Other Countries
Deep Geological Repositories are the world’s scientifically-accepted method for long-term storage of used nuclear fuel. Many countries which have benefitted from nuclear power for decades are progressing plans for DGRs.
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In Finland, used fuel from the nuclear power plants of Teollisuuden Voima and Fortum will be packed in copper canisters and embedded in Olkiluoto bedrock at a depth of 400-450 metres.
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Sweden has plans to bury its used nuclear fuel in 1.9 billion-year-old bedrock at Forsmark.
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France began researching ways to safely manage its nuclear fuel in 1991, finally deciding in 2006 that a DGR was the most scientifically-sound method.
Learn more about France’s Industrial Centre for Geological Disposal.
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The United Kingdom has plans to build a Geological Disposal Facility and is currently undergoing a site selection process, similar to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.
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Switzerland has plans to build two underground depositories, one for high-level used fuel and the other for low-level.