The Swedish government’s decision to delay approval on a permanent repository for used nuclear fuel is risky and could have consequences that are as yet unclear, Johan Dasht, chief executive officer...
Sweden / SKB’s Greenland Study Provides ‘Concrete Insights’ For Nuclear Fuel Storage
Swedish nuclear fuel and waste management company SKB has been carrying out climate research in Greenland that provides “concrete insights” into processes that are important for analysing the...
Swedish government delays repository decision
The Swedish government's decision to approve an expansion of the existing Clab interim repository for used fuel while continuing to consider the application for a final repository has "created...
Finland Breaks Ground On Its Deep Geologic Nuclear Waste Repository
At the beginning of this month, the Finnish waste management company, Posiva Oy, announced the start of excavation on their deep geologic nuclear waste repository for their spent nuclear fuel (SNF)...
Swedish utilities urge decision on final disposal of waste
Ringhals AB and Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB each issued an Urgent Market Message (UUM) to the Nord Pool power exchange yesterday morning about the potential risk of Ringhals units 3 and 4 and Forsmark...
Finland / Work Continues Towards Operating Licence Application For Deep Geologic Radwaste Repository
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,...
Netherlands / Covra Announces Plans For New Radwaste Facility
The Netherlands’ Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste (Covra) has announced plans for a new storage building for low- and medium-level radioactive waste. Covra, which operates the Netherlands...
New Belgian and Dutch waste storage facilities planned
Construction of a new facility for the storage of low-level radioactive waste has begun at the Dessel site in Belgium. Meanwhile, a new storage facility for low and intermediate-level waste is...