Finland to Pioneer World's First Nuclear Waste Burial Site

CosmicTaco · 2024-08-29T16:43:13.448531+05:30

- Finland becomes the first country to bury spent nuclear fuel in geological tomb for 100,000 years - Project hailed as watershed moment for nuclear energy sustainability and global model - Spent fuel to be stored in copper canisters 400 meters underground at 'Onkalo' facility - Posiva, jointly owned by TVO and Fortum, responsible for final disposal of nuclear waste - Finnish Climate Minister hopes project will be 'a model for the entire world' Source: [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/29/onkalo-finland-to-bury-nuclear-waste-in-worlds-first-geological-tomb.html)

Finland becomes the first country to bury spent nuclear fuel in geological tomb for 100,000 years
Project hailed as watershed moment for nuclear energy sustainability and global model
Spent fuel to be stored in copper canisters 400 meters underground at 'Onkalo' facility
Posiva, jointly owned by TVO and Fortum, responsible for final disposal of nuclear waste
Finnish Climate Minister hopes project will be 'a model for the entire world'

Source: CNBC