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Finland nears opening of world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository
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Finland nears opening of world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository

Finland has granted an operating licence for Onkalo, set to become the world’s first permanent underground repository for spent nuclear fuel. The licence is an important milestone, though the facility cannot open until final tests and safety inspections are completed and approved. Designed to hold 6,500 tonnes of uranium, the repository will seal fuel in copper canisters deep in bedrock, surrounded by bentonite clay. And here’s the thing: after decades of work, Finland is expected to be the first country to begin storing this waste permanently underground.
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