Technical program for long-term management of Canada's used nuclear fuel: annual report 2020

This report is a summary of activities and progress in 2020 for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's Technical Program.The primary purpose of the Technical Program is to support the implementation of Adaptive Phased Management (APM), Canada's approach for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The work continued to develop the repository design; to understand the engineered barrier, geological and other processes important to the safety case; and to assess the candidate siting areas. NWMO continued to participate in international research activities, including projects associated with the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory, the SKB Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, the Greenland ICE Project, the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Nuclear Energy Agency and BIOPROTA. NWMO's technical program supported technical presentations at national and international conferences, issued 7 NWMO technical reports and published 27 journal articles. (author)