Overview of hydrogeological safety assessment modeling conducted for the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository site at Forsmark, Sweden

The aim of the site-descriptive hydrogeological modeling was to develop a hydrogeological account of the past and present conditions at the site by analyzing, assessing, and modeling the data obtained during the stage of surface-based site characterization. Corresponding site-descriptive models for other earth science disciplines were also developed; the combination of these models constitutes an integrated site-descriptive model of the site and its regional setting, including the current state of the geosphere and the biosphere as well as natural processes affecting long-term evolution. The process and experiences of developing an inter-disciplinary site-descriptive model for the Forsmark site is discussed.