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The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group's (NRG's) plans for the processing and disposal of radioactive wastes from the Petten research reactor in the Netherlands over the next three years have been approved by the country's nuclear regulator. However, NRG must submit for approval a revised plan by mid-2022.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 06 November 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NRGs-near-term-waste-management-plans-approved
At Ignalina NPP (INPP) in Lithuania, construction has begun of a storage facility for low-level radioactive waste, INPP’s press service reported on 19 September.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2019
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsignalina-begins-construction-radwaste-storage-facility-7421498
Finland must ensure appropriate management of all existing and future radioactive waste, regardless of its origin, producer or production method, a working group set up by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) has said. Meanwhile, another working group has made recommendations for improving the investment of assets under the country's nuclear waste management fund.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 05 September 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Recommendations-for-Finnish-waste-management
Swedish nuclear fuel and waste management company SKB is planning to complete the licensing process for a used nuclear fuel repository at Forsmark and to begin construction in 2019, according to the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM). By then, SKB plans to have the review of its licence application completed by the SSM and the land and environmental court, as well as to obtain a decision by the Swedish government and to complete the preliminary safety analysis report. Construction and commissioning of the repository could then be completed by 2028, when trial operations would begin. Commercial operation is scheduled for 2030.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Thursday, 03 September 2015
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsswedens-skb-to-start-building-repository-in-2019-4663068