Geological and near-surface disposal, siting, licensing, construction and operation.
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.
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.
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.