Mulago Radiation Bunker – Uganda Cancer Institute
The Mulago Radiation Bunker is a key infrastructureproject for Uganda which is underconstruction by ROKO Construction Limitedwith funding from the Government of Ugandathrough its Uganda Cancer Institute. The bunkerconstruction is very significant to the governmentof Uganda and as such consultancyservices and reviews on the constructionmethodologies and the construction materialsare frequently shared with the InternationalAtomic Energy Research Institute (IAERI) forapprovals.
The slabs ranged from 400 mm to 2.4 m thicknessby design but due to developments ofcracks began to leak. Through our local distributors,six pails of Xypex Patch’n Plug wereused to treat all joints and cracks with 30pails of Xypex Concentrate brush applied overthe 740 m2 of roof slab to a rate of approximately1.0 kg/m2. All the cracks were sealed,leakages on the slab stopped and the bunkerswaterproofed against water ingress.