Posiva granted the world's first licence to operate a used-fuel repository at Olkiluoto
Where it stands: Posiva has been granted a licence to operate the encapsulation and final disposal facility for used nuclear fuel at Olkiluoto in Finland. According to the report, this is the world's first used-fuel repository to receive such a licence. The story remains open, with attention on when first encapsulation and first canister emplacement will happen, what annual disposal volumes will be, and what signal this sends to countries without an operating disposal route.
- (2026-10-23): tags: nuclear, fuel-cycle, europe
- 2026-10-23 (~12:00 PM ET, WNN — https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/posiva-given-go-ahead-to-operate-finnish-used-fuel-repository): Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva has been granted a licence to operate the encapsulation and final disposal facility for used nuclear fuel at Olkiluoto, Finland — per the report, the world's first repository for used fuel to be granted such a licence. Watch: dates for first encapsulation and first canister emplacement, annual disposal volumes, and the signal to countries with no operating disposal route.