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Finland / Work Continues Towards Operating Licence Application For Deep Geologic Radwaste Repository

By David Dalton
27 April 2021

Work Continues Towards Operating Licence Application For Deep Geologic Radwaste Repository
In the Onkalo final disposal facility, spent fuel assemblies will be encapsulated and placed in the bedrock at a depth of about 400 metres for permanent disposal. Image courtesy Posiva / Elena Urpulahti
Eight out of nine main reports have been submitted to Finland’s nuclear regulator Stuk as part of the safety case for an operating licence application for a deep geologic radwaste repository, nuclear waste management company Posiva said.

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