How research under the sea in British Columbia is helping to implement Canada’s plan in Ontario

Even though the deep geological repository will be nowhere near an ocean, seeing how these two elements of the NWMO’s engineered-barrier system – copper and bentonite clay – stand up to harsh oceanic conditions provides insight into how they will behave at depth in the repository. The coins, after spending months under the heavy ocean waters, have now been sent to research partners at the University of Waterloo and the University of Western Ontario. They will be tested to see how well bentonite clay protected the copper from any microbial activity and other possible corrosive effects.

Full article available at NWMO site.