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Finland / Excavation Of Tunnels Begins As Country Set To Become First To Start Final Disposal

By David Dalton
7 May 2021

Operation of deep geologic repository at Olkiluoto could begin mid-decade
Excavation Of Tunnels Begins As Country Set To Become First To Start Final Disposal
About 100 deposition tunnels will be excavated during the 100-year operational period of the facility. Courtesy Helene Urpulahti/Posiva Oy.
Excavation has begun of final disposal tunnels at the Onkalo deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel at Olkiluoto in Eurajoki municipality, southwest Finland.

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