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See all ›Geological disposal progress
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Onkalo
Licensing · 2024 · Joint Functional Test (trial run) initiated
SE
Forsmark DGR
Licensing · 2024 · Land and Environment Court granted environmental permit
FR
Cigéo
Licensing · 2024 · Technical safety review by nuclear safety regulators
CH
Nördlich Lägern
Licensing · 2025 · Public consultation and ENSI safety review of general licence
CA
Revell Batholith (Ignace)
Licensing · 2025 · Submission of initial project description to IAAC and CNSC
DE
Schacht Konrad
Construction · 2024 · Re-evaluation of construction timeline and shaft outfitting works
US
WIPP
Operation · 2024 · Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System (SSCVS) commissioning
CN
Beishan URL
Construction · 2024 · Tunnel boring and underground cavern excavation milestones achieved
Latest news
See all ›National programme matrix
See all ›| Country | Implementer | Regulator | LILW disposal | HLW / spent fuel | Target year | Recent move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FI Finland | Posiva Oy | STUK | Cavern Operation | Direct disposal Licensing | 2026 | Posiva starts Joint Functional Test at Onkalo DGR |
| SE Sweden | SKB | SSM | Cavern Operation | Direct disposal Licensing | 2035 | Land and Environment Court grants environmental permit for Forsmark DGR and Clink encapsulation plant |
| FR France | Andra | ASNR | Near-surface Operation | Reprocessing Licensing | 2035 | Andra submits construction licence application (DAC) for Cigéo deep geological repository |
| US United States | DOE (Office of Nuclear Energy / EM) | NRC / EPA | Near-surface Operation | Direct disposal Policy | Undecided | DOE allocates consortia funding to advance consent-based siting for federal consolidated interim storage |
| GB United Kingdom | Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) | ONR / Environment Agency | Near-surface Operation | Direct disposal Siting | 2050 | NWS carries out marine geophysical surveys for GDF search areas off the coast of Cumbria |
| CA Canada | NWMO | CNSC | None Policy | Direct disposal Siting | 2040 | NWMO selects Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace area as host community for deep geological repository |
| CH Switzerland | Nagra | ENSI | None Licensing | Direct disposal Licensing | 2050 | Nagra submits general licence applications to SFOE for Nördlich Lägern DGR and Würenlingen encapsulation plant |
| DE Germany | BGE | BASE | Cavern Construction | Direct disposal Siting | 2050 | BGE publishes progress report narrowing down potential sub-areas for high-level repository |
Regulatory watch
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[Proposed Rule] Reforming and Modernizing the NRC's Radiation Protection Framework
[Proposed Rule] Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
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