Finland Approves Operating License for Onkalo Nuclear Waste Repository

By Munis Raza · Interesting Engineering · 2026-10-23

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, the Finnish government has granted Posiva Oy the world’s first operating permit for a permanent spent nuclear fuel burial site. Located more than 400 meters underground at Olkiluoto, the facility is designed to encapsulate and

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, the Finnish government has granted Posiva Oy the world’s first operating permit for a permanent spent nuclear fuel burial site. Located more than 400 meters underground at Olkiluoto, the facility is designed to encapsulate and