Programs around the world for managing used nuclear fuel

April 2023 Programs around the world for managing used nuclear fuel Canada’s plan for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel calls for it to be contained and isolated in a deep geological repository. [...] The next step in the licensing process is for the Swedish Land and Environment Court to establish conditions for the facilities. [...] Final site selection is expected by the end of the 2030s, followed by further geological tests to confirm the choice, with the submission of permit applications expected by the late 2040s. [...] The NWMO has participated in experiments at the Mont Terri Laboratory and the Grimsel Test Site in Switzerland, the ONKALO facility in Finland and the Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory in Sweden. [...] 5 Country Examples of international collaboration Belgium The NWMO and ONDRAF/NIRAS are collaborating to measure extremely low rates of corrosion to verify the stability of copper and National Agency for steel in a deep geological repository.