INFRASTRUCTURE

First nuclear waste tunnels in Finland excavated

The first stage of the excavation of nuclear waste tunnels in Finland has been completed

 Excavation of the first five actual final disposal tunnels of Posiva’s spent nuclear fuel disposal facility ONKALO has been completed in Olkiluoto, Finland

Excavation of the first five actual final disposal tunnels of Posiva’s spent nuclear fuel disposal facility ONKALO has been completed in Olkiluoto, Finland

The mining of the 1,700m tunnels was started at the beginning of May 2021. According to programme manager Kimmo Kemppainen, the completion of the excavation is an important milestone in the progress...

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