The present contribution provides an overview on the collaborative project iCROSS and reports selected results. The impact of considering complex coupled processes in repository subsystems for the assessment of the integrity of a given (generic) repository arrangement will be discussed. The interdisciplinary team combines experimental work in the lab, in the underground rock laboratory and environmental simulations in order to achieve process understanding across variable scales.

An overview on the recent advances in the field of high temperature studies of radionuclides in aqueous solutions will be given. Besides summarizing information on key technical aspects relevant for high temperature studies, the effect of increased temperatures on the complexation of trivalent actinides with chloride will be discussed in more detail, to illustrate newly derived in-depth understanding of the impact of increased temperatures on the (geo)chemical behaviour of trivalent actinides.