Finland is building the world's first permanent nuclear waste repository.
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The new Onkalo facility in Finland meets all safety requirements and can be commissioned. Finland is establishing the world's first permanent nuclear waste repository there.
This message was made by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK).
They stated that they approve the issuance of a license to Posiva, the company that will operate the facility, to operate a permanent spent nuclear fuel storage facility. The license will be valid until 2070. A statement on the organization's website stated:
The Center for Radiation and Nuclear Safety supports the issuance of a license to operate a spent nuclear fuel disposal facility.
The Finnish government will decide this fall whether a permit will be issued. Among other things, approval for the project requires permission from the country's Ministry of Labor. However, Ilkka Poikolainen, head of the operating company, believes the project's chances of approval are very high.
The facility is planned to be located near the village of Euraisk on the country's west coast, near the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant, 240 kilometers from the Finnish capital. What makes this burial site unique is that it is designed to last for 100 years.
The waste will be loaded into copper-lined cast iron capsules. This coating will protect the containers from corrosion. The packaged fuel will then be lowered into boreholes to a depth of approximately 400 meters.
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