First seal of success for Radioactive Waste Management's borehole project

A cutting-edge engineering system has passed its first major test, sealing a deep borehole in one of the rock types that could host a geological disposal facility (GDF) where an existing borehole at the Magnox Harwell site, Oxfordshire, was the centre of one of Radioactive Waste Management’s largest research projects.

First seal of success for Radioactive Waste Management's borehole project First seal of success for Radioactive Waste Management's borehole project First seal of success for Radioactive Waste Management's borehole project First seal of success for Radioactive Waste Management's borehole project First seal of success for Radioactive Waste Management's borehole project

A borehole sealing project undertaken by Radioactive Waste Management has been successfully completed at a site in Oxfordshire

The borehole sealing project, operated by the UK government's research body Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), has involved developing a unique system for permanently sealing deep boreholes, which