DEEP ISOLATION US LLC: NEW ONWARDS STTR AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 2531-1505 PROJECT TITLE: UPWARDS: UNIVERSAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND CANISTER FOR ADVANCED REACTOR WASTE FORM ACCEPTANCE IN BOREHOLE AND MINED REPOSITORIES CONSIDERING DESIGN SAFETY DEEP ISOLATION US LLC PROPOSES TO SUPPORT ADVANCED REACTOR DEVELOPMENT AND SPURS INNOVATION BY ESTABLISHING A UNIVERSAL CANISTER DESIGN AND WASTE FORM ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR THE DISPOSAL OF ADVANCED REACTOR WASTE STREAMS BY BRINGING TOGETHER A TEAM WITH BROAD COMPETENCIES IN WASTE FORM CHARACTERIZATION, CANISTER DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, AND GEOLOGIC DISPOSAL PERFORMANCE MODELLING.