Finland’s Nuclear Waste and Disposal Storage Techniques

Location

In October the BRC went to Finland, primarily to investigate the social and political forces that led to the solution to build a deep geological repository in which to store their high level nuclear waste.

The BRC held a public meeting in Helsinki, and also the town of Eurajoki which is located close to the nuclear complex and repository.  The BRC toured the ONKALO site which is being built for rock characterization for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel, and saw (but were not able to enter) the tunnel at Okiluoto that leads to the final underground disposal site.

Meeting Agenda: 

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Minutes: 

Minutes from meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Helsinki, Finland

Minutes from meeting at the Hotel Sokos Vaakuna in Pori, Finland

Meeting Minutes

Presentations: 

Long-Term Management of Spent Fuel in Finland – Policy and Regulatory Issues, Esko Ruokola, Principal Advisor, STUK

Geological Site Selection Process for the High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository in Finland, Timo Ruskeeniemi, Team Leader, Geologi

Fennovoima Spent Fuel Management, Dr. Juhani Hyvärinen, Chief Nuclear Officer, Fennovoima

Evaluating Past Hydro-geological Conditions at a Site for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Professor Juha Karhu, Professor of Geology, Un

Local Perception of SNF Repository in Eurajoki, Finland, Matti Kojo, Researcher Lic. Soc. Sc., University of Tampere

Financing Procedures for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal in Finland - Jaana Avolahti, Chief Counsellor, Ministry of Employmen

Nuclear Waste Issue In The Finnish Parliament, A Parliamentarian´S Perspective - Dr Martti Tiuri prof. emeritus, Helsinki Univ.

Evaluation of Long-Term Safety of Spent Fuel Repository and Cost/Finance Issues Related to Spent Fuel Management - Seppo Vuori V

Nuclear waste repository plans in Finland - Finnish solution to nuclear waste -Silencing the debate – Harri Lammi, Programme Dir

Finland, the nuclear waste country - Janne Björklund, Nuclear Campaign Coordinator Finnish Association for Nature Conservation

Long-Term Safety of the Planned Geological Repository at Olkiluoto - Juhani Vira, Senior Vice President, Research, Posiva Oy - E

Finnish Experience:Facility Design and ONKALO - Erkki Palonen, Design Manager Plant Design Posiva Oy

Additional Attachments: 

October 21-22, 2010 - Public invitation to attend discussions on Finland’s Nuclear Waste and Disposal Storage Techniques