Finns say yes to nuclear waste | DW | 11.08.2022

The Olkiluoto nuclear island near Eurajoki contains three reactors and the world's first permanent storage site for high-level radioactive wastein most parts of the world that anyone would actively want to live near a nuclear waste site. But in the western Finnish town of Eurajoki, there's no NIMBYism as the municipality actually campaigned against other cities to have the disposal site located there, next to the existing Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.

"That's how we can plan our future investments," Lakaniemi says. He gestures to the school that's just been renovated behind city hall and a large new library just across the parking lot, explaining that an eight-million euro sports facility is in the works."When you have steady income, it's much easier to plan those those future investments.

"First scientists and engineers and experts in that area figure out how it is secure to do final disposal," he explained."After that came political decision-making and and I think that's the only right way to do it."Johanna Hansen is one of those scientists. The geologist with Posiva, the waste-management company responsible for Onkalo, has been working on the project half her life.

Spent nuclear fuel from Finland's two power plants will be transported to the site, then transferred into steel canisters at the above-ground part of the facility. Those are put into copper capsules and lowered meters into the carved-out bedrock, where they are packed in bentonite, with the tunnel backfilled and sealed.

terischultz Fascinating and timely report about safe disposal of nuclear waste and how trust is built with local communities.

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