Geological and near-surface disposal, siting, licensing, construction and operation.
A Gravina citizens' committee said Mayor Fedele Lagreca's remarks reopened debate on a national radioactive-waste repository. It asked him to confirm the town's opposition and to protect the area's UNESCO geopark status.
Ouest-France cites 150 million euros to concrete slopes at a La Hague disposal facility. Andra site director Julien Recarte says it took low- and intermediate-level waste from 1969 to 1994 and none after a 1997 cover.
Tekniikan Maailma visited Onkalo at Eurajoki and asked what happens to spent fuel taken more than 400 metres into the rock. Its video uses full-size canister models and shows the layers meant to isolate the fuel.
NWS published the September 2026 waste-metrics dashboard on 2 October 2026. The notice says those figures track waste kept from the LLW Repository and the programme's environmental results.
Jacobs Solutions has won a contract tied to the development of a radioactive waste repository in Germany. The report ties the award to the Konrad repository project of Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH.
Viterbo's provincial council and assembly of mayors unanimously approved studies rejecting the planned national radioactive waste repository as designed. Forza Italia's Montalto di Castro branch welcomed the move.
The province of Viterbo and mayors across Tuscia have resumed talks on the national repository for radioactive waste. A former mayor of Montalto di Castro recounts the consultation steps taken since 2021.
Nuclear Waste Services has published the September 2026 issue of its quarterly newsletter for the LLW Repository site. It covers completed STIM rail deliveries and a government-approved vault optimisation programme.
Finland's nuclear safety authority, STUK, has issued a positive ruling on the Onkalo deep geological repository. Finland is now on course to become the first country to commission such a facility for high-level waste.
Tursi's council voted unanimously against siting Italy's National Repository in Basilicata. The mayor must carry that position to the region, the national government and other authorities.
The Implementing Geological Disposal Technology Platform has published its 15th newsletter. It covers the November 2025 Exchange Forum, Belgium's waste management activity, and repository progress in Canada and Spain.
SÚRAO and the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade represented the Czech Republic at the WM Symposia 2026 conference in Phoenix. Presentations covered the deep geological repository preparation, safety assessment and public engagement.
The RELABEN project published its first deliverable: a state-of-the-art report on bentonite rheological behaviour plus a detailed research plan. It updates HITEC's state-of-the-art and targets knowledge gaps.