentonite characteristics (BOA)	Ritva Serimaa, HYFL

Other safety related studies

Research project	Project manager
The effect of colloids on radionuclide migration	Pirkko Hölttä, HYRL
Corrosion of copper by water under oxygen free conditions	Antero Pehkonen, Aalto
Mechanical properties of copper nuclear waste canisters	Hannu Hänninen, Aalto
Material Integrity of Welded Copper Overpack	Pentti Kauppinen, VTT
Sulphide-induced embrittlement of CuOFP	Timo Saario, VTT
Long Term Diffusion experiment – LTD Phase II, Grimsel Test Site - Phase VI	Marja Siitari-Kauppi, HYRL
Sorption of trivalent actinides onto clay and (hydr)oxide minerals	Jukka Lehto, HYRL
Combining the heterogeneous properties of rock matrix into matrix diffusion modelling	Jussi Timonen, JYFL
Characterization of microbiology of deep groundwater samples (Geomicro)	Merja Itävaara, VTT
Saline fluids, gases and microbes in crystalline bedrock (SALAMI)	Ilmo Kukkonen, GTK
Deep bedrock bioinformatics (GEOBIOINFO)	Juho Rousu, HY
Rock quality: Visualization and modeling of rock quality parameters in 1-3 dimensions in crystalline bedrock; confidence assessment of the models	Jussi Leveinen, Aalto
Holistic concrete model for determining chloride ingress and reinforcement corrosion under final disposal conditions (subproject 1)	Jari Puttonen, Aalto
Holistic concrete model for determining chloride ingress and reinforcement corrosion under final disposal conditions (subproject 2)	Eila Lehmus, VTT
Release of 14C (Carbon-14)	Kaija Ollila, VTT
Use of empirical data to improve radioecological modelling applied to risk assessment of radioactive waste	Jukka Juutilainen, UEF
Risks of microbiologically influenced corrosion in the Finnish nuclear waste repository	Leena Carpén, VTT