Selecting the Site: The Final Disposal at Olkiluoto
Selecting the Site: The Final Disposal at Olkiluoto
Posiva webpage discussing selecting the site for final disposal of spent fuel.
Posiva webpage discussing selecting the site for final disposal of spent fuel.
A summary of the radioactive waste management programs in Finland, including the national nuclear energy context; sources, types, and quantities of waste; radioactive waste management policies and programs; research and development; decommissioning and dismantling policies and projects; transport; authorities and implementing organizations; financing; and public information.
Presentation by Posiva Oy at The Stockholm Talks on October 2, 2013 on the status of the Finnish nuclear waste management program.
A summary of nuclear waste management in Finland, including energy use statistics, principles of nuclear waste management, financing, how waste is disposed of, the underground research laboratory, and the authorities involved in nuclear waste management.
The Finnish nuclear regulator needs another six months to review Posiva's application to build a waste encapsulation plant and a final repository at Olkiluoto.
A summary of the radioactive waste management programs in the Czech Republic, including information on nuclear energy; sources, types, and quantities of waste; radioactive waste management policies and programs; research and development; decommissioning and dismantling policies and projects; transport; competent authorities; and financing.
News article discussing the tender that Spain has issued for the contract to build the main civil works at the planned national high-level waste storage facility in central Spain.
A discussion of the symbolism of radioactive waste.
A summary of the view of the Nuclear Energy Agency Forum on Stakeholder Confidence with regard to stepwise decision making in the context of long-term management of radioactive waste.
A summary of the radioactive waste management programs in Spain, including the national nuclear energy context; sources, types, and quantities of waste; radioactive waste management policies and programs; research and development; decommissioning and dismantling policies and projects; transport; authorities and implementing organizations; financing; and public information.
Over the course of the last two and a half years, Committee Republicans have reviewed in depth Administration actions associated with the Yucca Mountain Project and disposal of the Nation‘s spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Focusing in particular on the scientific and technical information and processes associated with key policy decisions, the Committee‘s effort included numerous letters to Administration officials, extensive questioning at Committee hearings, and acquisition and review of thousands of pages of internal documents.