Waste Management

Belgium Begins Building Long-Planned Repository For Radioactive Waste

By Kamen Kraev
24 September 2025

Dessel facility designed to serve for a period of at least 300 years

Belgium Begins Building Long-Planned Repository For Radioactive Waste
Mock-up of Belgium’s first near-surface repository for low-and intermediate-level short-lived radioactive waste, under construction at Dessel. Image courtesy Ondraf/Niras.
Belgium has started construction of its first surface repository for low-and intermediate-level short-lived radioactive waste at Dessel, the national waste agency Ondraf/Niras announced.

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